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  • 5 ways to grow your brand this spring

    5 ways to grow your brand this spring

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    I want to share 5 quick ideas that have helped Artik grow in the last few years. Tip 1. Find your message In Mad Men, Kodak was struggling to adapt to the new age. Don Draper realized [..]   Read More

  • A short history of those I ❤ NY shirts

    A short history of those I ❤ NY shirts

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    In the 1970s, people didn’t want to visit New York City. Crime and corruption were at an all-time high, the city was facing bankruptcy and massive blackouts weren’t helping. Tourists were afraid to go to [..]   Read More

  • U of T students are in a solar-powered race across Australia

    U of T students are in a solar-powered race across Australia

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    [wpdevart_countdown text_for_day=”Days” text_for_hour=”Hours” text_for_minut=”Minutes” text_for_second=”Seconds” countdown_end_type=”time” end_date=”21-01-2019 23:59″ start_time=”1548110862″ end_time=”264,1,10″ action_end_time=”hide” content_position=”center” top_ditance=”10″ bottom_distance=”10″ ][/wpdevart_countdown] The clock is ticking… In a few short months, a team of University of Toronto students will pack their solar-powered [..]   Read More

  • Apple vs. Microsoft: Battle of the Custom Uniforms

    Apple vs. Microsoft: Battle of the Custom Uniforms

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    Let’s bring our competitors into the ring, In the red corner is Microsoft. Weighing in at 135,000 employees and with a value of $753 billion dollars. In the blue corner is Apple with 132,000 employees and a value of [..]   Read More

  • FAQ – Custom Screen Printed T-Shirts

    FAQ – Custom Screen Printed T-Shirts

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    Here at Artik, we’ve screen printed t-shirts for many thousands of Canadians since 1985. The same few questions come up frequently so I decided to put together a little FAQ!’ Can I get just one [..]   Read More

  • How to make your dream idea happen in 2019

    How to make your dream idea happen in 2019

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    At Artik, we work with some really amazing people. People who are turning their pipe dreams a into real-life businesses, teams and events. We meet people who are designing ambitious video games or taking their [..]   Read More

  • How to Use A/B Testing to Sell More Custom T-Shirts

    How to Use A/B Testing to Sell More Custom T-Shirts

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    Customizing a t-shirt with your logo or design is a great way to build unity on a team, spread a message or raise funds. This article is going to bring some of the wisdom from [..]   Read More

  • Customer Profile: Rooftop Love Club

    Customer Profile: Rooftop Love Club

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    The band Rooftop Love Club is blowing up in Toronto with a uniquely swampy, fuzzy blur between blues and grungy rock. With hundreds of thousands of fans, the two band members Jacob Weiss and Jake [..]   Read More

  • Creating custom staff uniforms for your Canadian brand

    Creating custom staff uniforms for your Canadian brand

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    Whether you’re running a restaurant or a retail shop, your staff uniforms are often the first impression of your brand that customers get. How do you want to present your employees and your company to [..]   Read More

  • Custom Promotional Products and Apparel for Canadian Banks

    Custom Promotional Products and Apparel for Canadian Banks

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    Canadian banks looking to present a professional and friendly image often use promotional products and branded apparel. These high quality promo products help build trust with customers and establish a bank’s brand in the mind. [..]   Read More

  • Branding Ideas for Marijuana Dispensaries

    Branding Ideas for Marijuana Dispensaries

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    The Canadian marijuana industry has ballooned in recent years, with thousands of dispensaries opening up across the country. Canadians spent $5.7B on marijuana last year, Stats Can estimates and with the legalization of marijuana across [..]   Read More

  • Promotional Products for Freelancers: Graphic Designers, Illustrators, Photographers, Artists, and Web Designers

    Promotional Products for Freelancers: Graphic Designers, Illustrators, Photographers, Artists, and Web Designers

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    If you’re running your own small business as a freelancer in Canada, you’ve got a lot on your plate. Finishing jobs, learning skills and keeping your portfolio up to date can take up so much [..]   Read More

  • 4 Meditations to Practice as You Design Custom Apparel

    4 Meditations to Practice as You Design Custom Apparel

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    Creating your own tee shirts can stand out from your competition in a world dominated by screens. Branded apparel is tangible, it pops and leaves an impression in people’s minds.   For business owners, custom [..]   Read More

  • Quick Guide: How to Design and Order Custom Mugs

    Quick Guide: How to Design and Order Custom Mugs

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    Once you decide to create your own custom mugs for your Toronto business, the idea kinda sticks in your head. Suddenly you’re noticing mugs in every restaurant, bar and hotel in town. You start eyeballing [..]   Read More

  • Torontonians are customizing their tees with scissors, markers and patches

    Torontonians are customizing their tees with scissors, markers and patches

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    Customizing t-shirts has become popular in Toronto, with people cutting unique shapes into the tees, adding beads and accessories and doing t-shirt screen printing from home.   When summer comes around, Toronto gets outside and [..]   Read More