Artist Spotlight: Jeff L.
This month’s artist spotlight is on our own Jack-of-All-Trades, Jeff. He is literally on every team here at CustomInk. Whenever a team has more projects than manpower they call on Jeff. When there is something that needs taking care of around the office, Jeff to the rescue! Jeff was into everything in college as well, where he [...]
Summer Fun – Top 10 Favorite Things!
Summer is here…well almost. For me it is – at least in spirit – as I am ready to get rid of this rainy weather we’ve been experiencing in DC lately. And since I can’t quite get my daily dose of sunshiny Vitamin D just yet, I can get into the summer mood by thinking about the top 10 things I adore about summer: BBQing with [...]
CustomInk (almost) Runs Away with the RailsConf 5k!
I had no idea how much technology goes into the making of a custom t-shirt until I talked to our software engineers about a conference they attended last week. Apparently, our technology teams maintain over 30 applications that do everything from generating price quotes in the online Design Lab to notifying customers when their order has [...]
An Inker’s Tribute to Oprah
As you know, in the wake of family reunion t-shirt season, we commissioned a family reunion survey of 1,000 Americans to ask all kinds of related questions. The majority of survey participants chose Oprah as the celebrity who would most fit in at their family reunion. And it’s certainly timely since her last show aired this week. We have [...]
Can I Pay With a Purchase Order?
Before I worked at CustomInk, I had no idea what a Purchase Order actually was. I thought it was like pointing at something you wanted to buy and saying “I demand to buy that!” Fortunately, I know better now. If you are part of a school or a large organization, POs can make ordering a whole lot easier.
New Mascot & Vacation Artwork Collections
Hi everyone, I just added two new collections of artwork to our website: Mascots and Vacations! The new Mascot designs are perfect for your team or summer sport camp. Lions, Tigers, and Pirates… Oh my! The Vacation Collection is perfect for those people heading out on a mountain vacation, going fishing, or hitting the waves. You [...]
Bike to Work Day!
The Washington Area Bicyclist Association and Commuter Connections cordially invited those in the area to commute to work via bicycle on May 20th. Actually, it’s a standing invitation and Inkers often accept and bike to work rather than put another car on the road. However, May 20th is the official Bike to Work Day in the area and [...]
Top Ten: Things You’ll Find On A Custom Military Tee
We offer Creative Services to our Military customers for free, and I’ve been the go-to rep for these customers for the last 3 or so years. Key design elements for our soldiers unit shirts tend to include similar images, no matter if we are designing for Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard or National Guard. Below I’ve compiled [...]