Field notes
Indianapolis live printing blog
Planning notes for putting a live press in an Indianapolis room: convention booths downtown, race-week tents in Speedway, launch nights on Mass Ave and parties in Broad Ripple. Our crew ships in from Fullerton, so a lot of what's here is about timing and load-in as much as printing.
Convention Center Live Printing Booth Playbook
Power orders, dock windows, booth layout and real throughput for a press on the downtown show floor.
Read the guide ->Live Event Merch for Indianapolis Events
What to print and how to set up the station, depending on what the merch is for.
Read the guide ->Where to Host Live Printing in Indianapolis
Six parts of the city compared, plus what any room has to give us.
Read the guide ->How Much Does Live Event Printing Cost in Indianapolis?
The $5K–$15K range, the levers that move it and where the travel line comes from.
Read the guide ->How Live Event Printing Works at an Indianapolis Event
From proofed art and freight to the first shirt coming off the press.
Read the guide ->Indianapolis Event Types We Print Live For
Race week, Gen Con, convention booths, stadium and fieldhouse nights.
Read the guide ->DTF vs Embroidery vs Screen Printing (Indianapolis)
Four stations, what each one is best at and how fast each runs.
Read the guide ->How Far Ahead to Book Live Printing in Indianapolis
Six to ten weeks, and why May and August need the long end.
Read the guide ->Custom T-Shirt Printing in Indianapolis
Custom tees printed at the venue, with sizes picked on the spot.
Read the guide ->On-Site & Same-Day Custom Merch in Indianapolis
Merch finished during the event, and the planning that makes it possible.
Read the guide ->Live Event Printing in Indianapolis, With a Real Screen Press
A screen press at your venue instead of a shop across town.
Read the guide ->Hold an Indy date
Got a date on the Indianapolis calendar?
Tell us the day, the building and roughly how many guests. Freight to Indiana gets scheduled from that, so earlier is easier.