tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38016877.post9053445428378014548..comments2008-07-22T14:35:05.943-07:00jimiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031590316436194141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38016877.post-75592179609179473642008-07-22T14:35:00.000-07:002008-07-22T14:35:00.000-07:00I agree with ya Jeff. Feeling wordy, I got tired of writing, and decided to leave out the counterpoint. I dont want to discourage wildly colorful and complex designs, as separations arent as difficult as I made it sound. Also, if it wasn't designs pushing the limits and challenging DBH, they would not be where they are now. DBH thrives on being an innovator. ALTHOUGH, I wonder sometimes when they print the one color design that only got a handful of votes get printed, that they arent just trying to take a break, and trying at least cover some financial bases.<BR/><BR/>I think this article is meant for designers who may not be aware of the topics I touched on.<BR/><BR/>I've seen the lack of it in action at emptees. People throw every color in a design, and think about maybe printing it for themselves for their apparel line. I dont think they are anticipating the cost, and just think their gradients look neat.<BR/><BR/>Most important, I wasn't trying to insinuate that your design was poorly done. I think it's a great design, although to be frank, being on a shirt, you cant enjoy the depth of color and richness you can digitally, or I assume if it was printed on paper.<BR/><BR/>....<BR/><BR/>I also base this on some experience of large screenprinters.<BR/><BR/>I used to work for a Nascar affiliate printing company. They were always lamenting how all their designs were the typical Jumbo sized, 8-12 color designs. They had friends in the Country Music industry as well as a leg in the mass marketing outlets like Walmart and Target. My boss vented once that it was difficult to get ahead financially with time consuming jumbo 10 color designs, while their friends were doing modest sized, high quantity printing of 1-3 colors. It didn't matter how many colors the art was, it was the market they went for that ended up being the flaw. <BR/><BR/>I dont know the point. <BR/><BR/>Money is important. Art is too, but if you are making art for a consumer based product, I think it should still dictate a little bit of how you approach the final product. I personally enjoy it, because it's a challenge. <BR/><BR/>How can I create more depth, but only using x colors. How can I shade if I can only use line. Etc etc.<BR/><BR/>Anyways Jeff. I would love to write for http://www.gomediazine.com/, let me put it on the to do list. <BR/><BR/>The Tee Off Calls!jimiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031590316436194141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38016877.post-3752198233945058902008-07-22T07:54:00.000-07:002008-07-22T07:54:00.000-07:00Nice read Jimiyo, very informative. I understand that you're trying to educate designers who don't know apparel production to really stop and think about the process before they just design something in full color. However, in the same sense, you almost sound likes you're admiting it's too hard and expensive and designers should have sympathy for color separators and keep the work simple with only a few flat colors. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, you should write some stuff on apparel production for the zine. Our readers would love it!Jeff Finleyhttp://www.gomedia.usnoreply@blogger.com