 Trademarking your T-shirt design can be a tricky business. To do it right, one must be willing to do the research and put the work in. This is not a task for the faint of heart. If every detail is not observed, the work will be lost.
If you are at the point of trademarking your design, then you have come too far to let complacency get in your way. Here are a few important steps to help you trademark your T-shirt design.
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 I recently read an article of a professional sports team that had a glaring misspelling on their team t-shirts. It was an error of just one letter in the team's city name, but it was an embarrassing mistake for everyone involved—the team, the printer, and the fans who bought the shirts before they were pulled from the store and had to be reprinted.
We’ve all, at some point or another, seen someone with a shirt that has something misspelled on it. Most of the time these misspellings are usually from bad translations from overseas companies, like the “Engrish” seen on clothing throughout Asia.  Are you a screen printer, sign maker, or t-shirt shop owner and would like to get more print jobs that require custom made art? But what if don't you don't have much experience with freehand drawing?
The following tips could help you...  As a screen printer, t-shirt printer or sign maker, the time will come when you will have to 'get creative' and draw some original art. As an example, your customer may want a unique custom drawn element in the t-shirt design or the sign you are making for them.
While you can 'farm this out' to a third party to do the artwork for you, it would be useful (and fun) to be able to create the art piece yourself. Below are some drawing tools and tips for beginners that would be useful for any screen printer who is not an artist.  What’s the best media for screen printers to use for creating film positives?
It comes down to a matter of cost, time, and availability. There are a few other issues worth noting and we’ll discuss them here as well.  If you grew up in the 60's and were into the car crazy culture of that era, you would have definitely known about Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. Ed Roth was a hot rodder, custom car builder, artist and entrepreneur who drew monster cartoon creatures that drove hot rod cars. His custom cars were reproduced into model car kits that sold in the millions. His line of custom themed T-Shirts like his "Rat Fink" designs were mass produced and were extremely popular. His style of cartoon drawing is today an icon--instantly recognizable. In fact, many consider his designs to be fine art.
Andy Warhol's artistic talent covered many types of visual media. But he is probably best known for his screen printed artwork. His iconic, screen printed images of Campbell's Soup cans and movie stars such as Marilyn Monroe and Liz Taylor revolutionized modern art.
American Screen Printing Association recently had the privilege of interviewing Tresa Varner, Curator of Education of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. She discussed with us the screen printing techniques utilized by Andy Warhol and was kind enough to supply us with the information that we needed to present these articles. In our three part series on Andy Warhol, we present his biography, a tutorial on Pop Art, and a tutorial of his screen printing technique. 
Andy Warhol's artistic talent covered many types of visual media. But he is probably best known for his screen printed artwork. His iconic, screen printed images of Campbell's Soup cans and movie stars such as Marilyn Monroe and Liz Taylor revolutionized modern art.
American Screen Printing Association recently had the privilege of interviewing Tresa Varner, Curator of Education of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. She discussed with us the screen printing techniques utilized by Andy Warhol and was kind enough to supply us with the information that we needed to present these articles.
Andy Warhol's artistic talent covered many types of visual media. But he is probably best known for his screen printed artwork. His iconic, screen printed images of Campbell's Soup cans and movie stars such as Marilyn Monroe and Liz Taylor revolutionized modern art.
American Screen Printing Association recently had the privilege of interviewing Tresa Varner, Curator of Education of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. She discussed with us the screen printing techniques utilized by Andy Warhol and was kind enough to supply us with the information that we needed to present these articles.  Screen Printer, Artist, World Changer. Which one are you? Maybe all three…
As a screen printer, there is a reasonably good chance that you may be an artist as well. Many people are attracted to the craft of screen printing because of its creative aspects. But did you ever stop and think that as a screen printer or graphic artist working in the screen printing business that you might also be a "world changer"? Yes–world changer. |
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