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Bought a mockup and not sure where your logo even goes? Premium mockups are driven by a smart object, and placing artwork is the same six steps every time. Here they are — plus the single save mistake that quietly breaks the file.
You dropped your logo into a premium mockup and it still looks stuck on with tape. The file is rarely the whole problem — five fixable mistakes separate a flat composite from a photo a client believes. Here's each one, and how to correct it.
Marketplace previews are styled to sell, not to show how a file behaves under production load. Before buying a mockup template, run this seven-step test that takes ~15 minutes and reveals whether the file is a working tool or a one-shot thumbnail.
If you're a brand designer, you know the feeling: weeks on a perfect identity system, then a client who can't picture it on a business card. Here's how we presented MG Broker's rebrand on photorealistic mockups — and turned a concept into a first-meeting yes.