SHIFT Design · Design studio

Free sign design tool

Yard signs, banners, business cards, stickers and more. Describe what you need and get three AI designs, or set it up step by step. Add your logo and photos, tweak the one you like, then send it to SHIFT for a quote. We check every file before anything prints.

Free to use, no account needed.

Describe it and we'll design it

Say what you need in your own words: what it is, the size if you know it, what it should say, and how people reach you. We'll fill in the steps below and make three designs.

What you type and the logo and photos you add go to Claude, Anthropic's AI, to make your designs. Your draft stays in this browser for 30 days, and Start over clears it.

Prefer to set it up yourself? Use the steps below.

1

What are we making?

Size

2

What should it say?

3

Your look

Style (pick any)

Colors

4

Your files

Logo
PNG with a clear background works best. SVG is great too.
Photos
Up to 4. Your work, your team, your storefront.
Other artwork
AI, EPS, PDF, old designs. They go to SHIFT with your request.
5

Your three designs

Checking the designer

Design
Proof of the selected design
Dashed line marks cuts, grommets or hidden areas. Proofs are low-res and watermarked.

Quick changes

Fine tune

Sizes
6

Send it for a quote

We'll look over the design, make sure it prints right, and email you a quote. Nothing prints until you approve it.

18 products, real print sizes

What you can design

Signs: yard signs, campaign signs, vinyl banners, retractable banners, rigid signs in aluminum, ACM or PVC, A-frame inserts, window signs and posters.

Print: business cards, flyers, postcards, EDDM mailers, rack cards, door hangers and table tents.

Stickers and magnets: stickers and decals, labels and car and truck magnets.

Each design is laid out at the product's real print size and keeps your words inside the safe area, clear of the trim, banner grommets, the hole on a door hanger and the base of a retractable stand. Type is sized for how the piece gets read: big and bold on a yard sign or banner seen from the road, smaller on a card held in your hand. Not sure what size to get? The banner size chart and the sign viewing distance calculator help you pick one people can read from where they'll see it.

Good to know

Design studio FAQ

We design signs, banners and printed marketing in Buffalo, MN for businesses across Wright County and the West Metro. Rather have a designer start it from scratch? That's our graphic design service.

Is the design studio free?

Yes. There's nothing to pay and no account to make. When you send a design, we reply with a quote, and nothing is ordered until you approve the quote and a proof.

How does the AI make my designs?

Describe what you need in a sentence or two, or fill in the steps. The studio uses Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic, to lay out three designs from your words, logo and colors at the size you picked. Then change what you like: the layout, colors, fonts, patterns, and how big the logo, headline or phone number is.

Can I use my own logo and photos?

Yes. Add your logo as a PNG, JPG, WebP or SVG file and up to four photos, and the designs use them. When you send it, you can attach up to five more files for us, like an old sign or a PDF of your brand colors.

What happens after I send my design?

It comes to us with the design, an editable layout file and anything you attached. We check it, set it up for print, quote it and send you a proof to approve. Most orders run a few business days after proof approval.

What if I don't have a logo?

The designs work without one and use your business name instead. If you'd like a logo of your own, we design those too.

Rather have us design it?

Tell us what you need and we'll put together a custom quote. No cost, no commitment.