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We have a new range of locally produced t shirts with nothing but the South African flag for a label. These t shirts are from our LavaLab range and is ideal for all for retail and promotional purposes. The cut is slim fit and they are made of 100% cotton – a perfect product for chucking on some crazy designs for Spring.
South African t shirts
The days of web designers are numbered. Better technology leads to better technology and this is why technology is such a wonderful thing. Yola is an example of the evolution of technology which allows one to build a website without having programming experience.
One thing that we’ve learnt from being an online company is that businesses that utilize the internet as their main marketing tool and make a living from it, are more likely to use other businesses that are internet based.It is probably because as an online company you know that other internet businesses are the same as you are (ethically) and therefore you are more trusting towards them. So if you are still advertising in the Yellow Pages your days are numbered as well because in this fast-paced world of business, nobody has the time (or the muscle) to pick up a heavy book to look for a company,product or service and ….it requires the turning of pages. The www is growing, so that means that there will be more people wanting to use internet based businesses, which means if you don’t have an optimised website, you are not going to be found. The internet is filled will young, time-strapped “internetters” with loads of cash who need to do business quickly.
About Yola
Yola brings website building to the rest of us. Small businesses. Groups and organizations. Non-profits. Your Aunt Martha. The guy in the next cube. Everyone.
Our website builder lets you easily take what’s in your head and turn it into webpages in front of your eyes. Yola lets you make great-looking sites with webpages that work beautifully together. We do it without imposing banner ads or throwing up pop-up ad windows everywhere.
Thank you Yola for trusting Lava Ink with your t shirts.
yola t shirts
Ampere Technical Staging, based in Cape Town, South Africa, provides technical support and equipment for the events and exhibitions industries.
Lava Ink supplied these 50% polyester/ 50% cotton golf shirts which offers durability with its polyester component and comfortability with its cotton component. The garments are branded with the ampere logo using embroidery.
Question
Which software does one use to prepare artwork for screen printing?
Answer
Different designers will have different opinions but it all comes down to the artwork that you are working with and what kind of results you wish to achieve. This is my black and white version of which software one needs to use when preparing artwork for screen printing.
Shaded/ overlapping colours
Clearly defined lines and colour
Clearly defined lines and colour : Use vector software like Illustrator/ Coreldraw / Freehand to trace/draw images. Follow tutorials on how to trace/ draw using these programs. Vector images can be scaled up or down without any distortion. So you can use the same vector image to print a business card as well as a billboard.
Colours of vector images are easily seperated -eg. the different shades of red and the white flame. Each colour becomes a positive. The print result is crisp and the colours are very accurate
Shaded /Overlapping colours : Use software like Photoshop. Scan/import/open your image in photoshop, convert it to CMYK, check the sizing and send to your printer.
Colours of shaded images/ photos/ scans are divided into process or CMYK positives. You have 4 positives (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black). The print and colour results may vary with manual printing. The image and colour forms as a result of printing CMYK, one colour on top of the other.
It is possible to use both vector and photo images in your design. You will learn from your bureau how to set up your artwork and some of you will learn the hard way. Advice……… work with a bureau or printer that is willing to guide you and also always ask if you are unsure.
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