FAQ

It’s super easy. Pick your pattern and color, then click on the product you want. A form will pop up to fill out and send your request to a printer. Design Pool is the pattern library, you will work directly with the printer to get your sample and place your order.

No, we are not a printer. We are an image library.

Our focus is Design Pool patterns. However, if you need design services to put your artwork into repeat or prep it for printing, we can accommodate that for a design fee. That fee would be determined after discussing the scope of the project.

We encourage you to use our printing partners. However, if you have a relationship with a printer you love, we are happy to talk to them and see if we can make it happen.

Absolutely! We can custom color any of our patterns to a paint chip, Pantone color, CMYK number, or whatever your color reference is. If you know the pattern and product you want colored, use the product page pop up form to communicate your needs

Yes! We have been creating custom designs for over 30 years and have several proprietary designs at companies such as LDI Interiors, GelPro, Inpro, Mitchell Group, and Douglass Textiles. Use our contact page to get in touch.

No, we do not represent other designers.

If you are a printer interested in licensing our designs, register to create an account and choose the appropriate plan.

No! It is illegal and unethical to knock off the work of other designers.

This is possible if you have ownership of the design or can prove the copyright has expired. Contact us to discuss what this process would entail.

• You have access to hundreds of curated designs specific to commercial and residential interiors.
• You have the flexibility to custom color a pattern to match your color reference perfectly.
• You have the opportunity to create a completely custom design.
• We connect you with trusted print-on-demand printers with high-quality, commercial-grade, innovative products.
• Making only what is needed, on-demand when it is needed, is a more sustainable manufacturing solution than the traditional inventory-based system.

• With hundreds of patterns to choose from, you will never lose a customer because you don’t have the pattern or color they want.
• All our patterns are in an easy to navigate library and download in vector format and seamless repeat.
• Royalty based payment structure; we only get paid if you get paid.
• Ability to download all files directly from our site and scale if needed.
• Custom coloring free of charge for your customers.
• Ability to provide exclusive proprietary designs.
• You don’t need to hire your own design staff to start selling.

Yes. We chose all our printing partners because their materials meet commercial grade testing requirements.

Minimums vary depending on the product and the printer. Some have no minimums at all, some have very low minimums. See our Product Specifications page for more details.

This varies by printer. Typically, samples ship within 5 – 10 business days. Since our printers eliminate waste by not carrying inventory, samples are printed when requested. When you request a sample, the printer will confirm your request and provide a delivery date.

No, patterns in the licensable library are not exclusive. If you need exclusivity, we recommend working with us on custom design. See our Services page to learn more.

This varies by printer and the quantity you’re ordering. Typically, yardage is shipped within two to four weeks. When you place your order for production yardage, the printer will discuss the delivery date with you.

All our designs are documented for copyright protection and we protect our images by only showing low resolutions images in incomplete repeats. However, if someone does knock us off, we will pursue legal action to the fullest extent of the law.

No, Design Pool focuses on patterns intended for digital printing. We do not work with weaving mills.

Seamless repeat means that our patterns are ready to be tiled without issues of obvious repeats lines.

A vector file is an image built with dots on a grid. Vector files can be enlarged without losing any resolution. Most common vector files are .AI, .PDF, .EPS, .SVG. Learn more about the difference between vector and raster files here.

We are paid by royalties through our printing partners. You do not pay Design Pool directly unless there has been an agreed upon design fee for something such as a custom design.