Paths
Path notes
Short editorial notes on nodes, weed, underbase, humidity, and handoffs.
12 Mar 2026 | Mr Thabo Mokoena
Photograph the first closed node
Why the first closed path photo saves a night shift argument.
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18 Mar 2026 | Mr Pieter van Wyk
Open paths become scrap
Vinyl rooms hate open nodes more than they hate bad kerning.
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24 Mar 2026 | Ms Lerato Dlamini
Underbase honesty on dark shirts
Spot separations that admit when white underbase is required.
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02 Apr 2026 | Ms Aisha Patel
Stitch density is not a mood
Embroidery prep that respects density before the hoop.
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08 Apr 2026 | Mr James Naidoo
Scan dust is not detail
Archive rescue that refuses to invent dots the paper never held.
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14 Apr 2026 | Mr Pieter van Wyk
Script overlaps that cut wrong
Wordmarks that look lovely until the plotter doubles a stroke.
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20 Apr 2026 | Ms Lerato Dlamini
Crest text on a curve
School crests that keep type readable after a stitch pass.
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26 Apr 2026 | Mr Thabo Mokoena
Icon grids and a 2px stroke
Flat packs that survive menus and small badges.
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03 May 2026 | Ms Lerato Dlamini
Die lines and honest bleed
Packaging art that respects the knife before the print proof.
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09 May 2026 | Mr Pieter van Wyk
Single-line engraver habits
When fills become noise on a rotary pass.
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15 May 2026 | Mr Thabo Mokoena
Wrap scale checks on a panel
Large marks that still look like the brand at three metres.
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21 May 2026 | Ms Aisha Patel
Merch size ladders
One mark, many placements, no surprise scaling.
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27 May 2026 | Mr James Naidoo
Coastal fade on old scans
Humidity-faded paper needs patience, not invention.
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02 Jun 2026 | Ms Lerato Dlamini
Night rush checklist
Rush tickets that still close every path before send.
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08 Jun 2026 | Mr Thabo Mokoena
Colour cards in the handoff
Spot names that survive WhatsApp compression.
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14 Jun 2026 | Mr Pieter van Wyk
Weed gaps that actually weed
Vinyl bridges that keep small counters from floating away.
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20 Jun 2026 | Ms Aisha Patel
What DST prep will not invent
Stitch desks still need a real digitiser after the vector.
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26 Jun 2026 | Mr James Naidoo
Legibility on kraft export
Marks that survive brown board and long journeys.
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02 Jul 2026 | Ms Lerato Dlamini
Festival halftones and trap
Large format art that does not moiré itself into scrap.
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08 Jul 2026 | Mr Thabo Mokoena
Cafe marks on a cup curve
Script that still reads after a soft wrap on ceramic.
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14 Jul 2026 | Mr James Naidoo
Church scan honesty
Rescue work that notes gaps instead of inventing saints.
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20 Jul 2026 | Ms Aisha Patel
Sports badges across kit
One crest for jersey, vinyl board, and social avatar.
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26 Jul 2026 | Mr Pieter van Wyk
Save the file before the click
Load-shedding habits for studios mid-node.
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01 Aug 2026 | Ms Nomsa Khumalo
Brief photos with the print in frame
Client refs that show scale, not just a cropped logo.
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