Systems and methods for forming composite images which include at least one user-supplied standard or individually user-customized digital graphic element in image forming devices. The various exemplary embodiment of the systems and methods according to this invention provide the ability for any user, at any time, at the image forming device, to be able to present, select, modify, position and reproduce any standard or individually user-customized digital graphic element which has been stored on a transportable and adaptable digital data storage medium to be included as part of an output composite image from the image forming device.