Our tips for printing on pink without losing legibility
If you're thinking about purchasing a custom women's pink polo shirt, you've come to the right place! In this article, you'll find our tips on how to make one.
There are tons of affordable custom polo shirts available on Burger Print , and if you're really determined to buy a pink one, you'll have a variety of styles and sizes to choose from .
The polo shirt is a very comfortable garment, especially for the mid-seasons, as it is generally made of piqué, a fabric made with quilted cotton, that is, sewn in several layers.
The result is a highly breathable and cool garment, soft to the touch and with an elegant yet informal look: the polo shirt is the queen of business casual, suitable for sporting occasions, not too formal work and leisure.
Personalized clothing is very popular these days, and more and more people are choosing customizable items over designer ones.
However, there are some basic rules you should keep in mind (and then, if necessary, ignore them and work on your creativity): let's look at them in detail.
How to choose the type of printing
Have you decided to create a low-cost custom t-shirt or women's polo shirt but aren't sure how to choose the right printing method? We'll help!
As for polo shirts, you can choose between three options:
- Screen printing
- Direct digital printing
- Embroidery
Screen printing is the most economical option and offers excellent color rendering: it involves applying the desired print using heat presses that fuse it to the fabric, making it resistant to washing.
It is particularly suitable for printing large numbers of pieces due to its lower cost than direct digital printing, but it requires more time to create the initial printing frame (the matrix).
Direct digital printing, on the other hand, takes up what is traditional printing: the screen-printing inkjet machine, using needles, "draws" the desired high-resolution print on the fabric.
This is a more modern technique that offers several advantages, including the ability to print on many types of fabric, durability, and the softness of the print itself.
The embroidery , on the other hand, is made using sewing thread using a very precise professional embroidery machine: the effect is very elegant but has limitations in terms of colours (three) and size (9cmx9cm).
Depending on your needs, you can choose which of the three methods you prefer: if you want to print a single item, we recommend direct digital printing or embroidery, depending on the customization you have in mind.
Read also: " Women's plus-size polo shirts: how and where to print for optimal results "
Women's pink polo shirt: which print colors to choose
Want to create your own custom pink women's polo shirt? Let's see which colors are best for a cute, easy-to-read print.
If you've decided to opt for a script, it's a good idea to carefully consider the color you have in mind for the print: many people don't think about this factor and end up with illegible letters on their chest or back.
Depending on the shade of pink you choose, the issue may vary slightly, but generally speaking, you should go for dark colors (black, dark gray, dark blue) or high-contrast colors (purple, dark green, red).
Pink as a background is quite neutral, it doesn't particularly affect the readability of the words except in cases where a low-contrast color is chosen, such as white, salmon, beige or similar.
If you want to have fun, you can find many color matching (or contrast) tables on the web, in case you want to create a text that requires more than one color: a famous scheme is the Itten circle for contrasts.
Read also: " Personalized Wool Sweaters: Ideas and Tips for Embroidering Names or Complex Figures with Maximum Results "
Which fonts to choose for a trendy pink women's polo shirt?
There are three main categories of fonts (graphic typefaces) you can browse through to choose the one that most appeals to you:
- Serif
- Sans serif
- Script
Serif fonts are those typefaces that feature elongations at the ends of the letters, like those of classic Roman lapidary writing: they are more classic and give a courtly tone to the words.
Sans serif fonts, on the other hand, are all those more modern and linear fonts: they convey clarity and cleanliness of words. Script fonts, on the other hand, imitate handcrafted cursive writing: sinuous and rounded.
Legibility (readability of a character) is an objective and not personal thing: scripts are used for short texts because they attract the eye but would be tiring for example to read a book.
Our advice is to choose a font that has adequate spacing between letters (not too close together) and a high eye-to-body ratio.
What does this mean? We're talking about fonts (like Verdana) that have a large difference between the height of lower letters (like a, x, c) and that of higher letters (like l, t, h).
If you want your writing to be clear and concise, opt for graphic fonts with conventional shapes, such as Minion Pro. If you want to print a single word, you can also try Comic Sans.
In short, as you may have seen, we leave the final choice for your personalized pink women's polo shirt up to you, but now you have all the tools you need to make an informed evaluation .
If you want to buy your polo shirt right away, you can visit our Burger Print website, where you'll find a wide range of affordable custom T-shirts and more.
