Art Approval Form

Purpose: Avoid rejected orders by properly proofing art with customer.

File Name: ARTAPP

Format: Single Page, 1 Part

The worst nightmare for any embroiderer or screen printer plays out when you proudly present your masterpiece on 5000 shirts to a customer, expecting the highest praise, and instead,  the customer threatens to sue. Problems where the design is not what your customer expected are among the easiest to circumvent, yet these problems occur so frequently. Thousands of dollars can be saved - as well as customer relationships - if the printer or embroiderer only presents the customer with a proof of what the art will look like before the first garment is created.

That is where the art approval form comes in. As the art or digitizing department finishes the art for each customer, a copy of the art should be printed in the open area of this form, or a sew-out attached. The form is presented to the customer before any garments are sewn or any screens are made, and the form reminds the customer to check critical details in the art. The form then also bolsters the credibility of the sales contract, because when the form is signed, another piece of the legal puzzle showing that your customer got what he ordered is put in place.

Tips: With color printers being as accessible as they are today, it is a wise idea for screen printers to print multi-color designs onto the form in full color, noting that color shades shown in the approval will NOT exactly match the finished product. Arts and Letters Express users will want to save this form to the clip art manager. That way, as the artist finishes each piece of art, he can add the form to the art and print the form and art in one simple step.

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