“Industrial T-shirt” Tech Pack

(July 2023). This was my first attempt at making my own tech pack for a shirt that I got made. At the time I had no idea exactly what pages were needed, so I looked up a youtube video and put in the information that I thought was most important: the general information, the artwork placement, the artwork details such as the color, and the size chart. The size chart was the simplest because I was printing on blanks so I just made a reference to the garment I was using at the time. For the artwork, this was my first attempt at making a design with gradient fill. Since the theme of the shirt is dealing with metalwork, I tried making the logo look like polished medal.

For it being my first attempt and not much information needed to be entered, this tech pack was pretty good but could still use some improvements. One of the changes I would make is to try and keep the artwork as proportional as possible. I’d also like to think of a way to better communicate the color used in the designs.

Post-Production Thoughts: I also learned that I have to be aware of the size limits of designs when I’m printing. I got lucky because this print was designed to take up the entire back, and while the printing press used couldn’t accommodate the exact measurements I wanted, it got pretty close.