Doing graphic design, and doing graphic design particularly for t-shirt printing can mean two totally different things.
While most graphic designers know their craft, it is crucial for managers to also know the basics.
When you know the fundamentals, you are able to work and communicate more effectively with your designer(s).
Moreover, you are able to prevent some common problems. Did you know designers really dislike when you send them a logo of poor quality? Also, you don’t want to spend hours working with your designer, only or to have the printer tell you the design you sent doesn’t work t-shirt printing.
How to have the artwork ready for T-shirt printing and make sure you are happy with the final result?
Here are some fundamentals, just to keep in the back of your head.
Adaptability
The artwork should always adapt to the final format. That means the designer needs to know precisely what the artwork is going to be used for, and what will be the printing method.
For example, when the artwork is meant for t-shirt screen printing, it is necessary to separate colors into different layers.
Direct to garment technique is great at recreating small details. So if the artwork is meant for DTG, it needs to be the highest achievable quality.
Resolution
All printing methods need high resolution. Adjust the resolution of the images you send to your designer to make sure you are giving them a high-resolution file.
If your picture does not have the wanted resolution (usually at least 300 DPI – dots per inch), you can always change it using the right software, like Photoshop.
Colors
When you can, use Pantone Codes for colors in your artwork. This makes the color separations a lot clearer and more precise.
Identifying exactly which Pantone color you’re using will prevent a few common mistakes down the road.
If you are thinking RGB and CMYK, always go with CMYK, since it is the color printers use.
Furthermore, the artwork you send needs to have a transparent background. Surely you don’t want a weird square of some color to be printed around your image.
All text needs to be converted to outlines
This is an important step that designers tend to sometimes forget, and you should know why they need to remember to do it.
If the fonts are not rasterized, there is a possibility that the design will be accidentally changed when the fonts are substituted.
When that happens, the printer needs to contact you, you need to reach out to the designer, and everyone’s time is wasted.
When the designer converts the text to outlines, any computer that opens the file sees the font as an image, and the problem is solved.
The size
The artwork should be generally created in its final size. Also, if you can, give a suggestion to your designer to use vector artwork as much as possible. This makes color separations easier and the print comes out cleaner in the small details.
These basic tips to keep in mind should cover most of the difficulties you might face.
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Promotion can be delicious, even if you are not a part of the food industry.
Besides, during the approaching holiday season, promotion SHOULD be delicious.
We would like to present to you a different, fresh marketing idea that can help you increase sale, promote your trade products and advertise your company.
Lead, dare, stand out, be different – and choose small portion packs along the way.
This is a unique, custom-made promotional weapon we know your customers and partners will enjoy.
Snacky promo idea
You can choose your desired taste between these delightful combinations:
Salt packaging – Various sorts of nuts and peanuts, mixtures of nuts, roasted salted seeds, spicy peanuts, and spicy corn.
Chocolate packaging – Nuts in milk, dark chocolate, white chocolate, dried fruits in milk, candied dried fruits, and candied peanuts.
Healthy packaging – Raw nuts, peanuts roasted without oil and salt, dried fruits, and different kinds of seeds.
Snacky custom design
Did you know that, from now on, you can create your own promo snacks design?
Depending on your intentions, desires, and goals you can transform your individual, unique idea into your own, unique design. How cool is that?
For the design, you can choose your logo or brand name. Your branding is 100% visible and noticeable on a very nice, small pack which definitely stands out from other marketing products.
This is an excellent marketing tool to choose if you want to reward your loyal customers. Besides, tasty snacks can be a great way to get on the good side of your potential new customers.
Packaging Sizes
Small portion packs used for promotional snacks are beautiful, simple and made of high-quality, remarkably practical bags.
They stand out as promotional gifts (especially during the holiday season) and make an awesome refreshment with a glass of drink.
Small portion packs are available in various sizes. You can pick the dimension of bags according to your personal/company taste.
For example, if you desire, you can choose between 8g, 10g, 20g, 50g, or 100g packs of peanuts.
Furthermore, you are able to choose a different package from quantity to packing, like promo snacks with hang slot, promo snacks chain, promo snacks mono packaging…
Regarding your needs, we can advise you about the most appropriate packing.
So many delicious options are only here so you could take the one that accommodates you the most.
As always, we are here to practice what we preach, so we are already designing our own custom-made branded snacky package…
What do you think yours will look like?
If you are ready to find out, contact us HERE!
We are hiring!
We are looking for a graphic designer for a new sport/streetwear collection.
Four things we are watching for:
1) Experience
You should have a formal education of some experience to be able to follow through with our designs.
2) Portfolio
We want to see your body of work – your portfolio and look through each design. The portfolio should include real-life client work and not just personal projects on the side.
3) Expertise
It would definitely be an advantage if you were a graphic designer who specializes in t-shirt print design.
4) Personal Qualities
Personal qualities and communication skills are important to us. We are looking for someone who is professional, passionate, hard-working, and motivated.
Apply till October 10 by sending us your portfolio at info@masaprint.hr.