Posters, business cards, stickers, T-shirts, miscellaneous goods, illustration books, etc…
From creating assignments in art school, through my time as a designer, to my current work as a freelance illustrator, I have continuously ordered countless printed materials over the past nine years.
However, as I wrote in this article, I’m terrible at submitting orders. Even now, my hands tremble when I click the button, thinking,
“What if I ruin tens of thousands of yen with a misalignment or mistake…?”
🥶 After countless failures over the past nine years, I’ve finally found a printing company that I can confidently say, “I can absolutely rest assured here!”
Among them, I’d like to introduce four companies that I repeatedly use and that have saved me from many crises.
In the latter half of the article, I candidly shared some of my printing failures (the mustache incident, sending back 100 copies right before an event, etc.).
For those who want to try making their own merchandise for the first time but absolutely don’t want to fail, I hope you can overcome my mistakes and have a wonderful printing experience! 🖨️