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Misprint Monday: Right and Wrong, Black and White?

We recently mocked up a job on lime green shirts with white ink. Not super high contrast but it looked ok. The customer approved the mock up, and the customer had seen the blank shirts in this color before. We printed the job and the customer was unhappy at the lack of contrast. We could…

Golden State Warriors 2017 NBA Champ T-Shirt

In case you hadn’t heard, the Golden State Warriors once again became NBA Champs last week.  With a hot-market printing contract in place we were tasked to print through the night and deliver upwards of 40k units within 24 hours.  So, when Game 5 came to an end last Monday with a Warriors win, the…

Web Wednesday: What it really means when a brand says it’s “Made in America”

“Made in America” is a highly relevant topic to our industry as well as a charged political issue.  This piece from Mic offers some explanation as to what it really means when a brand says it’s “Made in America”… https://mic.com/articles/178430/what-it-really-means-when-a-brand-says-its-made-in-america#.jgO1NWShv

Golden State Warriors, 2017 NBA Finals Champs?

If you’ve engaged in “hot market” printing, specifically for MLB or NBA in which championships are determined by the winner of a best of seven series, you understand the anxiety and significant effort which goes into preparing your print shop for each potential series clinching game; adjusting your regular production schedule, setting up multiple presses,…

PolyOne (Wilflex Inks) Purchase of RPG (Rutland, Union, QCM Inks)

This is the media advisory from PolyOne about the purchase of Rutland. Not particularlyly revealing, but seems to be all anyone has on this for now on this big industry news. My only other take on this is that there is a possibility of Wilflex taking a longer view on the business in terms of relationships…

NEWS FLASH- PolyOne Buys Rutland Inks

PolyOne, manufacturer of Wilflex inks, is purchasing Rutland inks. This is big news if you use ink (which would be most of you). Details to follow.

T-shirts as Great Billboards

Hey found two of our shirts had big public showings and even better, the displays were for good causes. It feels good to get something positive happening with some fabric and some ink slinging. There are a couple of great charities that my company Mirror Image works closely with: We print shirts for the Armenian…

Cool Bella+Canvas Specialty Ink Videos

BELLA+CANVAS has started a youtube channel and just released videos on three of their garments being printed with specialty inks: triblend printed with adhesive and then foil applied,  slub being printed with metallic ink, and black heather being printed with reflective ink. They are simple and to the point and worth checking out. Look for them…

I Got Buff Without Working Out

Over the years our floors have gained a level of crust that is very hard to clean.  We always wipe up ink when it is spilled, but alot of times a stain is left over.   Just mopping is not really enough to get the floor clean.   A month ago I decided to invest…

4th Annual Nashville Honkytonk Hoedown

Good music, good beer, and good times, it’s the 4th Annual Nashville Honkytonk Hoedown!

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