Why digital fabric printing has taken over from screen printing in Brisbane

Over the past few years, the rapid increase in digital fabric printing has meant that printing companies have tended to moved away from the more traditional printing methods, particularly in Brisbane. Screen printing is now less popular and it can be difficult to find a company that offers this method of printing.

So are there really any reasons to use the older methods, like screen printing, rather than the more modern digital fabric printing? Well here at Everything Vibrant, we only offer digital fabric printing, because our customers find that this is the best option for them.

There are however, some instances when screen printing might be the better option, so let’s take a look at how the two printing methods stack up against one another.

Screen printing: In this older method of printing, layers of different coloured inks are laid down on a specially created stencil that represents the design. You need a different stencil for each colour (so you are usually limited to 3 or 4 colours) and between creating the stencil and having to apply the colours one after the other (once each layer has dried), this is a long drawn out process. It does produce a lovely, handcrafted quality to the designs, but can also be costly because of the craftsmanship required in creating each stencil and the length of time it takes to complete the job.

Digital fabric printing: This newer method of printing simply involves uploading your design to a PC and printing the design onto the fabric, using a specialised printer. It is much faster than screen printing (as you can imagine) and creates photo quality images of complex designs, which can have as many colours as you like.

One problem with this method is that whilst the number of colours is infinite, the actual colours of the design depend on the type of pre-loaded colours in the printer. Also, the size of the design is limited by the size of the printer, whereas, within reason, with screen printing your design can be as large as you want.

So at Everything Vibrant in Brisbane, screen printing is not a method we use for our clients. We focus on producing high photo quality images, at low cost and fast. You are most welcome to call us on 07 3386 0536 to discuss your needs or visit our website.

How high visibility clothing improves safety

Did you know that high visibility clothing was first used in the United Kingdom in 1964? Apparently they were first issued to rail track workers in Scotland and were so successful that they were rolled out throughout the U.K. to all rail workers.

Now of course, high visibility clothing is essential for council workers and any situation where there is low light and poor visibility for workers. They are particularly essential when working around moving vehicles and we have all seen road workers wearing these high-vis vests, during both the day time and night time.

 So if you are a business owner, how do you know that your employees need to wear this type of safety gear? Well the Australian Standard AS/NZS4602.1 sets out the types of high visibility clothing and the situations when it must be worn. There are three different classifications:

• Class D: A high visibility garment for outdoor daytime use, which sets out the type of florescent colour that must be used in the material. It also states that at a minimum, the clothing must encircle the upper body.

• Class N: Designed for night time use only and must include retro reflective elements on a non-retro reflective background. The retro reflective elements can be easily seen by drivers in their headlights. The Standard sets out the size of the retro reflective strips that must be incorporated into the clothing and the style and location of these strips on this type of clothing; text or symbols must occupy additional space. The clothing must encircle the upper body down to the waist.

• Class D/N: These are a combination of the above garments and can be worn in both high and low visibility environments, in other words, during the daytime and night time. They must combine all elements from both Class D and Class N high visibility clothing.

If you believe that your employees need high visibility clothing then check the Australian Standards and then call us at Everything Vibrant in Brisbane. We can print high visibility reflective vinyl onto your work wear, which means that we can print the reflective strips and your company name and logo onto your safety wear.

Best T Shirt Printing Services In Brisbane

If you are looking for t-shirt printing in Brisbane then you have come to the right place. At Everything Vibrant we live and breathe digital printing in Brisbane.  We have years of experience in the industry and make it our business to help you promote your business and increase your bottom line.

T-shirt printing, Brisbane

As a business owner you know that a successful marketing campaign depends on a number of factors. The overriding factor obviously, is finding a way to advertise your products and services in a way that provides your business with a positive return on your investment (ROI).

So did you know that promotional products are one of the most cost effective strategies that you can use to advertise your business within the community?

We have lots of small and large businesses who come to us for all of their promotional products in Brisbane. Digital printing is the one technique that they all find gives them more bang for their buck when they want t-shirts for their next promotional event – more than any other type of printing.

So if you are looking for t-shirt printing in Brisbane, pop in and have a chat with us about your next campaign. You might be happily surprised at how fast we can come up with ideas to help your promotional campaigns and how cost effective t-shirts really are, when compared to more traditional methods of advertising.

T-shirt printing in Brisbane has come a long way over the last few years and the photo quality finishes that can be created are truly spectacular. We all know that everyone wants something free, which is why promotional merchandise works so well. However, people also want good quality and if you want consumers to wear your t-shirts, feel good about themselves and advertise your company - then the t-shirts need to be well made and they need to have a design that is printed to a very high quality.

Even if it is free, a t-shirt is very personal item and people just won’t wear them if the designs are all fuzzy and badly printed. That’s why t-shirt printing in Brisbane is so popular, because at Everything Vibrant we only use the latest digital printing technology to give our customers the best products and services.

You will never be disappointed with the quality of our t-shirts at Everything Vibrant. So if you want to ramp up your next promotional campaign and you are interested in t-shirt printing in Brisbane, call us on 07 3386 0536 and ask us how we can help promote your business.

Fast Custom T-shirts Printed Online

Screen printing t-shirts, digital printing, transfers and stickers are a great way to ramp up your marketing campaign by adding some promotional material to the mix.

We all know that in today’s global marketplace, everything is becoming faster paced and everyone wants things done yesterday. People don’t have the time to hunt around for products and services like they used to – they want to do a quick online search, find what they are looking for and then move on. Which makes it so great that you can order all of your printing needs online in double quick time. However, lots of businesses are looking for screen printing-shirt services when what they really want is digital printing.

Screen printing t-shirts vs. digital printing

Screen printing t-shirts is the old fashioned way of printing fabric, used before we had computers and digital technology. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with screen printing t-shirts, but the process and the results are completely different to digitally printed t-shirts.

T-shirt transfers and stickers for your logos or other slogans are always best when printed digitally as they can be printed very quickly and result in photo quality images. This is one of the main reasons why digital printing is better than screen printing t-shirts.

If you have a complex design with lots of colours, or you want a photo quality finish to your designs, then you need to use digital printing. On the other hand if you want a more handcrafted look to your design and you only have 3 or 4 colours to the design, then you could just as easily chose screen printing.

Another consideration is that digital printing, by its very nature, is fast and once the design is loaded into the computer, any number of t-shirts can be printed fairly quickly from the one design. Screen printing, because it involves creating individual screens for each colour in the design, takes a lot longer to prepare and set up. The whole process of screen printing takes a lot longer than digital printing in fact, but if want a handcrafted look to your design then you do need to use screen printing.

Many people still think of screen printing t-shirts for their next promotional event, not realising that digital printing is so easily available and can create much more complex designs. So if you want fast custom t-shirts printed for your next marketing event, check out digital printing, transfers and stickers at Everything Vibrant.