Official PPCGeeks T-Shirt Competition!!!

[hibby50]

look everyone else posted theres here even me and wideawake isnt on as much as he used to be go ahead look they are all there

[Exil3d]

HAHA! Sorry.. I didn't bother in reading the whole thread. I will poist it here... LOL!

[!Kernel Panic!]

Originally Posted by aamon17

I agree, the submissions are great. But, I am in the t-shirt business on the side & most of the designs that are being submitted will run into a couple of problems to produce. The options are Screen Printing, Inkjet Heat Transfer, Vinyl heat Transfer, & Dye Sublimation. And each one has it's own set of issues. Forgive me for the length.

Screen Printing -

• Many colors = many screens = high prices per shirt
• Low quantities = high prices per shirt
• There's a 4-color process method that will print all of the colors, gradients, & halftones. But, most places want a minimum of 144 pieces to do it.
• Very durable, Easy care
• For cotton, polyester, poly/cotton blends, nylon

Inkjet Heat Transfer -

• Economical & no minimums required
• Unlimited colors
• "Okay" for photos, etc.
• Not as durable, needs more care, will fade & breakdown over time
• Leaves a "polymer" outline (shape of the paper)
• For cotton, polyester, & poly/cotton blends

Vinyl Heat Transfer -

• Economical & no minimums required
• Limited to 3, MAYBE, 4 colors overlapping
• NOT for photos
• Very durable. Will outlast the shirt it's pressed on. will not fade or break down over time.
• For cotton, polyester, poly/cotton blends, & nylon

Dye Sublimation -

• More expensive than inkjet transfers
• No minimums required
• Unlimited colors; bright & vivid
• Excellent for photos, and all images
• Image is DYED into the shirt, not pressed on top of it
• Very durable, CAN iron directly on image
• Needs little care, will NOT fade OR breakdown over time
• DOESN'T leave a "polymer" outline (shape of the paper)
• Best on 100% polyester, no less than 85 poly/cotton blends

With that considered, I would encourage T-SHIRT designers to limit the number of colors in your designs to 4-5 MAX, watch the excessive halftones/gradients, avoid photographs & hi-res images as Saumaun said.

Again, the designs are great. But, most are better suited as site banners, as opposed to being printed on t-shirts. Screen Printing with LOW color count is the best option to reproduce the winning design in quantities over 24. Please take my observations/suggestions in the positive manner that they are intended.

also to add...the image needs to be large as in at least 2000px x 2000px equal to a 10" x 10" image on shirt. When creating images, start your image at 200-300 DPI. You can always decrease your image and maintain a clean, crisp image. However, you cannot increase the resolution and image size of your image without compromising the image quality. Making your image larger will cause the image to look "dirty".

[Exil3d]

Has there been a end date for this. I am willing to take serious time of to go ponder a good effective design. But I would like to know when the deadline will come since I am rather busy. Anyone know ? I would like a concrete date and I will promise a delivery. Thank you.

[puff]

Originally Posted by Exil3d

Has there been a end date for this. I am willing to take serious time of to go ponder a good effective design. But I would like to know when the deadline will come since I am rather busy. Anyone know ? I would like a concrete date and I will promise a delivery. Thank you.

Er, did you read the thread? In post #3...

Originally Posted by Wideawake

contest is open till I decide but a month at least to get as many designs as we can.

[Lsme420]

Originally Posted by Exil3d

HAHA! Sorry.. I didn't bother in reading the whole thread. I will poist it here... LOL!

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[GirlGoneGeek]

Originally Posted by Exil3d

HAHA! Sorry.. I didn't bother in reading the whole thread. I will poist it here... LOL!

Yes, that's what wideawake made this thread for! We are waiting to see yours!

[shaggylive]

unfortunately my artistic skills never did get very good, so I'll just help with some ideas...(no credit expected, esp since kernal panic did it first.)

if we use a barcode, it should be one of the 2d barcodes.. embed a link to the site in it..

[!Kernel Panic!]

Originally Posted by shaggylive

unfortunately my artistic skills never did get very good, so I'll just help with some ideas...(no credit expected, esp since kernal panic did it first.)

if we use a barcode, it should be one of the 2d barcodes.. embed a link to the site in it..

you mean something like this 2d Maxi-code with www.PPCGEEKS.com embedded in it?

[shaggylive]

no, I was thinking of the QR codes http://qrcode.kaywa.com/img.php?s=5&...w.ppcgeeks.com or ShotCodes, has a standard been made yet for phones? otherwise we could be really geeky and have both (or is it 3 versions now?)