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It’s a T-shirt Bro

These knuckleheads videotaped their fishing encounter with a weird looking but not rare sea creature called an ocean sunfish. The video of them declaring “it’s a tuna bro” and thinking it was some sort of sea monster went viral. They are trying to capitalize on their Andy Warhol 15 minutes of fame (go look up…

Web Wednesday: Daft Punk Official Merch Site

The Daft Punk Official Merchandise site created these bitchin’ vintage-esque posters for each item in the store…

Mis-Print Monday: Chickens Coming Home to Roost

When you are printing millions of shirts annually it doesn’t matter how tight QC is, some mis-prints will slip through the cracks.  Typically we are shipping to a distribution center where additional QC inspections are performed and any mis-prints are be caught, and yet, some mis-prints will still slip through.  Surely we’ve all noticed this browsing printed…

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I”m on shaky ground here and I might lose half of our readership by posting this. Most of the country hates the Patriots, but I’m admitting here that I’m a huge Patriots fan and huge Tom Brady fan. There is a new commercial out and I”m not really a fan of the product and it…

Farm Aid Part 2

It isn’t often that you know your shirts will be in the hands of folks like legends Willie Nelson and Neil Young. We saw Willie wearing his, which I’m sure would be a thrill to any t-shirt printer. I’ve had some folks ask where they can buy the shirts featured in the Monday post on…

Jakprints – the Future of Printing Now

I was stoked that the road back from Farm Aid passes right by Jakprints and I got to see my buds the owners Jacob and Dameon and my other buds working there LT and Jeff and to talk shop and as always to have a good time. My take on Jakprints is that two skatepunks…

Farm Aid 2015

There is  Willie Nelson (with Imagine Dragons) at Farm Aid 2015 wearing a shirt we designed and printed at my shop Mirror Image. It is always a thrill to see your handiwork up on the big stage and broadcast around the globe. Folks at my shop including Pam, Brian, KC, Ruth, Aimee, Ray and all…

Web Wednesday: Start Screenprinting Now

Start Screenprinting Now is site for textile decorators.  Some good stuff, especially for those new to the industry.

Dye Migration, the Screenprinter’s Nemesis. Part 6. Poly White as a Partial Solution

Another tool in fighting dye migration is “Poly white.” We use Rutland’s “Super Poly White” but other companies have similar formulations. In some ways the game has been upped. Once you could sometimes use cotton white on 50/50’s and a white for 50/50’s would always work. Now sometimes we can’t even count on the dye…

Too Good to Be True? It is. Phun with Phony Orders.

I got this email this morning: “Dear Customer, We are interested in purchasing some of your products to Solomon Island,can you send us complete catalog or website? also be informed that our mode of payment for this order is via credit card. We anticipate, your prompt reply. Kind Regards, Ken” It looks like an awesome…

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