Interview: Brett Bowden of Printed Threads
Brett Bowden who is a sometimes author at The Ink Kitchen gives some thoughts on ethical sourcing of garments and other topics. Look for lots of interviews in coming weeks here at the Ink Kitchen.
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Gildan’s Financials
The Gildan financial report on the year 2017, 4th quarter 2017, and the outlook for 2018 are available for your perusal here. A few take-aways from a quick look see: – They made a boatload of money. Gross sales of $2,750.8 million and generated free cash flow of $519 million. That’s a whole lot of…
Better Screenprinting. 4 to 6
People always are asking how to be a better screenprinter. Today let’s talk some philosophy with our inspiration coming from power hitter J.D. Martinez who just signed a 110 million dollar contract with the Red Sox, 71 year old hitting instructor Craig Wallenbrock, and Martin Luther King Jr. How do you make your printing better?…
Color of the Year: Pantone 18-3838 (Ultra Violet)
Most of us communicate color information using the Pantone Matching System or “PMS”, (though not to be confused with the condition PMS or Premenstrual Syndrome.) Pantone also every year announces the “Color of the Year.” They scour the globe and come up with a color. This year it is Pantone 18-3838 Ultraviolet. The Pantone Institute…
ISS Long Beach 2018: Interview with Thomas Fröhlich, of MHM
Rick talks MHM presses and the importance of beer at trade-shows with Thomas Fröhlich, CEO of MHM, at ISS Long Beach 2018.
ISS Long Beach 2018 Highlights
ISS Long Beach brought Round One of The Ink Kitchen Hang Out, with vinyl, beer and a place to hang out and get to know people. Check out the show highlights now and keep an eye out for more coming soon.
Misprint Monday: Wishful Thinking about Screens
Having talked shop with quite a few people at ISS Long Beach I have detected quite a bit of wishful thinking going on out there about screens. With some shops there seems to be a bit of a move away from Newman Roller Frames and in my opinion most of that thinking is not thorough…
Patriots Win. The Thrill of Victory. The Agony of …Victory
You can see the piece the local TV station did on our company Mirror Image printing Patriots shirts here. The story is accurate but the back story had a little more pain in it. “Hot market printing” is the phrase used to describe printing shirts right after a local championship game so that shirts can…
ISS Long Beach. Come Hang Out with the Ink Kitchen
We’re at ISS Long Beach in the back room (Pacific Ballroom.) Come hang out with your fellow decorators and spin some vinyl, have a beer, take a load off and sit on the couch and talk shop with us. MHM booth 3503 is the site of the Ink Kitchen hang out, come join us.
Acres of Promotional Products
The PPAI Promotional Products Expo starts tomorrow January 16th. Well it started yesterday if you are into seminars. The product area opens Tuesday January 16th at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. I’ve been exhibiting or attending for a long time and it actually seems to have improved in that it is now…
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