Guides for ordering custom shirts
Short, practical articles for the person who has to order shirts for everyone else. Every number comes from our published price tables, and every guide ends with the questions people ask next.
How to design a company t-shirt people will actually wear
Logo placement, one color or full color, dark or light shirts, what to put on the back, what to send a designer, and how to check the shirt before the full run.
Read the guide5 min readHow many shirts to order for a team (and which sizes)
A size split that works for mixed groups, the 30 shirt minimum per order, why rounding up to a price break often costs less, spares for new hires, and reorders.
Read the guide4 min readScreen printing vs DTG: how your order is printed
Why every order is screen printed, when direct-to-garment is used for photo artwork, how each handles colors, and how the prints feel and last.
Read the guide5 min readStartup swag ideas that people keep (with a real budget)
Launch tees, onboarding boxes, conference booth shirts, investor gifts, the mistakes founders make, and a worked budget from our price tables.
Read the guide5 min readT-shirt file requirements: what to export before you upload
PNG, JPG or SVG, the pixel size you need at 300 dpi, transparent backgrounds, outlined fonts, and export steps in Canva, Figma, Illustrator and Photoshop.
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About these guides
Who are these guides for?
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Founders, office managers and team organizers who have never ordered printed shirts and want to get it right the first time. Each guide answers the questions people actually search for, in order.
Do I need to read a guide before ordering?
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No. The studio warns you when an image is too small to print sharp at the size you set, shows the price as you type sizes, and every order gets a proof within 24 hours. The guides help when you want to understand the why behind a choice, such as rounding up to the 200 and 500 price breaks.
Are the prices in the guides current?
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Yes. Every number in a guide is pulled from the same price tables that run the studio and the pricing page, so a worked example is what you would pay today.
Can I ask a question a guide does not answer?
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Yes. Email [email protected] with the garment, quantity and deadline and we reply with a straight answer, or check the FAQ page first.
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