Cygnet Publication’s Textile Image magazine, assisted by industry partners, have inaugurated The Great Aussie T-shirt Competition to promote excellence in design and production of t-shirts in both the screen and digital printing sectors of the Australian textile industry. Organisers say t-shirts were chosen as promotional device because it represents a portion of the textile market that is instantly recognisable through its high profile artwork, global branding and public accessibility.
“T-shirts are like wearing your own slice of fine art, they really do showcase some of the most creative imagery and potent messages of our time.” said Stan Kilpin, publisher of Image Magazines.
The competition commences with a launch in the April edition of Textile Image magazine and will culminate when the winners are announced at Visual Impact Image Expo exhibition in Sydney in September 2012.
Textile Image magazine is partnering with Sydney TAFE, Screen Printing Department to provide multiple marketing and publicity opportunities through its various industry publications including Digital Image Magazine, Image Online News, direct email marketing bursts plus high profile exposure at Visual Impact Image Expo in the Gold Coast and Sydney exhibitions during 2012.
The competition will encourage industry members to submit their best t-shirt entries into predetermined categories based on two production methods, screen and digital and further classified into printing on light or dark material.
• Direct Screen print, 4 colours or less on a light garment
• Direct Screen print, 4 colours or less on a dark garment
• Direct Screen print, more than 4 colours on a light garment
• Direct Screen print, more than 4 colours on a dark garment
(The above includes Screen printed transfers)
• Digital direct on a light garment
• Digital direct on a dark garment
Submission process and entry forms will be announced shortly. For information call Stan Kilpin (08) 9293 1566 or email: info@imagemagazine.com.au