Screen Printing 101

Ever wonder why your screen printed designs don’t look the way you intended? There are several factors to consider to include the color scheme, type of material that you intend to use, the way the art was designed, etc. The key point is that there are many factors that influence the overall quality and presentation of your logo, brand, etc.

The color of the garment is the most important thing to consider followed by the colors that you would like to see printed on the garment. The general rule of thumb is to try and print light colored inks on the darker garment colors and dark inks on the lighter colored garments. This is very important when trying to keep the design to a 1 color layout. If you plan to use 2 colors then try to ensure you have a contrasting color “sandwiched” between two colors of similar contrast – for example putting a white color between black and navy.

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Graphic Design

There are many people that work in the graphic design field and most are very talented. However, they may not be familiar with the way colors and designs need to be laid out for effective printing. For example, a multi-color graphic that looks amazing on the company web page or on a business card may not be as easily re-created using screen printing.


At our shop, we have a graphic designer that fully understands the basics of screen printing. We require our graphic designers spend some time in the print shop working with the print team to gain a better appreciation for the unique challenges of printing our customer’s designs. This helps our designers come up with logos that will look good when printed while also conforming to the specifications of our customers.

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 Red’s Team Sports, formerly known as Red’s Sporting Goods, provides custom uniforms, sports equipment, and other apparel nationwide. Based in the greater Tampa Bay area for over 25 years, Red’s Team Sports specializes in team sales for youth sports leagues, schools of all levels, as well as corporate customers. for more information: www.redsteamsports.com