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General => Introduction => Topic started by: cvreeland on August 22, 2012, 10:53:20 AM

Title: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
Post by: cvreeland 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/ (http://art-wear.org/) where I try to post some sort of printing related musings once or twice a month.
Title: Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
Post by: Frog on August 22, 2012, 11:16:17 AM: Howdy Chris, Welcome aboard!
Title: Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
Post by: Denis Kolar on August 22, 2012, 11:17:50 AM: Welcome Chris.

A lot of nice info on your site.
Title: Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
Post by: Dottonedan 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 (http://www.theshirtboard.com/index.php/topic,4704.msg52023.html#new)
Title: Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
Post by: cvreeland on August 22, 2012, 05:26:49 PM: Thanks! you all seem like a reasonable bunch around here. :)
Title: Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
Post by: alan802 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?
Title: Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
Post by: Frog on August 22, 2012, 08:13:39 PM: Quote from: cvreeland on August 22, 2012, 05:26:49 PM
Thanks! you all seem like a reasonable bunch around here. :)

Oh yeah, you're new here ;D
Title: Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
Post by: screenxpress on August 22, 2012, 08:24:09 PM: Don't we give em like 24 hours to settle in before the fun starts?
Title: Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
Post by: jason-23 on August 22, 2012, 08:48:15 PM: I thought we give them money to stay awhile...
Title: Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
Post by: screenxpress on August 23, 2012, 06:51:11 PM: Make your check out to ScreenXpress.

I'll distribute your wealth.... :D
Title: Re: Goodnight Austin, Texas, Wherever you are!
Post by: cvreeland on August 31, 2012, 12:23:34 AM: Quote from: alan802 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?

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.