A Guide to Custom Trophy Design for Organisations

Although recognition may follow a formal process in your organisation, the trophy you present to your winners carries real emotional weight. A bespoke trophy embodies how your organisation feels about success, and how seriously it takes achievement.

Creating your own trophy allows you to:

• Meaningfully recognise your winners and give them something they’ll be genuinely proud to display
• Clearly reflect your brand or event’s identity through the use of logos, shapes, materials, and subtle design details
• Match the significance of the achievement with a trophy that feels prestigious and credible
• Tell a clear story through design, considering how you can use form, materials, and finishes to express what the award stands for
• Build consistency across multiple events with a bold trophy design that strengthens recognition of your brand
• Create a striking physical centrepiece that your recipients will want to photograph, share, and celebrate online

Step 2: Consider Your Brand, Budget & Quantity

Once you’ve got a clear idea of what you’re celebrating, you need to start thinking about the practical considerations like branding, budget, and quantity. 

As part of your trophy brief, you’ll need to send us the following information:

• Any branded elements, including logos, typography, and colours
• The budget range you’re working within 
• How many trophies you’ll need

Discover more about what we need to create your custom trophy in our blog post.

Step 4: Let’s Get Designing!

This is where the fun part begins! It’s time to start thinking about what you want your trophy to actually look like. We encourage you to bring all your ideas to the table, whether it be in the form of sketches, references, concepts, or even just a feeling you want the trophy to evoke. 

From there, our expert designers will translate your vision into a visual 3D render. We’ll work with you to get every little detail right, so you can be confident your custom trophy design will truly wow your audience. 

Discover more about what’s involved in our behind-the-scenes look into the art of trophy design.

Step 6: Celebrate!

Once you’ve approved the proofs, your custom trophies will move swiftly into production. Lead times vary based on the complexity and quantity of trophies needed, but you can usually expect to receive your trophies within 4-6 weeks from ordering. 

At this stage, start thinking about how you’d like your trophies to be presented. We offer presentation boxes or bags to match your branding, and we can even provide flight cases if you’re travelling with your trophies.

We’ll then deliver your trophies using one of our trusted couriers. After that, all that’s left to do is unbox your trophies and celebrate!