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Two weeks ago, I decided to take the plunge and get some Tabulas t-shirts printed for fun. I ordered about 40 or so with the intentions of giving them out or maybe selling them. After looking at recommendations (local stores and CafePress as alternatives), I settled on using CustomInk.com to create my shirts.

CustomInk has a cool program that lets you "design" your shirt right then and there, but what they don't tell you is that it's not going to come out exactly the way you design it there (which is a great thing!). They actually have someone look over your design and (I'm guessing) redesign it so it looks best on a t-shirt. I was surprised when I received a call from CustomInk telling me that my design would probably not translate too well to t-shirt in its current state, so they actually redesigned it so it would work well! I was quite impressed.

In any case, CustomInk has GREAT sales and email support, and I highly recommend them if you need t-shirts made.

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That said, I was somewhat dissappointed with the way my shirt came out. The green was a bit too bright for my tastes (closer to neon green than a grassy green), and the ray design didn't come out too well.

The design as it looks on the screen is:

So what have I learned from this t-shirt making experience?

• Keep your t-shirt designs simple
• Make sure there's enough color contrast

Unfortunately for these shirts, they'll be spending the rest of their lives in the back of my closet.