Zeus Tees

Buy Local First Week (Utah)

jami — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:06:47 +0000

Zeus Tees is proud to be a member of Local First Utah, a not-for-profit organization that seeks to strengthen communities and local economies by promoting, preserving, and protecting local, independently owned businesses throughout Utah. As such, we’ll be participating in the Buy Local First Week, where local Utah businesses are offering discounts to consumers for shopping local. This is a great opportunity to generate economic growth, boost independent business and keep our hard earned money in our communities.

Here’s how it works:

Go to localfirstutah.org and download the Gift Shift Coupon, bring it into our shop between Monday, November 28^th and Friday, December 2^nd and place your order. We’ll take it from there!

Check out all the other great local businesses that are participating!

Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook for a chance to win an Ogio Cooler!

DTG or Direct-to-Garment (full color, photographic, just-in-time)

jami — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:30:36 +0000

DTG or direct to garment printing is sometimes referred to as just-in-time or full color print. It’s a relatively new printing method that prints directly onto a garment or fabric through what is essentially a modified version of a traditional inkjet printer. It’s like a regular inkjet printer which has been modified to “accept” garments instead of paper. The ink is printed directly onto fabric which results in exceptional softness or “hand” and offers more printing flexibility than screen printing. The color variation is great and the turn-around time is much shorter (especially for smaller orders).

When it first appeared in the market it was originally for light garments only because white ink was not available. As the technology has advanced, DTG printing providers are adding dark garments as an option.

This is perfect for printing a full color photograph, personalized gift or that gag shirt for a friend. The art requirements for our DTG printer aren’t as strict as screen printing. We can print from bitmaps and jpegs on occasion.

Not all garments are a good fit for the DTG printer. Because it sprays the ink on a “low pile” shirt/ garment is best. We can recommend a few but our favorite is the Gildan 2000 and 5000.

DTG printing is not for every job but it certainly opens the door for small quantity jobs and many colors at cost effective prices. Durability is comparable to screen printing because of it’s heat sealed finish.

View some of our DTG samples here:

Full Color, Photographic

Personalized

One of a kind

Full Color

Low quantity

Youth Group

Our Showroom

jami — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:21:38 +0000

Can’t quite find what you’re looking for? Want to feel the fabric or try something on? Come into our showroom. We have plenty of samples to check out and they’re always changing. We’d love to help you select the right garment for your art.

Love or Like?

jami — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:38:54 +0000

"Like" us on Facebook for a chance to win.

‎”Like” our Facebook page and be automatically entered to win an Ogio soft side cooler. When our page gets 100 likes we’ll choose a random winner. Don’t forget to share with your friends!

Artwork? File types? What’s best? (vector, artwork)

jami — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:25:57 +0000

So you have artwork? That’s a start! Did you know that there are different types of art files? Some are useable for printing and some are not. The best type of file is called a “Vector” file while others are classified as “Raster” files.

Vector files are stored as mathematical expressions of lines and curves. What does this mean exactly? Well, it means that your file will be able to be resized without loss of image quality (resolution), re-colored easily, altered, arranged or manipulated in various ways.

Raster files consist of tiny pixels or dots and are based in certain color modes. When raster files are resized this changes the image quality, or resolution.

We prefer to print from Vector files.

Vector formats typically end in .ai .pdf and .eps. However, this does not guarantee that your file is vector. Raster images can be saved as these file types but that does not mean they are truly vector.

Raster file types end in .jpeg .psd .tif .gif and many others.

If you have a question as to whether your file is vector or raster please send it our way and we can let you know!

Bobber the Clown – (youth, t-shirts, one-color, gradients)

jami — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:32:12 +0000

What’s better than a great birthday party? How about a souvenir t-shirt? That’s what we created for Bobber the Clown. They provided a high-res photo that we vectorized and adjusted to black with gradients. Brenda was so pleased when we were able to find a spot for her website without adding a new print location. These shirts are ready to party!

Full Color - High Res Image

Here’s the final product:

One color with gradients.

Old Man Support Crew (tech shirt, low quantity, marathon, adult, youth, DTG)

jami — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:30:26 +0000

Corey’s Father, at 70, has been running marathons for more than 30 years, and so Corey knew that for his participation in the St. George marathon, the whole family was going to need something special. We used a Sport Tek shirt, , in five different sizes, with the logo emblazoned on the front and the back, and added “support crew” to the shirts for the family. The adult and youth sizes were screen printed, but the toddler size had to be digitally printed in time for the entire family to attend the St. George Marathon!

Tech Shirts and Toddler Shirt

NY High Adventure (DTG, digital, direct-to-garment, full color, low quantity)

jami — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:17:57 +0000

This youth group from New York contacted us to create their shirts for their adventure. We worked via email to create the design and get it laid out just so. This was another shirt that was perfect for digital printing. The timeline was short and there were several colors. They chose the burnt orange color which is perfect when camping and getting dirty. The boys loved their shirts and had a great time!

DTG, Digital Print, Full Color

Teton High Adventure (tshirts, low-quantity, design)

jami — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:49:47 +0000

Mike came to us this summer looking for unique shirts for his Boy Scout troop’s summer adventure trip. He had a basic idea of what he wanted as well as a limited budget. We worked with him throughout the entire process to ensure that he and his boys would get maximum design at a minimal price. When completed the shirts looked amazing and Mike was kind enough to send us some pictures so we could see our shirts in action.

He came to us with this idea, but budget wise it didn’t fit the bill. We worked up a design that was one color and center chest rather than an overprint.

This was the customer's design idea.

The design mockup we created for the customer.

The Teton High Adventure Group.

What our customer said about us:

“We’re back from our High Adventure trip. It was a great success . . . and the shirts were a hit! Thanks again for all the help.” – Mike

MetaDesigns – (workshirts, tshirts, Dickie’s, industrial)

jami — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:42:02 +0000

Working in dirt, grease, paint, and heat can wreak havoc on your employees clothing. How can you keep a professional look but make sure your crew is safe and their uniforms will last? This is the dilemma we have when outfitting most people in industrial and manufacturing fields. Recently our client MetaDesigns approached us with this issue. They were concerned about look and durablility. Working with our supplier of Dickie’s brand apparel we were able to find an appropriate work shirt. These shirts were ordered for their shop workers while basic tees were ordered for other employees to help keep costs down.

MetaDesigns Tshirt

Meta Designs Dickie's Workshirt

The crew of MetaDesigns.