This winter, unbox the ultimate employee onboarding kit

Introducing Halftone, the Winter Merch Kit for 2023 – a collection of office desk essentials featuring an aesthetic we’re calling, future nostalgic. It’s refined yet edgy, minimalist yet exciting, understated yet eccentric. (You get the gist.)

The aim for this kit was to present a collection of must-haves for the office desk – designed so that corporate clients can see how their own branding might work with our merch. We’ve included menu faves like the Rocket Pen and Twiggy Taco, as well as new items from our Australian-made Sustainable Stationery range, like the Lisha Notebook and Matilda A3 Planner.

What are merch kits and why do we make them?

Onboarding Kit-Twice a year we design a collection of themed merchandise to showcase our latest and most popular products. The kits take around five months to create, from initial concept to fulfilment. Yes, it takes a whooole lot of work, but our design team jumps at the opportunity to flex their skills and go wild designing something for our own brand! We then package the kits up in our office and send them out to our top customers and potential clients we’d l-o-v-e to work with.

What is the theme this year?

While last year we really leaned into the warm and fuzzy, wintery feel with our Sound of Music theme, this year we wanted to achieve an edgier, more minimalistic aesthetic. 

The theme for this year is Halftone. 

Halftone refers to a 20th-century printing technique where patterns of dots were used to create an image. It’s also a popular technique used in artwork, like Roy Lichtenstein’s pop art. When we were originally mood-boarding for this kit, we came across a halftone image of a cityscape. Immediately we knew we wanted to use it in our designs. 

What’s inside- Onboarding Kit ideas?

List of 10 Best Onboarding Kit in Australia

1. Element Umbrella 

Featuring a full-colour, halftone wrap print with a contrasting wrap on the handle, the Element Umbrella is popular with clients who love its retractable and compact design.

2. Twiggy Taco Combo 

Our classic Twiggy Taco with a zesty twist – the USB charging cord is fully halftone printed, tucked inside a debossed vegan leather taco. A super practical and high-end product for any desk.

3. Cheerful Socks

Our bestselling Cheerful Socks in a neon grid print on either grey or black. These socks are  retail quality, super soft and comfy, and are made from a high bamboo fabrication. Win-win-win!

4. Rocket Pen 2.0 

A pop of neon on an all-black body, our soft-touch promo pen features a gel ink cartridge that glides across the paper. It doesn’t matter how many pens you have on your desk, this’ll be the one you reach for.

5. Byron Zippy Laptop Case 15” 

A luxe vegan leather laptop case featuring a neon toggle and debossing, the Byron Zippy is the lavish desk accessory you won’t believe is actually promotional merchandise. It feels that good.

6. Byron Mousepad 

Click ‘add to cart’ on our Byron Mousepad – the sleek desk accessory made from soft vegan leather and embellished with a neon toggle and debossing. Suitable for everyone from admin to CEO.

7. Vinnie Vinyl Sticker

Driving home the lemon imagery featured in this merch kit, we have the Vinnie Vinyl Sticker in a neon yellow. Vinnie is made from a high-quality vinyl and comes in a full-colour print - ready to pop onto your laptop.  

8. Neapolitan Chocolate Bar

Every onboarding kit needs something to sweeten the deal, and this is ours. With premium, Australian-made, Belgian milk chocolate and a full-colour printed wrapper, our Neapolitan Bar is a definite crowd-pleaser.

9. Matilda A3 Planner 

Part of our Australian-made Sustainable Stationery range, the Matilda is a generously sized desk planner with space for all your notes and scribbles. She comes with the choice of recycled or partially recycled paper.

10. Lisha B5 Notebook

Also from our Sustainable Stationery range, this Lisha Notebook takes full advantage of all that customisable space with the halftone imagery on front and neon gridlines on the back. The Lisha is made and printed locally in Melbourne from 100% recycled paper and features a super luxe velvet cover. 

So, no more excuses. Now you know what the ideal onboarding kit looks like, all that’s left to do is chat with one of our Merchgirls about making it happen for your business. If you want to get even more up close and personal with the merch, you will find all of these items in Menu 4.0. To enquire how to get your hands on a Merch Kit of your own, please contact us. 

Please note, you must be a registered business to be eligible. Merchgirls reserve the right to send Merch Kits at their discretion.