Steve Spence Figuring out the name of a font can be a time consuming and frustrating endeavor. With a million or more fonts out there and more coming every day, the task will only become more and more challenging. Perhaps you are like me: I have spent countless hours searching through the font pages in the front of the various CorelDRAW clipart manuals (when they had manuals) looking for a font close enough to th...
Continue readingSteve Spence Through the years, I have sold sublimated products to a number of fire departments. Here is what I have learned: First, there are two types of fire departments: Paid and volunteer. In many ways, they are alike but there are a few differences you should understand. Of course, these may not apply to all departments as each one has its own personality and structure. Paid firefighters consider themselves to be &ld...
Continue readingSteve Spence Can you ever have enough fonts? No! Never! One can never acquire too many fonts – even if you never use but a half-dozen of them. It’s true, most engravers, printers and designers collect fonts like crazy but almost always fall back on the old standards like New Times Roman (I wonder what happened to Old Times Roman?), Ariel, Brush Script, Schoolbook and maybe a couple others. Still, you never know when you might n...
Continue readingSteve Spence Why? That’s a good question. Why consider a laser engraver/cutter when working with sublimation? In my mind, there are several reasons: 1. You might want a unique shape for a name badge, clock or other product. You can cut shapes with a laser when using any of the materials listed below. 2. For those customers who insist on metallic gold or silver to be included in the artwork. You cannot...
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Continue readingPreparing your custom sublimation printed products for retail presentation is one of the key elements to getting your sublimation products in front of a broader audience of consumers. Successful retailers are flooded daily with solicitations from potential vendors creating a lot of “noise” for the already busy retail shop owner. ...
Continue readingBy: Lindsey Jackson With the first of Spring just weeks away and Easter shortly after, now is the best time to begin gathering product and design ideas for the Spring festivities. Custom products and gifts, along with colorful spring artwork, will bring extra excitement for the kiddos. Here are a couple of product and sublimation ideas to help maximize those Spring sales: ...
Continue readingBeginning your Sublimation Education- Getting started with the information basics. Perfect for the Sublimation Beginner or one who is restarting their business venture. ...
Continue readingThe introduction of shrink wrap film sleeves (also known by brand names such as SubliShrink) has changed the paradigm of sublimation transfer. Intro...
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