Checkout Wearables Digital April/May 2015 Issue. In addition to the regular Ink Kitchen column, this issue includes a nice piece called “Building a Better T-Shirt”, complete with some examples from Mirror Image and Motion Textile.
“Digitizing” the presses has been on my projects list for years now. It’s quite the undertaking but once completed will allow us to digitally display the full and accurate range of on-press screen and platen movement in relation to each other and in relation to screen profile and artboard (these components we have already digitized). This is a big deal for us…
I recently revived an old technique while doing some design development work: Faux Chenille Appliqué. Our friend Brian Lessard at Rutland taught us this technique years ago and it really holds up in terms of delivering WOW! factor while still remaining tasteful.. – We started with a killer hoody from Independent Trading Co. – Working from a vintage Pepsi…
ISS Long Beach 2015 was another strong show. The Ink Kitchen was there of course, doing what we do. Checkout the show highlights.
Trust Printshop recently redesigned their website to coincide with their move to a new facility in Fort Worth. Owner Matt Lucas is not only a good friend of The Ink Kitchen but is also one of the smartest and most talented people in the industry today. Congratulations to Matt and the team at Trust on their…
I was recently talking to friend in the industry about offering custom printing vs. contract printing vs. doing both. My thoughts on this matter have been consistent for the past ten years: choose one or the other, not both. I do not recommend offering both for specific reasons, i.e: the inevitable conflicts of interest that arise when you…
Florida mother sends badly bruised child to school wearing T-shirt proclaiming ‘good woopin’ This disturbing article appeared in the Washington Post yesterday. Truly a sad t-shirt. Sorry to bum you out.
Rick’s post yesterday on printing tote bags made me think of a tote print we ran a few years ago, the Dolly Parton “Tote of Many Colors”. The text is a play on Dolly’s hit song “Coat of Many Colors”. This print is one of my favorites for a number of reasons: 1. It’s a great design…
If you’re like me, you dread the thought of the slow season. For most printers the first quarter of the year is painfully slow. Your hard earned gains from the prior year seem to evaporate and you hope you can hang in there to see the busy season return. You are dying to get to the…
Ran into these guys at POOLTRADESHOW (MAGIC). A few LA bartenders decide to start a print shop/clothing line and AKA/Industry Bastards is born…
