Category: Printing and Production

I still remember the absolute sinking feeling in my gut when I saw my first “professional” print run come back from the shop. I’d spent weeks obsessing over the graphic, … Read more

I still remember the first time I tried to launch my own little run of tees in that cramped, shared studio. I had this gorgeous, sprawling illustration in my head, … Read more

I remember sitting in my first shared studio, staring at a stack of premium heavyweight hoodies I’d spent way too much of my savings on, only to realize I’d completely … Read more

I was hunched over my first industrial machine in that cramped, humid shared studio, trying to figure out why my sample looked like a crumpled napkin instead of a structured … Read more

I still remember the first time I tried to run a custom logo on a heavy 400 GSM hoodie, only to watch the fabric bunch up like a crumpled soda … Read more

I remember sitting in that cramped shared studio last summer, staring at a pile of “premium” white tees that looked great on screen but turned into a muddy, pastel disaster … Read more

I still remember the smell of scorched polyester from my first year in the shared studio—that acrid, chemical stench that hits you when you realize you’ve just ruined a fifty-dollar … Read more

I still remember the first time I tried to scale up my little shirt project; I was sitting on a floor covered in plastic scraps, staring at a pile of … Read more

I still remember the first time I tried to launch a small run in that cramped, shared studio; I had spent weeks obsessing over a graphic, only to realize the … Read more

I still remember the first time I tried to pull off a complex design using discharge printing in that cramped, shared studio I used to work in. I was so … Read more