Logo on a water bottle: which method suits you?

With laser engraving, a laser precisely burns away the paint layer of the bottle, revealing the stainless steel underneath. This gives your logo a silver-colored, tonal look that becomes one with the bottle — not a layer on top, but part of the product.

• Durability: the most permanent method available. An engraving cannot wear off, peel, or fade — it lasts as long as the bottle itself, including dishwashing and daily use.
• Appearance: subtle and high-quality. The engraving takes on the color of the steel, so your logo appears in silver tone — chic on any color bottle.
• Suitable for: single-color logos, wordmarks, line drawings, and fine details. Color gradients or full-color are by definition not possible.

With full-colour (UV) printing, your logo is printed directly onto the bottle and cured immediately. The big advantage: anything is possible. Multiple colours, gradients, shadows, even photorealistic images — the print reproduces your corporate identity exactly.

• Durability: resistant to daily use. As with any print, handwashing keeps the colours looking their best for the longest time.
• Appearance: true to colour and detailed. Your Pantone blue is truly your Pantone blue.
• Suitable for: logos with multiple colours or gradients, mascots, campaign images and anything that would be lost in engraving.

Screen printing (and the related pad printing for curved surfaces) is the classic printing technique: ink is applied to the bottle in one or more opaque colors. It has been the standard in promotional printing for decades — tried and tested, sleek, and efficient.

• Durability: robust with normal use; as with any print layer, handwashing extends its lifespan.
• Appearance: opaque, uniform color areas with sharp edges. White logo on a dark bottle? Screen printing handles that effortlessly.
• Suitable for: logos in one or two solid colors, especially for larger quantities — that's where this method offers the best price.

If you search online for personalization, you will also come across the term doming: a full-colour logo sticker with a convex, crystal-clear synthetic resin layer over it, creating a slightly raised 3D emblem.

We deliberately do not offer doming on our drinkware. If you are looking for that same premium, tactile effect, then our advice is laser engraving: you subtly feel the engraving in the surface, the logo literally forms one whole with the bottle, and unlike an applied emblem, an engraving can never come loose, scratch or fade – it lasts a lifetime.

The choice becomes simple if you reduce it to three questions:

1. How many colours does your logo have? One colour or a wordmark → engraving or screen printing. Multiple colours or gradient → full-colour print.
2. What is the purpose? A lasting gift that radiates quality → engraving. Maximum brand recognition in your colours → full-colour. High volume, sharp price → screen printing.
3. How long should it last? Engraving always wins on durability; the printing methods last well with normal use, especially with hand washing.

Supply: For the best result, supply your logo as a vector file (.ai, .eps, .pdf, or .svg), with colour codes (Pantone or CMYK) if the colour needs to be exact. No vector file? No problem — we'll solve that together.

Still unsure after reading? That's exactly what the digital preview is for: you'll see your logo on the bottle within 1 working day, without obligation, before you order anything.