Comments by Scott Fresener: Over the years I have watched  the online designer guys work to be relevant to this industry. The problem has often been many of the developers are not from the industry and they “think” they know what we need. And, others simply never “got it” and never had features you needed. Read More
Once again there is an upgrade to one of my favorite programs and once again the upgrade adds a few new features and breaks others. On June 18, 2014 Adobe released a new version of Photoshop CC called CC 2014. This is a stand-alone version that can co-exist along with your current CC, CS6 or Read More
Come join Scott and Mike Fresener and their popular  industry training classes.We have moved our summer classes on T-shirt printing, high-end color separations and DTG to beautiful Bowling Green, Kentucky (home of the Corvette Museum and Mammoth Cave) July 31 through August 3. The new classes will include our popular 3-Day T-Shirt Printing Boot Camp Read More
Check out this very insightful show review of the very first ISS Show held in Nashville May 8-10. Scott and Richard give a very in depth show review including things that are new, a run down of who was there, comments on this first time event (excellent!), rumors, gossip and much more. You can always Read More
SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association) has rolled out a whole new website. This has been a long time coming and the new look is outstanding. The new look shows SGIA’s commitment to being timely, trendy and relevant – especially to the garment printing sector. The new site is much more user friendly and we really Read More
In an effort to do more and more short videos we are now doing Quick Tips videos (less than ten minutes) on key specific topics relating to Computer Graphics and Color Separations. The first three are here and they include:Quick Tip #1 – How to get cleaner and sharper separations by turning off anti-aliasing in Read More
Do you need a way to convert Photoshop files to halftone dots? Are you searching for the missing “Screen” button in Photoshop CS5, CS6 and CC?
So…. is this going to be the Game Changer? On September 9 Epson released their direct-to-garment F2000 Series inkjet printer with lots of fanfare.
Are you looking for the best waterproof inkjet film on the market?
Come join Scott and Mike Fresener and their popular  industry training classes.We have moved our summer classes on T-shirt printing, high-end color separations and DTG to beautiful Bowling Green, Kentucky (home of the Corvette Museum and Mammoth Cave) July 31 through August 3. The new classes will include our popular 3-Day T-Shirt Printing Boot Camp Read More
Two industry veterans, Terry Combs and Aaron Montgomery, have teamed up to do weekly PodCasts on T-Shirt printing.
We just updated the Events Calendar to include all the major trade shows through the end of 2014 – including key international shows.
Our industry trade association - SGIA - offers a number of Webinars on a regular basis and many of them are very important to Garment Decorators.Â
SGIA – Specialty Graphics Imaging Association – will hold their annual trade show this year October 22-24, 2014 in Las Vegas!
SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association) has rolled out a whole new website. This has been a long time coming and the new look is outstanding. The new look shows SGIA’s commitment to being timely, trendy and relevant – especially to the garment printing sector. The new site is much more user friendly and we really Read More
Call me a traditionalist. I still love the smell of coffee in the morning and a good newspaper to get my day started.Â
Thank you small businesses! With your help our economy is recovering, and most people I talk to are telling me their businesses are improving.
Marketing without being a Fortune 500 company.
Although we did not attend Fespa in Munich this year (May 20-23, 2014), our friends at Stitch & Print in Holland posted a nice pictorial of the event that shows the main players who were there.  Check it out HERE. Also, FespaTV has a few interviews about the event. OK, not as many as I would Read More
Check out this very insightful show review of the very first ISS Show held in Nashville May 8-10. Scott and Richard give a very in depth show review including things that are new, a run down of who was there, comments on this first time event (excellent!), rumors, gossip and much more. You can always Read More
SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association) has rolled out a whole new website. This has been a long time coming and the new look is outstanding. The new look shows SGIA’s commitment to being timely, trendy and relevant – especially to the garment printing sector. The new site is much more user friendly and we really Read More
Once again there is an upgrade to one of my favorite programs and once again the upgrade adds a few new features and breaks others. On June 18, 2014 Adobe released a new version of Photoshop CC called CC 2014. This is a stand-alone version that can co-exist along with your current CC, CS6 or Read More
Once again there is an upgrade to one of my favorite programs and once again the upgrade adds a few new features and breaks others. On June 18, 2014 Adobe released a new version of Photoshop CC called CC 2014. This is a stand-alone version that can co-exist along with your current CC, CS6 or Read More
I have been working with a start-up screen printer in Mesa, Arizona called Group Imaging and they are doing things all the right way. They are a large banner and display manufacturer moving into adding T-Shirts to their product mix. Owner, Jeff Burris is not afraid of buying the best equipment and setting up a Read More
Some things never change. Regardless of what shirts are in style, there is still a market for putting a list of students in a class inside a word or the graduation year. This is an old technique that never goes out of style. This article shows how to create this effect in any version of Read More
Once again there is an upgrade to one of my favorite programs and once again the upgrade adds a few new features and breaks others. On June 18, 2014 Adobe released a new version of Photoshop CC called CC 2014. This is a stand-alone version that can co-exist along with your current CC, CS6 or Read More
A Little DTG Direct-to-Garment Background In 2004 when I first developed the T-Jet printer I was convinced it would be easy for the garment decorating industry to add this process to their bag of tricks. After all, other than the large Kornit printer (at that time), most machines were simply an Epson base inkjet paper Read More
On June 4, 2014, The Wall Street Journal had a great article and video titled Finding the Perfect T-Shirt. It was very informative and interesting that they gave this a large spread in the print edition. Check it out HERE.
Aaron Montgomery talks about customer service.
Once again there is an upgrade to one of my favorite programs and once again the upgrade adds a few new features and breaks others. On June 18, 2014 Adobe released a new version of Photoshop CC called CC 2014. This is a stand-alone version that can co-exist along with your current CC, CS6 or Read More
Thank you small businesses! With your help our economy is recovering, and most people I talk to are telling me their businesses are improving.
Stop! Don’t put this article down just because you a few years of experience. I teach beginners who can print better with ten minutes of instruction than many printers with years of experience. This article is written with the beginner in mind but take a few minutes – read this short article – and maybe Read More
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This article is like a broken record and the reason I write about basic screen making is I am constantly reminded how confusing it can be to a newcomer AND a seasoned professional
Comments by Scott Fresener: Over the years I have watched  the online designer guys work to be relevant to this industry. The problem has often been many of the developers are not from the industry and they “think” they know what we need. And, others simply never “got it” and never had features you needed. Read More
If you want to keep up with the latest trends you need to check out www.TrendHunter.com.
This might  be huge – or not. A Digitial T-Shirt called thirt OS 2.0 (that displays images of your choice like a neon sign) has been developed by a wearable tech company called Switch.
