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I HAVE ADDED THIS SECTION IN ORDER TO HELP YOU IN COMING UP WITH A PROFESSIONAL LOOKING DESIGN. THESE ARE ONLY RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE . IT IS VERY EASY TO COME UP WITH A DESIGN BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO PUT IT INTO PRODUCTION OR IF WE DO IT DOESN'T`T LOOK QUITE RIGHT. IN THE FOLLOWING SECTION WE WILL GIVE YOU HELP AND ADVICE ON HOW TO COME UP WITH A PRACTICAL AND PROFESSIONAL LOOKING DESIGN YOU AND YOUR TEAM MATES WILL BE PROUD TO WEAR. I HAVE CONCENTRATED ON CYCLE CLOTHING BUT THE SAME INFORMATION IS JUST AS TRUE FOR TRIATHLON AND ATHLETIC SPORTSWEAR. COLOURS THE NUMBER OF COLOURS IN YOUR DESIGN AFFECTS THE PRICE OF THE CLOTHING. WE DO NOT COUNT WHITE AS A COLOUR BECAUSE THE MATERIAL START S OF AS WHITE AND THE COLOURS ARE THEN IMPREGNATED INTO IT. SO IF YOU HAD A DESIGN WHICH FEATURED RED, WHITE AND BLUE THAT WOULD COUNT AS TWO COLOURS. SOME OF THE BEST DESIGNS AROUND HAVE JUST TWO OR THREE COLOURS, LOOK AT ONCE, YELLOW BLACK AND WHITE THEIR JERSEYS ALWAYS STAND OUT OUT FROM THE CROWD. MOST CLUBS OPT FOR TWO, THREE OR FOUR COLOURS. DON`T FORGET THE COLOURS IN YOUR LOGOS THEY MAY BE SMALL BUT THEY STILL COUNT AS COLOURS IN YOUR DESIGN. WE USE THE PANTONE COLOURING SYSTEM WHICH IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD TO DETERMINE COLOURS. YOU CAN SUPPLY THE PANTONE NUMBER OF THE COLOUR IF YOU KNOW IT OR PROVIDE US WITH A SAMPLE COLOUR AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO MATCH. STRIPES STRIPES ARE FINE EXCEPT WHEN YOU WANT THEM TO CROSS FROM ONE PANEL TO ANOTHER. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE WERE ALL THE SAME SIZE, BUT WE COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES. WE CAN SET IT UP FOR SAY A MEDIUM SIZE BUT ANYTHING BIGGER OR SMALLER WOULD BE OUT. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU KEEP THE STRIPES TO ONE PANEL AND DO NOT CROSS OVER A SEAM. THE SAME APPLIES TO TEXT FOR THE SAME REASONS. CONTRAST A LOT OF DESIGNS REQUIRE THE MAIN BODY OF THE SHORTS TO BE THE SAME COLOUR AS THE SIDE PANELS . THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IS THAT THE MAIN BODY OF THE SHORTS IS THE CONTACT POINT BETWEEN YOU AND YOU BIKE. THIS AREA WEARS QUICKER THAN ANY OTHER PART OF THE CLOTHING. FOR THIS REASON WE USE PRE DYED LYCRA WHICH IS HARD WEARING AND WILL LOOK GOOD FOR LONGER. THIS COMES FROM THE FACTORY IN A STANDARD COLOUR. THE SIDE PANEL WE PRINT AS THEY USUALLY CONTAIN TEAM NAMES AND LOGOS. BECAUSE THIS AREA IS PRINTED IT STARTS OF AS WHITE AND THEN THE COLOUR IS IMPREGNATED INTO THE MATERIAL. WE PRINT EXACTLY THE SAME COLOUR AS THE MAIN BODY OF THE SHORTS BUT IT WILL NEVER BE AN EXACT MATCH. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LYCRA MATERIAL WILL ALWAYS BE WHITE AND AS YOU STRETCH THE LYCRA THE PRINTED COLOUR BECOMES LIGHTER SHADE. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS IS LAST YEARS COFIDIS TEAM SHORTS WHERE YOU CAN VISIBLY SEE THE DIFFERENCE. ONE WAY ROUND THIS IS TO HAVE A CONTRASTING COLOUR FOR THE SIDE PANELS. LOGOS MOST DESIGNS ESPECIALLY SPONSORED TEAMS FEATURE A LOGO WETHER IT IS A BRAND LOGO OR A CLUB BADGE. THE BEST WAY FOR YOU TO SUPPLY THEM IS IN A VECTOR DRAWING. WE USE COREL DRAW AND ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR. VECTOR DRAWINGS ARE BASED ON CO-ORDINATES UNLIKE JPEGS AND BIT MAPS THAT USE PIXELS LIKE A PHOTOGRAPH, WE CAN BLOW UP TO ANY SIZE WITHOUT LOSING THE QUALITY OF THE IMAGE. MOST COMPANIES CAN SUPPLY THESE IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER. THEY USE THEM FOR STATIONARY, CATALOGUES, SIGNAGE ETC. WE CAN DRAW LOGOS THEM FROM LETTER HEADINGS AND SCAN THEM IN FROM EXISTING CLOTHING BUT THIS IS VERY TIME CONSUMING AND WOULD INCREASE THE EXPECTED DELIVERY TIME OF YOUR CLOTHING. IF YOU`VE EVER WONDERED WHY CUSTOM TEAM CLOTHING TAKES SO LONG TO MAKE THIS IS USUALLY ONE OF THE REASONS. A LITTLE BIT OF TIME SPENT HERE CHASING UP YOU SPONSORS FOR THE VECTOR DRAWINGS WILL SPEED UP YOUR ORDER. SLEEVES WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT STYLES OF SLEEVES WE CAN USE RAGLAN AND DROP SLEEVE. IT`S A MATTER OF PERSONAL CHOICE, SOME DESIGNS LOOK BETTER IN ONE STYLE AND SOME IN THE OTHER. RAGLAN STYLE SLEEVES ALLOWS YOU TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE SLEEVES BUT STILL ALLOWS A REASONABLE AMOUNT ACROSS THE CHEST AREA. DROP STYLE SLEEVES ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ACROSS THE CHEST BUT STILL ALLOWS A REASONABLE AMOUNT ON THE ARMS. DESIGN THE MORE ACCURATE INFORMATION YOU CAN SUPPLY US ABOUT YOUR PROPOSED DESIGN THE BETTER UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE AND WE ARE MORE LIKELY TO COME UP WITH EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT. IF YOU ARE SUPPLYING A DRAWING PLEASE MAKE IT COLOUR. IF YOU KNOW THE PANTONE NUMBERS OF THE COLOURS YOU REQUIRE GREAT OTHERWISE PLEASE SUPPLY A SAMPLE. ONE THING TO THINK ABOUT WHEN COMING UP WITH YOUR OWN DESIGN IS TO THINK ABOUT IT IN 3D IMAGE. IT IS VERY EASY TO DRAW A GOOD DESIGN ON A PIECE OF PAPER IN 2D BUT IT SOMETIMES UNPRACTICAL TO MAKE IT UP INTO A GARMENT. ONE GOOD TIP IS TO USE A TRIED AND TESTED DESIGN. ONCE YOU HAVE CHANGED THE COLOURS AND ADDED YOUR OWN TEAM NAMES AND LOGOS IT WILL LOOK COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO THE ORIGINAL. SIZES WHEN DECIDING ON A DESIGN LOOK AT THE RANGE OF SIZES IN YOUR TEAM. IF YOU HAVE LOGOS IN YOUR DESIGN THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BE SEEN ON THE SMALLEST SIZE AS WELL AS THE LARGEST. THE SAME THING APPLIES TO SKINSUITS. THEY ARE CUT A LOT NARROWER THAN SAY A JERSEY AND YOU MAY LOOSE ANY LOGOS ON THE SIDE PANELS. ALSO LOGOS LOW DOWN ON THE JERSEY WILL BE LOST WHEN THE CLOTHING IS MADE UP INTO A SKINSUIT. I HOPE THIS SECTION HAS HELPED YOU. WE ARE ONLY TO PLEASED TO DISCUSS YOUR DESIGN AND OFFER ADVICE.

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