Interest in DTF—or direct-to-film—printing is growing every day.

A quick search on Google Trends reveals that, over the past five years, Americans are searching more for DTF printing year over year.

DTF printing has lots of unique benefits. It can save you time and cost while also creating pixel-perfect transfers for almost any garment in any color.

Sand-carved designs in glass and crystal are beautiful on their own, but adding color fill can significantly enhance their visual appeal and value. Accentuating the etched areas with color creates a stunning contrast that gives the product a striking appearance. Color fill is particularly beneficial for dark-colored products such as red wine bottles, black granite, ceramics, and dark glass.

Are you confused about what size to make your images for social media posts? Join the club! I have often found myself searching for answers to this question, only to find different answers depending on the source. Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, and others have their own dimensional preferences. And the rules and guidelines surrounding these dimensions seem to shift and change like the prairie wind.

Once considered just companions, pets are now—more than ever before—seen as family. Today, 98% of pet owners consider their pets important family members, according to the Human Animal Bond Research Institute. This strong bond is fueling a booming market for pet personalization products. From sleek aluminum-inset retractable leashes to vibrant silicone-sleeve tumblers, pet parents are eager to celebrate their pets.

The awards and personalization industry serves a variety of customers, ranging from sports teams to service clubs, local businesses to churches, and even kids to grandmothers. But one market segment heavily uses the products and services of our personalization professionals: schools.

With gift giving, nothing beats an item that’s been custom-made specifically for you. In that personalized gift market, there are endless items of varying shapes, sizes and functions. While there is something for everyone, different items and materials require specific methods to add the best personalized touch. Machines such as laser engravers or direct printers are ideal pieces of equipment that can be used to decorate a plethora of gifts, but these machines can be quite costly.

According to the Color Science Lab at North Carolina State University, “Colors are personal psychological experiences that can be generated from various kinds of stimuli, most commonly lights of a specific spectral composition. They are taken to represent a continuum, transitioning within it in various ways. Similar to all perceptual experiences, they are subjective and depend strongly on illumination, [surroundings] and a number of other perceptual phenomena.”

You might be thinking, “How is an article about the latest version of CorelDraw relevant if it was released in the spring of 2023?” Well, if you’re like me, the best time to purchase new software is when it’s on sale. And if you’re patient, it eventually gets cheaper, whether you’ve been designing with it for years or a first-time user.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of UV direct-to-substrate printing, the advent of UV direct-to-film (DTF) technology has turned heads across the industry. This cutting-edge technique presents a multitude of benefits, making it a great advancement in UV printing—particularly when integrated with existing UV direct-to-substrate printers. While UV DTF and UV direct-to-substrate are distinct printing methodologies, each comes with its own merits. When used together, they provide a comprehensive printing solution that caters to an extensive array of substrates and materials. This synergistic pairing holds particular value for businesses that need diverse printing applications.

My wife Lura and I had just finished having dinner with some friends when one of them, Jeff, showed me a feature he had recently discovered on his iPhone.