SoftPrint Blog
- Mylar bags: construction, barrier, closures and how they get printed
A mylar bag is a laminate, and thickness is not barrier. Stand-up against flat bottom, foil against metallised film, zippers and valves, and the three routes to getting artwork onto a pouch.
- Promotional products: how the item, the imprint and the quantity set the price
Pad print, laser engraving, deboss, sublimation and the rest, matched to the products they actually work on — drinkware, bags, pens, tech, headwear, trade show kit, safety wear and gifting.
- 3D printing: bring a file, or have the file made
Two different jobs with two different bills. File formats, why STEP beats STL, what a printability review is, and how FDM, resin, PLA, PETG, ASA, TPU and nylon are actually chosen.
- Stickers and labels: cut, material, finish and quantity
Die-cut against kiss-cut, vinyl against paper against BOPP, what a laminate is actually for, how roll labels get specified, and the six things that move a sticker quote.
- Screen print, embroidery, DTF, DTG or patches: how to choose a decoration method
The five common ways to put a design on a garment, what each one physically does to the fabric, which fabrics they work on, how they feel in the hand, and what drives the price of each.
- Graphic design for print: what a production-ready file actually contains
Logos, business cards, flyers, packaging and merch artwork, explained by what the file has to contain to run on a press, a hoop or a heat press. Logo design from $100, business cards $75, flyers $100.