Although people frequently utilize words to convey their intended message on decorated apparel, color can lend a deeper significance. It’s the red surrounding the words “Coca-Cola,” after all, that make us thirst for one of the world’s most recognizable brands. Whether intentionally part of an image or merely that subconscious something which draws the eye for another look, a design’s color complexity can range from Pantone-matched precision to basic brought-out shades. On either end, the challenge at handⁱ is a journey from input device, to computer screen, to transfer paper to substrate, all with a hue agreeable to the original and to customers.  -Read more-

Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said. “One can’t believe impossible things.”

“I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it half an hour a day. Why, sometimes, I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”

—Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Ask 10 people to define clip art and you will likely get 10 unique answers. We all know what it is when we see it but it’s tricky to put into words. After much discussion with a variety of associates and clicking around the Internet, I decided the term “clip art” can be misleading and vague. With that in mind here are some brief definitions:

Every year about this time, I take a moment to review the past 12 months and record ways I’ve increased efficiency and opened up bottlenecks around my clients’ plants. The production challenges I come across most often also tend to be common to many plants. I decided, therefore, to pick a few of those challenging items and focus upon them.

More than just a friendly smile