Blackmill Music Merchandise

Indigo has launched a new t-shirt merchandise web store for Melodic Dubstep producer Blackmill. Blackmill was looking to offer a range of unique designs printed onto ethical t-shirts. The Continental N45 Bamboo t-shirt was an ideal choice and Indigo print-on-demand using Direct-to-Garment printing which means Blackmill do not have to risk capital by investing in pre-printed stock … Read more

What is the best t-shirt for printing?

At Indigo, we often get asked which t-shirt we recommend. As there are so many t-shirts to choose from it really depends on what a client’s budget is and what the t-shirt is for (promotional giveaway, staff uniform, etc). However, if we really had to pick our favorite we would have to say the Fruit … Read more

TUTORIAL: How to create a vintage t-shirt using DTG

Follow this tutorial to turn your latest design into an authentic looking vintage t shirt print.

The final design will be printed on a Brother GT-541 DTG (Direct To Garment) printer. Our artwork was created in Adobe Illustrator and sized to the largest dimensions possible for the DTG printer (350mm x 400mm). We used a Gildan Ultra Cotton Ice Grey t-shirt for this print as the muted colour helps to create an authentic vintage look.

View-the-final-vintage-t-shirt

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Halloween doesn’t have to be scary!

The week of Halloween spells the transformation of Frank into Frankenstein’s monster, Derek becoming Dracula, Vera, a Vampire, and Percy going Pumpkin. For one night only everyone tries their best to look as frightening as possible. As I’m not a fan of the seriously scary…even the thought of sitting through The Silence of the Lambs makes me want to reach for my Daddy’s hand and a hide behind a cushion, this Halloween, armed with a bag of cotton wool and some over-the-ear hooks, I will be attending a party in the guise of a giant beard. Scared? You would be.

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Holiday Inn Running Vest and T-Shirt

Indigo printed these Fruit of the Loom super premium t-shirts and athletic vests in just 2 days for the Holiday Inn Running Club, hosted by Mo Farah, the recent 5000m gold medalist in the 2011 World Championships. Keen runners got up early in London yesterday to join Mo for a run in London’s Regents Park. The … Read more

Golden ERA

Hip hop’s “golden age” (or “golden era”) is a name given to a period in mainstream hip hop – usually cited as being a period varying in time frames during the 1980s and 1990s said to be characterised by its diversity, quality, innovation and influence.

Indigo’s client Mark, from Madina, has translated his passion for old school music with an amazing t-shirt, titled: “Celebration of the ‘Golden ERA’ 1980s – 1990s“. Rio Ferdinand has also got behind the project:

Rio Ferdinand with Golden ERA t-shirt

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Barcamp T-Shirts

Indigo has been a fan of the tech community for many years and this shows in our client list, having worked with WordPress, MySpace, Microsoft and, more recently, with Spotify. So it is only natural we have decided to take more of an active role in the UK internet scene and we have decided to … Read more

LOVEtennis Children’s Charity Day

With the summer having arrived and Andy Murray having completed a valiant effort at Wimbledon it is undoubtedly another year to sit down and reflect about the state of British tennis. However if, like me, you fancy your own chances come 2012 (or 2020 more likely) then the guys over at LOVEtennis definitely have the … Read more

Vivienne Turns to T-shirt Printing: Comic Relief 2011

Dame Vivienne Westwood. Most definitely the woman of the moment. Whether it is having her Brit Award statuette ushering in a new ‘edgier’ show or not having the foggiest who ‘Style Icon 2011’ Emma Watson is, she’s definitely ‘smashing it’, as Richard Keys would put it. She’s definitely not averse to a bit of attention, … Read more