Front logo placement help

[barokis]

Whats a good measuring guide for putting on front logo on nonpocket shirt. Putting on a 3x3 front left side logo.

 

[Clear Choice]

This is mostly variable....I usually eyeball the "right" placement.
Many people cannot accurately eyeball placement or even
straight or crooked.
So, knowledge of how to use a ruler may be required.
WARNING, most current HS graduates cannot use a ruler
and cannot locate 1/8" or 1/4"....and don't even try for 3/8".

A lot depends on the size of your wording or graphic too.
Here are some guidelines I have picked up:


T-Shirts & Golf Shirts: 7-1/2" to 9" down from the left shoulder seam and about 4" to 6" over from center - Horizontally I try to be about 2/3 down the armhole area. BUT, consider the size of the shirt and adjust these measurements as needed.

Jackets: Left Breast Area: 3-1/2" to 4" over from the center edge/zipper and 6" to 8" down from the shoulder seam - Snap jackets - 2nd snap location

Full Fronts: Depend on size of garment - Generally, top of design 3-4" below neck band. Center of design should be high enough on the garment to ensure that no part of the design falls into the tuck in area - not that anyone tucks anymore.

Full Backs: Top of design - 4-5" down from base of neck. Garments with hoods - designs must be placed lower to clear the hood when down.

Shirt Pockets: Top design 1/4" to 1/2" down from the pocket edge and centered between the seams.

 

[WildWestDesigns]

WARNING, most current HS graduates cannot use a ruler
and cannot locate 1/8" or 1/4"....and don't even try for 3/8".

Scary thought, but I would be willing to bet that it's true.


OP: Does the shirt have a placket? If it doesn't you have to manually determine centerline for everyone of those shirts that's a different size.

There are rulers on the market that help with placement of front logos, rear logos etc. Some are designed for the transfer, DTG processes and some are for the embroidery process. They do come in handy providing you know how to use a ruler accurately (going back to the quote above).

 

[barokis]

Asked my kid if he knew what one quarter was and he said, yea 25 cents. I thought 25 cents was probably the name of a midget rapper.

Anyway thanks for info. If I align according to Clear Choise is that to top corner of design or center.

Thanks again --George--

 

[Clear Choice]

Anyway thanks for info. If I align according to Clear Choice is that to top corner of design or center.

Thanks again --George--

Whatever looks the best....there is no one answer.
If you are unsure, print out a copy, cut it out and
move it around on the shirt....decide where it looks
best then measure how far down from the shoulder
seam and how far from the arm hole that is so you
can be consistant from one shirt to the next.
BUT, each shirt SIZE will be a little different.

For your small 3" front design....start about where you
would expect a pocket would be.

Watch out on ladies shirts....too low a placement and
your graphic will land smack dab on the boobie!

 

[Clear Choice]

Scary thought, but I would be willing to bet that it's true

It IS true. I interviewed a high school Graphic Arts student
(rising senior) last summer for a summer internship position.
The last thing I did was hand her a ruler and ask her to show
me the 1/8" and 1/4"..........................She couldn't.
Her comment was that she learned that a long time ago.....
apparently not.

Later that same day I had the opportunity to be talking with
a Graphic Arts instructor.....I politely asked that they
be sure their GA students knew how to use a ruler.
She looked right at me and said "That's not my job....
that's the math department's job." I asked her how
they design stuff if they don't know what size to make it.
She said that was a problem....often things came out
much too big. Darn, how come I always get the too small
low resolution files with web graphics?

Fortunately, both the city and county school superintendents
are members of my Rotary club. I told this story to both
without naming names....hopefully the next kid I interview
can find the 1/4".

Now we move on to dividing by 2 (they can't do that either)
and making change without a calculator....another stumbling
block

 

[WildWestDesigns]

BUT, each shirt SIZE will be a little different.

In all honesty, "you" really should do a rough check of each shirt. It doesn't happen much, but you can get shirts within the same size off.

It IS true.

Now that I think about it, I really didn't learn to use a ruler from my school, I learned from my mom. She did quilting and custom clothes for the public and at times I would help her. She still has her Gammill on a 14'(or is it 12', one of those) table. She made sure that I knew how to use a ruler. Irony is neither one of us were big on geometry and she used a lot of it in her work and still does for the quilts for friends that she makes.

 

[signage]

Scary thought, but I would be willing to bet that it's true
"That's not my job....
that's the math department's job."

Teacher alway blame it on someone else, are they not the teacher! Why would it be the math teachers job to teach someone how to use a ruler, Isn't a ruler measuring tool? I would think that that makes it fall on the teacher teaching how to size and locate something physical!

This goes bact to:
Those that can DO
Those that can not TEACH