Comments on: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Threadless http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/ We Blog Indie T-Shirts Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:11:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Greg http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-9675 Greg Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:12:05 +0000 http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-9675 As far as reducing your design to the size of a thumbnail, remember that the thumbnail doesn't have to be the exact same image as your design, only smaller. Instead, you should select a specific portion of your design (preferably the most interesting bit) and then create a 100x70px cut-out featuring only <strong>that</strong> portion. For example, just head on over to Threadless's <a href="http://www.threadless.com/submissions" rel="nofollow">submissions page</a> and take a look at the thumbnails that are already there. Notice how the thumbnails feature only parts of the designs, and not the whole thing? That's what you should do. Unfortunately, I'm not too familiar with Illustrator, so I'm not sure what might be making your file so big. Have you tried exporting the file as a .gif and submitting that instead? The .gif might be smaller than your Illustrator file. As far as reducing your design to the size of a thumbnail, remember that the thumbnail doesn’t have to be the exact same image as your design, only smaller. Instead, you should select a specific portion of your design (preferably the most interesting bit) and then create a 100×70px cut-out featuring only that portion.

For example, just head on over to Threadless’s submissions page and take a look at the thumbnails that are already there. Notice how the thumbnails feature only parts of the designs, and not the whole thing? That’s what you should do.

Unfortunately, I’m not too familiar with Illustrator, so I’m not sure what might be making your file so big. Have you tried exporting the file as a .gif and submitting that instead? The .gif might be smaller than your Illustrator file.

]]> By: John Hegquist http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-9673 John Hegquist Sat, 06 Oct 2007 22:23:08 +0000 http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-9673 Can anyone out there help me? I've been trying to submit a design to Threadless and can't, for the life of me, figure it out. My design is a vector/Illustrator file. Does any one have a step-by-step instruction? I would greatly appreciate it. I've imported the design into Photoshop and tried to reduce the 640x480 pixel file to a 100x70 gif but it reduces to 100x75. And when I save the 640x480 illustrator file for the web it's over the maximum 120 kb size required. I know that thousands of people have submitted their designs successfully, and I'm embarrassed to ask for this help but I'm desperate. Thank you in advance for your help. Can anyone out there help me? I’ve been trying to submit a design to Threadless and can’t, for the life of me, figure it out. My design is a vector/Illustrator file. Does any one have a step-by-step instruction? I would greatly appreciate it. I’ve imported the design into Photoshop and tried to reduce the 640×480 pixel file to a 100×70 gif but it reduces to 100×75. And when I save the 640×480 illustrator file for the web it’s over the maximum 120 kb size required. I know that thousands of people have submitted their designs successfully, and I’m embarrassed to ask for this help but I’m desperate. Thank you in advance for your help.

]]> By: Andy http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-636 Andy Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:24:21 +0000 http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-636 The debate over what stock tee Threadless use will grow in the coming months as they begin to bring their own brand of tee into stock. At the moment the only tee on Threadless' own brand is the 'I [heart] Threadless' design. Good article Joe, I share a lot of your feelings about Threadless, luckily I still rarely see Threadless tees in my area, but I live in a pretty rural part of England, so that's to be expected. I like it when I go to a city and after I walk past someone I'll hear "hey, that was a Threadless tee", it feels good, like a secret club. With most of the tees I own/get given I'm pretty sure I'm the only guy in the country that owns one, which also feels pretty special. The debate over what stock tee Threadless use will grow in the coming months as they begin to bring their own brand of tee into stock. At the moment the only tee on Threadless’ own brand is the ‘I [heart] Threadless’ design.

Good article Joe, I share a lot of your feelings about Threadless, luckily I still rarely see Threadless tees in my area, but I live in a pretty rural part of England, so that’s to be expected. I like it when I go to a city and after I walk past someone I’ll hear “hey, that was a Threadless tee”, it feels good, like a secret club. With most of the tees I own/get given I’m pretty sure I’m the only guy in the country that owns one, which also feels pretty special.

]]> By: Jason http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-634 Jason Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:57:47 +0000 http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-634 That should be "have" instead of won...I can't type this early in the morning. That should be “have” instead of won…I can’t type this early in the morning.

]]> By: Jason http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-633 Jason Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:56:25 +0000 http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-633 I won Get Some Fresh Air as well. I enjoy designs that blend into the shirt; there aren't too many out there that really appeal to me as much Get Some Fresh Air. I too, don't care for the FotL shirts Threadless prints on: the fabric is stiff and scratchy and the cut isn't to my taste. I just buy girl XLs and they fit perfect as long as I don't throw them in the dryer. I won Get Some Fresh Air as well. I enjoy designs that blend into the shirt; there aren’t too many out there that really appeal to me as much Get Some Fresh Air. I too, don’t care for the FotL shirts Threadless prints on: the fabric is stiff and scratchy and the cut isn’t to my taste. I just buy girl XLs and they fit perfect as long as I don’t throw them in the dryer.

]]> By: Rangga http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-626 Rangga Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:45:16 +0000 http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-626 I see that... I see that…

]]> By: Joe http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-624 Joe Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:26:55 +0000 http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-624 I really don't like the FoTL 5050s... but some people do. If some of them were too big, but weren't so boxy, they probably would have been fine. But the boxy-ness of their cut ruins them for me. Threadless are actually going to start printing on their own custom-made line of tees soon, but they just haven't switched over yet. I really don’t like the FoTL 5050s… but some people do. If some of them were too big, but weren’t so boxy, they probably would have been fine. But the boxy-ness of their cut ruins them for me. Threadless are actually going to start printing on their own custom-made line of tees soon, but they just haven’t switched over yet.

]]> By: Rangga http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-623 Rangga Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:41:07 +0000 http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-623 is Fruit of the Loom 50/50 Best t-shirts that bad? it's weird Threadless still prints on it, maybe they don't want to supplied by single source American Apparel only? is Fruit of the Loom 50/50 Best t-shirts that bad? it’s weird Threadless still prints on it, maybe they don’t want to supplied by single source American Apparel only?

]]> By: Joe http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-619 Joe Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:20:47 +0000 http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-619 Yeah, it really is an amazing image. Yeah, it really is an amazing image.

]]> By: How to start a clothing line from scratch http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-618 How to start a clothing line from scratch Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:45:40 +0000 http://blog.fantasticbonanza.com/2007/03/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-threadless/#comment-618 Threadless has definitely grown very rapidly over the years...the "the growth for the sake of growth tee" I'm really feeling that one..the graphic is just too nice Threadless has definitely grown very rapidly over the years…the “the growth for the sake of growth tee” I’m really feeling that one..the graphic is just too nice

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