His partner Colin comes through the door, sporting the same gray t-shirt Palmer is wearing, almost like a uniform. Cute. “I swear we didn’t plan this” they promise. Mm-hmm. Sure, guys.

So, how does one get custom t-shirt printing done and what is the price associated with it? To answer the how part, one just has to visit the website of a t-shirt company and it takes just a few minutes to get the t-shirts created. With so many graphical artists available, any company can have a t-shirt design created. This design then needs to be stored in the hard drive as an image. To create the custom t-shirt, one needs to choose the base color of the t-shirt and choose the size. Then this custom image needs to be uploaded to the website. The final stage of this exercise is to decide on the number of t-shirts required.

Along the way, I developed the five simple questions below that I wish I could have asked myself before all this started. In my case, the answers would have still been yes, but it would have been nice to think about beforehand.

It is quite obvious that if you are planning to get your t-shirts printed you will have a design in mind. In many cases you might just not get the time to decide on the design. The printing company can help you in this regard. Most of the companies have some design templates ready with them. In case you do not have a design ready, you can choose from the various templates and then finalize the one that seems best to you. Many people bring their designs with them. In such instances, the same design is printed on the garments. If required minor changes are made in the design so that it looks all the more attractive after it is printed on the t-shirt. Most of the companies also offer the facility of customizing the prints.

On March 11th, a magnitude 8.9 earthquake devastated Japan. The quake, officially the strongest in the country’s history, Acttee was followed by a massive Tsunami that swept away more than six miles of coastline. The disaster left hundreds dead and hundreds more still missing. With your help, tens of thousands of displaced Japanese citizens will rise from the rubble and begin the recovery process.

Threadless will donate 100% of net proceeds from the sale of each tee to fund The American Red Cross’s rescue efforts. The chosen design will be available for purchase at Threadless.

ShelterBox. This rescue organization delivers the necessities to survive a disaster by sending a large box with things like a large tent, clean water, blankets, cooking utensils and other vital items to families in need.

It all seemed simple, and every new idea started with the words “I will just”. “I will just rent a store and buy some equipment and I’m good to go” or “I will just buy some T-shirt making equipment and I will be rich”. These thoughts swam through my head day in and day out.