SO…. if you ran into me in Long Beach, you heard about my AI build for Print Order. The premise is simple, it assists users with setting print order, mesh, flashes, etc. This is done by supplying it a simple data file extracted from a sep. The idea, an artist that is maybe not so…
I had a snowy homecoming after a sunny week at ISS Long Beach 2026, and wow, what a contrast. I traded sunshine and mild California weather for roughly 30 inches of snow at home. Long Beach was a great reset, and the show itself was really busy and seeing everyone was excellent. I saw AI…
Ink Kitchen and Impressions are sponsoring hand-done poster printing at the Impressions show in Long Beach this week January 22-24. The posters produced will be sold (suggested donation $10) to benefit a great non-profit called Care Closet, serving unhoused folks in Long Beach. You can watch the posters being printed and purchase one at…
Allmade, the sustainability-focused apparel brand, has officially launched in Canada. The expansion comes through a new distribution partnership with The Authentic T-Shirt Company/SanMar Canada, making Allmade styles more accessible to the Canadian market. Through this partnership, Canadian customers can now purchase Allmade products directly through The Authentic T-Shirt Company/SanMar Canada distribution network, with nationwide availability…
Most software companies have the same issue. They’ve created tons of helpful content, but almost nobody actually uses it. Training videos on YouTube. PDFs on their website. Customers still call support to ask the same questions again and again. Sometimes the videos are just too long. Latonna Roberson pointed that out very kindly (and I…
Screen Issues? Screen making is one of the most important parts of screen printing, but it’s also one of the easiest to mess up. Two longtime industry pros, Kevin Kauff and Dave Meekin, say they see the same problems over and over again when they visit print shops. Here are some common problems and solutions:…
LBU Inc. and Donray Printing have joined forces creating a faster and more complete U.S. Based manufacturing platform. Despite so many statements about the death of US Manufacturing, some folks like LBU and Donray are innovative thriving businesses right here in the U S of A. Ink Kitchen has had Ray give talks on sublimation…
This project is a script that automatically automates State-Based Designs in Illustrator. The “Property Of [STATE]” apparel designs, one for every U.S. state, with no manual editing of each file. If you’re interested, these types of projects are a frequent post, you can find more: Photoshop Script for Automated Artwork Cleanup, AI proof review for…
A design measured 14 inches wide by 17 inches tall, featuring two distinct text elements: heavy bold text spanning the full image height in the left area, and fine-detail text positioned on the right side. The Problem The original separation placed both text elements on a single spot white plate. This configuration created inherent registration…
Preparing artwork for production eats time fast, cleaning backgrounds, fixing edges, resizing to spec, and protecting distressed details. Most of us repeat the same steps endlessly: clicking, zooming, undoing, hoping nothing gets missed. Creating a photoshop script for automated artwork cleanup will simplify and speed up the process. This article walks through a custom Photoshop…
