Indianapolis, IN
Lessons in Apparel Decor: Your Guide to Screenprinting in 2025, Part 2, with Lon Winters
Insight from an industry pro on navigating complex designs, tight schedules, and more
Whether you’re new to the apparel industry or you’ve been operating a successful shop for years, this two-part series will cover the skills (and resources) you need to have in your toolbox to ensure you can take on new products, learn advanced techniques, and grow your customer base in the coming year. Lon Winters, of Graphic Elephants, is a long-time GPX speaker and GRAPHICS PRO columnist, contributor and ambassador to the apparel community.
Lon often says, “The screen is the tipping point of our process.” In Part 1, learn best practices for your process from the creation and art design up to the screen-making process. In Part 2, we’ll pick up where we left off, discussing on-press techniques and project workflows. Topics will include tips for design and separations, color matching, screen making, output, on-press components, and more. Lon will also walk through several past projects and detail the following:
- How to identify potential hurtles with the project needs, timeline, and workflow
- How to control the variables so you can be creative
- Practical tips for design and production process
Speakers
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Lon WintersFounder & Managing DirectorGraphic ElephantsAt 21 years old, Lon Winters was the production manager for Ocean Pacific and started his 30+ year career reclaiming screens. His companies have won 50+ garment decorating awards and honors, and he's served 15+ years as an honorary Golden Image Judge, published hundreds of articles and columns, led various industry seminars and workshops, and consulted on projects large and small. He's the president and founder of Colorado-based Graphic Elephants, an international consulting firm and apparel decoration studio specializing in screen printing technical advances, plant design, layout, troubleshooting, productivity, quality analysis and complete apparel decorating solutions. He was inducted into the Academy of Screen Printing Technology in 2013 and is recognized for his contribution to the graphic printing industry. www.graphicelephants.com.
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