Creating the Right Look
3. Placement
"Third is [to consider] the quantity requested for decoration and the location," Blondell said.
In terms of location, Cocco warned to plan around obstacles, such as seams and zippers, and to be aware of panel sizes if a logo will be placed within the panel. "If you're doing a split front where there is a zipper, you would want to set up the logo so the artwork has the split," she said. "So for example, for appliqué, you would set up the artwork and split the artwork so that you're not embroidering over the zipper. And the same thing if you were to put something—embroidery or even a heat transfer—at the shoulder, you would want to place it below the seam.
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Amanda L. Cole is the editor-in-chief of NonProfit PRO. She was formerly editor-in-chief of special projects for NonProfit PRO's sister publication, Promo Marketing. Contact her at acole@napco.com.