Customer art can be handled by HIX in a number of ways. Traditional art such as drawings or printed copy can be mailed or faxed in. In such cases black and white illustrations work best. Electronic art files can be emailed to our web address but must meet the art requirements as they are defined in our art standards section.

Once HIX receives the art, the sales department will generate a quote for quantity, color and price.

Traditional art such as logos or type graphics that are mailed or faxed to HIX must first be scanned into our design programs. The scan turns the art into a bitmap which is named and then saved as an art file.

The same art is then changed from the bitmap to a vector (line art) file that the artist can edit and modify to work with the screen printing process.

We then create a layout of "ganged" artwork, which means you might get 6,8,12 or 50 designs on a 10" x 12" layout sheet (working space 9"x11"). Large format sheets are 20"x24" (work area 19"x23"). We gang the art work because we sell designs by the sheet not the piece. We also provide adequate spacing between designs for easy cutting.

HIX will fax or email you the finished artwork and layout for your inspection. You then simply fax or email your approval to begin the production process. After we receive your approval, we print out the art layout on a vellum we then use this art to expose our screen emulsion and generate the prints.