Metal Prints And Sports
For collegiate licensing companies
You hold the marks. We make the metal.
Vivid Metal Prints is the American manufacturer behind premium dye sublimated aluminum, pioneering the category since 2003. We turn collegiate marks, campus landmarks, and championship moments into gallery-grade metal, made to order, with zero inventory risk for your licensees and retail partners.
We wish this spot held a metal print with a player on it. We are not licensed for that yet, and respecting marks is the job, so the frame stays empty for now. The real thing is better anyway. If you are with an agency and want one in your hands, email info@vividmetalprints.com.
The manufacturer
From the company that pioneered the category
Vivid Metal Prints was founded in 2003 as Image Wizards by Roger K. Laudy, a pioneer of dye sublimation printing on aluminum and one of the originators of the modern metal print. Two decades later, the entire process still runs under one roof in Lexington, North Carolina: printing, sublimation, CNC cutting, framing, quality control, and fulfillment.
That single-facility model matters in collegiate licensing. It gives us direct oversight of production, labor practices, and quality, and a clean line of sight for the supply chain transparency and responsible production standards the collegiate market expects.
- Made in the USA at our North Carolina facility.
- Genuine ChromaLuxe panels, water-based VOC-free inks, 94% recycled aluminum.
- A person reviews every file before it prints, so marks land clean and on-color.
48 x 96 in · one panel
The work
Built big. Installed everywhere.
Stadium and speedway installs, airports and transit, galleries and museums, lobbies and clubs, and single panels up to 4 by 8 feet. This is the scale we run every week.
Tap or click any piece to see it full size
The line
Well beyond posters and wall decor
Our CNC department cuts the panel into the shape of the mark itself. Send any logo and we contour-cut it, short run, made to order. That opens categories most licensed catalogs cannot touch.
Contour-cut marks
Logos, mascots, and wordmarks cut into the shape of the art. A wall piece shaped like the school, made one at a time.
Landmarks and stadiums
Premium photographic prints of the quad, the stadium, and gameday. The image is infused into the metal and looks lit from within.
Championship and commemorative
Title runs, rivalry wins, and season tributes as banners, ticket replicas, and collectible metal pieces.
Donor and recognition
Hall of fame panels, donor walls, locker nameplates, and award pieces built for athletic departments and advancement offices.
Alumni and gift pieces
Smaller-format prints, shaped ornaments, and desk pieces sized for bookstores, team stores, and alumni programs.
Signage
Indoor and outdoor metal signage for athletic facilities, campus spaces, and licensed retail environments.
The product
Why fans pay for metal
The image is infused into the surface of the panel through dye sublimation. Light passes through the color and reflects off the metal beneath, so the print carries a luminous depth paper and canvas cannot match. It wipes clean, shrugs off scratches and moisture, and holds its color for generations.
The model
Built for how licensing actually works
Every piece is made to order and ships from North Carolina, from a one-off drop ship to a volume run. Licensees and retailers carry no inventory, tool up nothing, and add a premium price point above the posters, foam, and canvas already in the catalog.
We drop-ship blind, so the order arrives under the licensee's brand. And because royalties ride on revenue, a high-ticket wall piece grows the royalty line in a way another commodity SKU cannot.
- Made to order: no inventory, no minimums to warehouse.
- Blind drop ship under the licensee's or retailer's brand.
- 98% of standard orders ship in 3 to 5 business days.
- Premium, royalty-friendly price points above the existing catalog.
We have done the homework.
We know entering collegiate licensing takes more than a good product. Artwork approvals, licensing administration, royalty reporting, compliance, and distribution all have to be right, and we have studied the requirements. We would rather start with your team's guidance on where we fit best than blanket schools with applications.
Samples travel. We will bring a representative set of collegiate-ready metal to your office on short notice, because this is a product you have to hold to price correctly.
Next step
Three ways to start
Map where we fit
A short conversation about categories, institutions, and how you would recommend we approach the licensing process.
Book a callHold the product
Finish swatches and demo panels for your team, or an in-person visit with the full line. We can be there on short notice.
Request samplesSend us the specs
Have a program or product in mind already? Send the specs and we will price it for you.
Get a quotePut the alma mater on the wall.
Bring the marks and the market. We bring the premium metal category we pioneered, manufactured in North Carolina and shipped under your licensees' brands.