Stress Shapes

A conference lanyard gets binned on the way out, and a squeeze toy stays on a desk for months. That is why we print stress balls NZ wide, for expo stands, health promotion teams and staff packs. Our grid runs to 204 shapes, from a plain round ball to a hammer or a rugby ball.

Choosing Custom Stress Balls and Shapes

Send a wide logo to a small shape and it comes back squashed or unreadable. A round ball takes a 30mm circle, so a long trading name will not read on it. At 40mm by 65mm, the Stress Smart Phone gives the largest face we checked.

Shape comes next, and it pays to match it to your trade. We list 204 stress toys here, so a water utility, a hardware chain and a rugby club each find one. Puzzles, soft toys and novelty items sit in our wider Toys and Games range.

One Colour Pad Print or Full Colour?

Two printing routes sit inside this range, and they set very different minimums.

Pad printing in one colour is the standard. It marks a small curved face cleanly, and it keeps a short run possible when an event date is close.

Printing all over in full colour is a different order.That suits a campaign planned a season ahead, not next month's stand.

Shapes That Match What You Do

Promotional stress balls work hardest when the shape already says something about the business.

Safety and construction crews use the Stress Road Cone, an 85mm cone with a 15mm by 35mm pad print. Hardware and DIY events suit the Stress Hammer, which stands 147mm tall and prints 45mm by 15mm.

Transport and logistics briefs land on the Stress Truck, 153mm long with a one colour pad print of 32mm by 16mm. Education and health promotion stands often pick the Stress Brain, 85mm long with a 40mm by 15mm print.

Five Stress Shapes Worth a Shortlist

These five cover most briefs, from a counter bowl to a conference bag.

Stress Ball

Most people picture this shape when they ask for stress balls. At 68mm across it sits in a closed hand and still fills a giveaway bowl.

Branding is a 30mm circle, which holds a logo or a short web address rather than a strapline. Each Stress Ball comes loose packed in a variety of colours, with Rush Service marked on its tile.

Stress Ball - Full Colour

Full colour printing changes what artwork can do on a round ball. That same 68mm diameter takes a design across the whole surface, in spot colours or full colour.Several colour options are listed, and the Stress Ball - Full Colour ships loose packed.

Stress Cube

A cube reads as a desk object rather than a toy, which helps in a conference bag. At 54mm on every side it gives a 40mm by 40mm print area, the squarest logo space here.

Pad printing or direct digital are both listed, so fine detail stays sharp. Events, trade shows and corporate wellness programmes are the uses named on the Stress Cube page.

Stress Heart

Charities, health campaigns and staff appreciation weeks are where hearts get picked. At 72mm wide, 70mm high and 50mm deep, it still drops into a satchel without bulk.

A 32mm by 20mm print area holds a logo cleanly, though not a logo plus a phone number. Events, conferences and wellness programmes are the uses the product page names, and each Stress Heart arrives loose packed.

Stress Rugby Ball

A rugby ball needs no explanation at a club day or a sponsor night. At 63mm across and 86mm wide, it travels better across a room than a round ball.

Colours run to an array, which lets a club get close to its playing strip. Printing is one colour over 35mm by 20mm, and the Stress Rugby Ball comes loose packed for the gate.

Stress Ball NZ Sizes Compared

Every figure below was read off that shape's own listing, and each one is quoted per job in NZD.

Artwork, Printing and Lead Times

Custom printed stress balls start with one flat face and a curved body, so pad printing does most of the work here. Print areas are small, so a stacked logo usually beats a wide one.

Artwork as an Ai, EPS or PDF file drops straight onto our print template. A JPEG needs to be over 600 pixels so our designers can redraw it, with images embedded and fonts outlined.

Deadlines decide the rest. Rush Service is marked on the shapes in this range, and the quickest items across the site are grouped in the rush products collection. Give us your event date and we will quote against it.

Order Stress Shapes With Time to Spare

A 30mm print area is unforgiving, so our designers set your logo on the shape first. That artwork service costs nothing, and a mock-up comes back for approval before anything goes to print. Giveaways run to a fixed date, and rush service is offered across these shapes when an event will not wait.

Upload your logo, the shape you want and the quantity when you price your stress ball giveaway.