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Alan Lindley
Everyone at Excellent Screen Printers wishes you a Happy Xmas and brilliant New Year!!
We will be taking a well earned break and we will be closed from the 23th of December and we will be back for business on the 12th of January 2015. In between reading and relaxing we will be checking our email, so If you need to get in touch with us during this period you can contact us at sales@esponline.co.nz
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We are proud to be supporting the BRAD SMEELE FOUNDATION by helping with the printing of some fund raising t-shirts. Its a great cause and you can find out more at www.bradsmeelefoundation.com. #STAYSTRONGBRAD
As screen printing is a very hands on process, we really appreciate the level of craftmanship and detail involved in the making of this album graphic. Incredible.
Most pixel based images from the web are usually 72 dpi and are near impossible to use for screen printing, unless you dont mind that lo-fi un-readable look. 300 dpi is the minimum resolution to recreate an image on a shirt, but we just love it when we receive the artwork in a Vector format.
Pixel or Raster images are made of pixels. A pixel is a single point or the smallest single component in a display device. Let's think of them as little tiny squares of colour that make up a photo or web image. Vector images are mathematical calculations from one point to another that form geometrical shapes.
When a pixel or raster image is scaled up, it loses quality. A raster image can be enlarged by either adding more pixels (which Photoshop randomly - but smartly - adds) or enlarging the size of the pixel. Either way you are spreading the original data over a larger area and will lose clarity.
72dpi is perfect for websites, but when it comes to any kind of print, for the best result your image needed to be created at 300dpi and 100% the final print size. A vector program will use a mathematical formula to build an image that can be scaled to any size without losing quality and why we love it! A good rule if thumb when deciding if Pixels or Vector is best; Pixels for Photos - Vector for Logos and Graphics.
We understand that a lot of people aren’t graphic designers, but usually have someone create their art or logo for them. Well whoever does your logo, be sure to send them to our ART GUIDELINES page. You will be glad you did! and so will we!
It can be a real hassle getting orders off your team members and collating all the different sizes, names etc. Well we found this great service from ordercollector.com. With Order Collector, customers simply share a link to collect size, quantity and payment information from each individual, all on the cloud. Eliminate the hassle and get started creating projects and give Order Collector a go. They offer a free trial for your first project. Give it a go and let us know how it goes.
We created this design based on a plaque in the footpath just outside our showroom. We used a process called simulated process printing. This method is perfect for multicolour graphics designed for black or dark garments. This process uses the dark shirt as a part of the print and we only need to print the highlight colours. The ideal print for this method is one that has strong highlights and black shadows.
Get inspired and check out some great examples of what can be done with this process.
Printed By ESP and great cause.
Make a WORLD of difference for Kiwi’s living with blood cancer.
Three iconic hairdos are being celebrated in a series of striking limited edition t-shirts in a collaboration between WORLD and Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand (LBC) for this year’s Shave for a Cure campaign. Shave for a Cure is LBC’s annual fundraising event, in which thousands of kiwis pledge to shave their heads in exchange for donations from family and friends. The funds raised through Shave are vital to fund LBC’s service supporting the 6 New Zealanders diagnosed with a blood cancer or related condition every day. The t-shirts challenge wearers to ‘use their hair for good’ during Shave for a Cure Week which runs from March 17-24. WORLD are also designing an exclusive ‘Brave’ t-shirt which will be available in late February for the first 500 people taking part in Shave for a Cure who raise over $500. LBC receives no Government funding. Their target for Shave for a Cure is $1.75 million to ensure they can continue to fund their services supporting patients and families living with a blood cancer leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma, or a related blood condition. Shave for a Cure also supports research into finding a cure and better treatments for these diseases. Those wanting to brave a Shave can sign up at www.shaveforacure.co.nz.
Come in a check out our new showroom and take a look at the different print options available. Get inspired and see what new effects you can incorporate into your new designs.
