St. Patrick’s Day T-shirt Design Ideas
Feb/100
QAL-289 with x19a-999 distress
We are already seeing Saint Patrick’s Day custom transfers flying through the Transfer Express production line. It’s about that time that Dealers start advertising their ability to create the holiday gear and give the customers design ideas. There are so many available Easy Prints® layouts that can be customized to show the St. Patty’s Day spirit! Order just a clip art of a shamrock or choose a layout from the Idea Book™ for more customization options. Some layouts have already been set up specifically for St. Patrick’s Day. Look for layout QHL-34, QHL-41, QHL-42 in the Easy Prints® Idea Book™ or search them online.
This season customers are looking for simple designs with text and clip art with added effects such as distressed or pattern fills. These custom plastisol transfers aren’t just for t shirts either. Heat print your transfers onto foam koozies for those green beer drinkers too!
Our designers put together a few examples of design ideas, clip art, and typestyles that can be used for the St. Patty’s Day celebrations. Don’t forget you can add a distressed effect to many layouts and clip art to give your custom screen printed transfer a vintage look!
Clip Art:
Shamrocks
Leprechauns
Beer Mugs
Typestyles
What is Clip Art?
Feb/100
Clip art for customizing Easy Prints® layout
Clip art is ready made art that can be used to create your custom transfers. At Transfer Express, we offer thousands of clip art to help create your custom print ready to apply to your apparel.
The clip art is categorized online and in the Idea Book™. We offer general shapes, mascots, animals, occupations, and sports to name a few of the categories. To find what you are looking for use our clip art search. To find the best results in our search, enter the simplest part of the description you would call the clip art you are looking for. Example: Search for “glasses” instead of sun “glasses” or “bee” instead of “bumble bee”.
Our clip art can be added to an Easy Prints® layout, with text or used alone. It can ordered in just one color or as many colors as you like. If using just one color, what you see in black will be the color you select. If you want to add colors, just let us know what colors are needed and where they should be placed. To order clip art alone – use the layout QAL-CLIP when ordering online.
With thousands of clip art choices, any layout can be made custom for your specific need. The choices are endless….
Don’t forget about selling those St. Patrick’s Day shirts. We have shamrock clip art too!
What is Clip Art?I “Heart” Custom T-shirts!
Feb/100
The popular “I (heart) ____” design is a well known symbol in American culture. Today a different variation is growing and becoming a much wanted tshirt among the younger audience. Seen in schools and organizations all over the country groups have replaced the (heart) with a symbol for their group such as a “baseball clip art” for the Boys Varsity Baseball team. See examples below. Even though you are replacing the (heart) with a clip art of your choice, the audience recognizes that design as the “I (heart) ____” design that is regaining popularity.
To have custom transfers created using this design idea, use Easy Prints® layout QAL-340 and customize the text and clip art for your customer’s needs. Some great examples are below to get your creativity flowing. Becoming a Dealer allows you to use the Easy View™ design previewer to see your design idea before it gets printed!
I love tshirts!
Custom Plastisol Transfers for Fundraisers
Jan/100
Even though the winter is not the peak season for fundraisers, many organizations still hold events to raise money for their cause. To assist our Dealers in creating custom designs for their customer’s fundraisers we have added several clip art to make ordering these designs fast and easy. Over the past year we have added stock Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbons, as well as the clip art that can be added to any Easy Prints® layout. Also added for the 2010 year is a puzzle piece clip art that can be used for Autism Awareness t shirts.
Transfer Express® also carries several other organization clip art for use in Easy Prints® layouts, however are not shown in the Idea Book™ or online. Since these logos are copyrighted by each specific organization, when ordering, our Dealers need a statement of permission to print the logo. Permission can be faxed to our Dealer Services Department at 800-833-3877 when ordering.
The most current earthquake in Haiti has caused an outpouring of generosity across the United States. Thousands of groups are holding fundraisers to raise money to donate to the victims and t shirts are a great way to show support. Easy Prints® layouts can be easily customized with text and clip art to coincide with the Haitian Relief efforts.
Examples of clip art that can be used to support the Haitian Relief efforts include:
And use text such as:
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2010 Idea Book Better than Ever!
Jan/100
Our 2010 Idea Book was just released and we’ve made some changes to help in yours and your customers’ selection of Easy Prints® layouts.
Last year’s Idea Book featured the descriptions of the different Type Formats text can be made into. On pages 5 and 6 of the 2010 catalog you will see these descriptions in bright pink in the color book and in the bottom right corner of the layout in the black & white book. Any of these formats can be used in the hundreds of layouts found in the rest of the book. Just let your representative know when placing the order which format the text should be in.
The 2010 personalized Idea Book™ features examples of color placements in a few layouts per page. We’ve given some of the layouts some color to give you an idea of different ways these layouts can be changed into awesome tshirt designs. Need them to be a one color when printed, it’s no problem.
Another useful feature of the 2010 Idea Book™ is the addition of the color notation below the photo on each layout page. We used the screen printed and digital transfers in each of the pictures and noted which colors were used in the print. This is a great way to get ideas of color combinations and also how the colors look on different color garments.
We have added 230 new template layouts to customize and 200 new clip art. These layouts include some new pattern designs like leopard and tiger stripes. Look for the “New for 2010” links in each section online. Check out page 13 in the printed book for the new Alternative layouts featuring more edgy, modern t-shirt designs.
Get your new 2010 Personalized Idea Book™ today!
2010 Idea Book Better than Ever!Creating Custom T-shirt Designs for Mardi Gras!
Jan/100
Capture the essence of the Mardi Gras celebration by creating colorful garments using Easy Prints® layouts and clip arts. Within the collection of Easy Prints® layouts there are hundreds that can be transformed with colors, clip arts, and text for Mardi Gras festivals and events around the country.
Tips:
- Use fun text such as: Adelaide, Curlz, Chalk, Homeward Bound, Slam & Spirit
- Brighten up the print with colors such as Turquoise, Purple, & Metallic Gold
- Incorporate clip arts that are symbols for the festivities.
Mask – x5d-23
Beads – x17a-686
Fleur de Leis- x6l-31, x17a-729
Confetti – x17b-22
Music – saxophones, music notes, etc. (several options on page 72 of the 2010 Idea Book)
Below are several examples of what can be done to customize Easy Prints® layouts out of the Idea Book™ and online at TransferExpress.com. Once you have your design customized, call our Dealer Services Department to place your custom screen printed transfer order. Your one color order will ship the next business day and your 2 color design will ship in 2 days! Just in time for the Mardi Gras celebrations!
Mardi Gras T-shirt Designs
Ready to Customize – New T-shirt Designs
Nov/090
The Transfer Express 2010 Marketing Materials are all ready to be pre-ordered online for shipment in January and the Dealer Services Team is getting prepared to help you order the new transfer products for 2010! We are also extremely excited to show our dealers the new Idea Book™ jam packed with new layouts that are modern and alternative styles. We really think your customers are going to love the new layouts. So in preparation for the upcoming release we thought we’d give the Transfer Express blog readers a “Sneak Peek” of what you’d expect to see in the 2010 Idea Book!
Below are new customizable layouts from the 2010 Idea Book™ that will also be available to preview online through Easy View™. Just sign in with your Dealer ID and Password and begin customizing these edgy new designs! Our new t-shirt design Idea Book™ contains 230 new layouts and 200 new clip art. You can view some of the sample pages with the t-hirt designs and clip art - here.
Designs in the 2010 Easy Prints® Idea Book
And if a “Sneak Peek” isn’t enough, these 3 layouts are now available to order online or by calling our Dealer Services Team to place your order!
Basketball Design – QBK-153
Cheerleading Design – QCH-115
Alternative Design – QAT-10
Add Pattern Effects to Screen Printed Clip Art
Nov/090
Layout CP-14 Paisley pattern
Add pattern effects, such as paisley or zebra stripes, to more than just words! Our patterns are created to be inserted into bold text but can also be placed into many of the clip arts that we offer in our Easy Prints® Idea Book. For example, place a paisley pattern in a volleyball for the local girls’ volleyball team or the plaid pattern in a football for the local football moms. They will love it!
Patterns can be used as a 1 color print or a multi-color prints for a more colorful design. They can be used when creating designs for a custom screen printed transfer order as well as a digital transfer order using the Easy Prints® layouts.
Tip: Use clip art that has bold, open areas to apply the pattern fill to. If you are unsure, ask a Dealer Services Representative.
View our web site for more pattern effects for custom screen printed transfers and digital transfers.
Volleyball clip art with paisley inside
Ordering Clip Art Only Custom Transfers
Oct/090
Occasionally, your customer may need a transfer print with artwork only and no text. Any of our over 3000 clip art can be ordered this way in whatever size and color or colors are needed. We have clip art categories of animals, arts, holidays, occupations, religious, sports, structures, symbols and transportation. We have subcategories for each of these to further help you find the needed clip art. If you know exactly what you are looking for, search for it by keyword.
To order, call and let us know the clip art number, the size you would like, the colors and quantity. For ordering online, you can use the layout QAL-CLIP!
X2B-29 Cardinal Clip Art Custom Screen Printed Shirt
New Breast Cancer Ribbon Transfer Packs
Oct/090
10 Ribbon Transfers
We have just added a new stock pack to the new stock transfer offering by Transfer Express. During the month of October customers have the opportunity to order packs of pink ribbons to show awareness and support of National Breast Cancer Month. Millions of men and women are diagnosed with cancer and this is one of the many ways to show support.
The 3” tall ribbons are screen printed using the Goof Proof® ink formula in bubblegum pink. Goof Proof® is opaque and can be applied to lights and darks in just 4 seconds. Dealers have been applying the ribbons to different apparel including t shirts, bags, sweatshirts…anything cotton, polyester and even cotton/poly blends!
Ask your Dealer Services rep to add the awareness ribbon transfer packs to your next order or order them online. A pack of 10 ribbons is $2.75, that’s only 27 cents a piece!
New Breast Cancer Ribbon Transfer Packs
