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T-shirt design tips: Halftones
This article was written by Sol Amstutz Utilizing halftones is a pretty quick and easy step to create the illusion that you are using more colors in your design than you actually are. Subsequently,...
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By Liz at Pop Culture Tees Telling your story, how to write a great mission statement Have you ever read a mission statement that starts something like this?: “Brand X is a brand that represents urban...
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Storing and bagging your shirts
Some tips from what I have learned over the years about storing tees. -NEVER hang them! After about a month or 2 the tees will get permanent crease marks and if they are a V-neck or a softer material...
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Inking 101 – Spidey Cover
Original article posted at deviant art Hey Guys, Thought I would put up a little step by step detailing how to create a cover for Marvel. You don’t have to read the whole thing if you don’t want but,...
View ArticleTop 20 T-Shirt Blogs
I had a post on this site for a giant list of t-shirt blogs that was very popular but haven’t updated it in a while. I had their page rank in the list so you could see how important google views the...
View ArticleGlamour Kill’s Mark Capicotto AltPress Interview
When you think of clothing companies rooted in the music community, nothing should be more obvious than GLAMOUR KILLS CLOTHING. Not only has the brand spread to thousands of show-going bodies, but it’s...
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How NOT To Start A T-Shirt Company
Thinking of starting a t-shirt company? You might want to read about my experience before continuing. My name is Justin and two and a half years ago my fiancee and I started a t-shirt company named...
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Shopify Responsive Website Design
I recently did a website for Boston Scally using Shopify to power it. Shopify is my favorite e-commerce solution as a designer and also gives the most power and is easy to use for the client. You can...
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Converting abandoned carts with remarketing
Have you ever been shopping on a website, added something to your cart, but then for whatever reason you decided not to buy it? Then you go about your day surf the web and the product you were looking...
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Mastermind Group: Think and Grow Rich
If you havent read Napolean Hills book Think and Grow Rich, stop what you are doing right now and order the book. The book contains so much knowledge on how to grow your business, and every modern...
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Licensed Super Heroes: Interview with Jack of All Trades.
I had the opportunity to interview Allan Goldberg who is the president of Jack of All Trades. They have a ton of superhero and band shirts that are really well designed and stand out above the rest. I...
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Custom Clothing Manufacturing Overseas: An Overview
You’re ready to take your clothing line to the next level and start manufacturing custom apparel overseas. It can be a very exciting but also overwhelming process, so let’s go through an overview of...
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How to Prepare Artwork for T-Shirt Screen Printing
It may seem simple to prep artwork for screen printing, and it is, but there are a few key steps you should go through before sending it off the printer to ensure you are happy with the results and not...
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15 tips for new entrepreneurs
1. Anyone who tells you to fake it until you make it hasn’t made it. 2. Work harder than everyone else. 3. In the beginning you will be pulling double duty working and starting your business and you...
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How many shirts to get for your first t-shirt order
If you are starting a brand and wanting to jump into the world of t-shirts, deciding how many shirts of each design to get made in the initial run can be really confusing. I’d like to try and explain...
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Start a t-shirt business with no inventory
Great video overview of how to start a t-shirt business with shopify. In shopify you can use print on demand companies that take care of all of your printing and shipping. You end up making less...
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Building Brand Loyalty
I get asked often about how a new brand can build customer and brand loyalty and although there is no simple answer, there are some tips to help get the wheels in motion. First off, no customer(beyond...
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What is a line sheet?
If you plan on selling wholesale, you have to have a line sheet or sales sheet as it can be called. I’ve searched around and there isn’t much good information really describing what these things are,...
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Discharge Printing: Part One – An introduction to how it works
Standard silk screening has traditionally been done using plastisol inks, which are plastic/ oil based. Discharge inks can be either a hybrid of plastisol and water based, by mixing plasti-charge with...
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What to expect as an indie brand at a trade show – Pool Vegas
Originally written in 2012 After recently returning from the Pool Trade show in Vegas with •MILES TO GO• (http://milestogoclothing.com), I realized that for most of us with smaller clothing lines,...
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