Author Topic: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!  (Read 3110 times)

Offline cvreeland

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Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
« on: August 22, 2012, 10:53:20 AM »
Hi folks.
Chris Vreeland from Austin, here. Been printing T-shirts and related items since 1984. Currently managing a production facility with 2 10-color Challengers (Old skool!) a 10-color manual, a pad printer and a Brother 782 DTG machine.

I owned Vreeland Graphics for 15 years, (sold in 2007) and won a couple awards for my process printing over the years. Been using Photoshop & Illustrator on the Mac since '93, and have seen the whole industry transform from manuals & hand-created seps to autos & digital film output.

Hopefully, I'll have something of value to offer here.

I currently (sometimes) maintain a blog at http://art-wear.org/ where I try to post some sort of printing related musings once or twice a month.
Owner, writer Art Wear - a screen printing blog


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Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2012, 11:16:17 AM »
Howdy Chris, Welcome aboard!
That rug really tied the room together, did it not?

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Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2012, 11:17:50 AM »
Welcome Chris.

A lot of nice info on your site.

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Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2012, 11:29:22 AM »
Hello cvreeland.


Chris, is easier to type. LOL.    Welcome aboard.  Glad to have you.


I love the bog. I started one also but have far less than you and decided not top publish until I have something more meaty to offer.


I really like the part where you show your building plans. I am in that process. I just started laying mine out. Take a look  (all of you) and point out any flaws if you would.


Review here.
http://www.theshirtboard.com/index.php/topic,4704.msg52023.html#new
« Last Edit: August 22, 2012, 11:45:28 AM by Dottonedan »
Artist & high end separator, Owner of The Vinyl Hub, Owner of Dot-Tone-Designs, Past M&R Digital tech installer for I-Image machines. Over 35 yrs in the apparel industry. e-mail art@designsbydottone.com

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Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2012, 05:26:49 PM »
Thanks! you all seem like a reasonable bunch around here.  :)
Owner, writer Art Wear - a screen printing blog

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Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2012, 06:09:53 PM »
I'm in Round Rock, stop by if you're ever in the area.  If you don't mind sharing, what shop are you at now?
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Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2012, 08:13:39 PM »
Thanks! you all seem like a reasonable bunch around here.  :)

Oh yeah, you're new here  ;D
That rug really tied the room together, did it not?

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Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2012, 08:24:09 PM »
Don't we give em like 24 hours to settle in before the fun starts?
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Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2012, 08:48:15 PM »
I thought we give them money to stay awhile...

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Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2012, 06:51:11 PM »
Make your check out to ScreenXpress. 

I'll distribute your wealth.... :D
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Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2012, 12:23:34 AM »
I'm in Round Rock, stop by if you're ever in the area.  If you don't mind sharing, what shop are you at now?

Hey alan, I'm running production, for a company called Amplifier in east Austin. We're a web fulfillment company, and we provide screen printing as a service for our shipping customers. Despair.com is one of our bigger clients- they design the cool stuff, and we print it,  box it & ship it to people who order from their website.

Sold Vreland Graphics about 5 years ago, and don't really regret getting out of the custom business, except that I miss seeing my clients in person. Most of the folks we print for are scattered around the country, and around the world.
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