Modern Way of Designing a T-Shirt

Published: 07th March 2011
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T-Shirts are always in, so you might be having a wonderful collection of T-Shirts but might have never given it a thought how a T-Shirt is designed or how the printing process is done. T-Shirts are not only for clothing purpose but it can be an affiliated group or advertisements purposes, etc. It is one of the best methods for advertising political slogans, tourist destinations, artwork, sports, etc. Earlier, the conventionally used technique for printing T-shirt was Screen printing and Heat transfer printing technology. Screen printing includes solvent oil mixed with color; the stencil design is transferred to fabric screen area. The next step is to place this screen on top of the T-Shirt to be printed. Paint is then poured onto the fabric screen. Applying more than one color might time more time and costly but the quality of the print is worth the price. Heat transfer is another common method that contains pre-coating than 30% solvent oil. In this technique the design is printed on a special transfer paper which lets you make complex designs. Then the design is pressed or ironed onto the T-Shirt. Heat transfer technique is much more time saving and affordable. This solvent oil liquid comprises of toxic elements like benzene toluene. These are highly contaminated constituents that can cause cancer, drowsiness, dizziness leading to death. Besides this, while printing there is a strong odor this can again affect the health conditions of the people around.


The growth in technology has led to a wide variety of techniques for T-Shirt printing. The current trend of T-Shirt printing is the digital printing method, by which you will be able to print unique designs onto your T-Shirt. It is a ready to operate software, i.e., designs, logo, text, picture can be easily printed on T-Shirts, mugs, bags, caps, water bottle, etc. Digital printing has water based inks in it and the only you only need to put the customized image to your computer, then directly print it on your T-Shirt. It is a fast process; your T-shirt is ready in a while. Digital printing is the safest technique as there is no harm as in the case of traditional methods as discussed earlier. So it is an environment-friendly and healthy technique. This method is not at all expensive when compared to the early days and is a very fast process, so it is highly efficient. Digital printing technique permits your customer to experiment on their creative ides and customizes the design as they prefer. Once the design is done then it is ready for printing.


Digital printing software is not all that expensive as it does not have any initial investment; all you should have is an internet connection. The installation of this printing design software is quiet simple; install this using an installing wizard and will be in a state to use in few minutes. Such software is a necessity for T-Shirt manufacturing companies as it makes online t shirt design and printing easier.

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