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The Making of Thread’s Not Dead

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: It’s been about 8 months since I launched my first ebook entitled Thread’s Not Dead: The Designer’s Guide to the Apparel Industry. We’ve sold over 1,000 copies of the ebook and we recently celebrated the launch of the hardcover edition. It gives me goosebumps to think of my book [...]

How to Dominate the T-Shirt Design Biz

Friday, March 25, 2011

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: It won’t be long now. But it could be shorter. Jeff Finley’s first ebook Thread’s Not Dead is almost ready for release. Although officially slated for Tuesday April 19th, you can get the book two weeks early and 10% off just by entering your email here. Jeff has put [...]

Learn to Create Collage Typography

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Ever been asked to come up with a type driven design but still wanted to use imagery? Creating text through collage can be an awesome solution. Here’s what you’re going to need to create a successful piece: 1. An open mind. I always find that being noncommittal toward the [...]

Starting Your Own Shirt Line — Part III: Business & Relationships

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

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Starting Your Own Shirt Line — Part III: Business & Relationships

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Hi Friends, Welcome to the third and final installment to Starting your own Shirt Line. In this article I’ll be talking about elements of business and planning and the importance of developing relationships. Quick recap of past two articles. In Part I I talked about Creating your Idea, Research, and [...]

Hot Topic T-Shirt Wall Game: Name That Designer!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

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Hot Topic T-Shirt Wall Game: Name That Designer!

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: I thought this would be a fun game. I’m sure you’ve been into Hot Topic and looked up at the t-shirt wall for inspiration on designing tees. You might even have the pleasure of seeing one of your OWN designs up on the wall. Or you might recognize the [...]

Inspiration: Designers Who Started Their Own Clothing Line

Monday, October 25, 2010

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Inspiration: Designers Who Started Their Own Clothing Line

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: As I’m writing the “Designers Guide to the Apparel Industry” eBook that I plan to release soon, I started to take notice of WHO are the role models that inspired this book. Essentially, who are the designers who started freelancing and eventually started and now run a successful clothing [...]

Starting Your Own Shirt Line. PART II: The Creation of Your Art and Working with a Printer.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

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Starting Your Own Shirt Line. PART II: The Creation of Your Art and Working with a Printer.

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Hey Guys, Welcome to the second article in the series ‘Starting Your Own Shirt Line’. In the first article, Start – Up, we covered the topics: Originality Research Who will like it? In Part II I’ll take you through my process of creating the Octolady and my experience working with a [...]

Anatomy of a Band T-Shirt

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The “band t-shirt” project can be quite enticing for designers and illustrators. Want to know what goes on behind the artwork? Jeff Finley of Go Media shares his personal experiences of the ins and outs of designing t-shirts for bands big and small – on the business side of [...]

Weapons of Mass Creation Interview: Chad Lenjer

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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Weapons of Mass Creation Interview: Chad Lenjer

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: We’ve already posted 4 of the video interviews we were lucky to film with attendees of the first Weapons of Mass Creation event last fall. Currently we’re busy planning a much more ambitious festival to celebrate contemporary creative visionaries, called Weapons of Mass Creation Fest. Visit the home page [...]