All library locations will close at 5 p.m Wednesday, November 27, and will be closed for Thanksgiving Thursday, November 28.

Graphic Design Resources

You can use these free programs to create designs for posters or t-shirts. You can also create SVG designs which can be imported in to Easel and VinylMaster to create cut files.

Vector vs Raster: Raster graphics are composed of pixels, and vector graphics are composed of paths. Raster graphics cannot be scaled larger without losing quality and become blocky and fuzzy (pixelated). Vector graphics can be scaled to any size without loss of quality.

Vector

  • Vectr – Create SVG, PNG, JPG files (Platform: web/desktop)
  • Inkscape – Create SVG, PNG, JPG, PDF files (Platform: desktop)
  • Gravit – Create PDF, SVG files (Platform: web/desktop)

Raster

  • Pixlr – Create PNG, JPG, BMP, TIFF files (Platform: web)
  • GIMP – Create PNG, JPG, BMP, TIFF, and more file types (Platform: desktop)
  • Canva – Create custom PDFs from templates (Platform: web)

Vector vs Raster: Raster graphics are composed of pixels, and vector graphics are composed of paths. Raster graphics cannot be scaled larger without losing quality and become blocky and fuzzy (pixelated). Vector graphics can be scaled to any size without loss of quality.

Sawgrass SG400 Sublimation Printer

 Compatible Siser Heat Transfer Vinyl which can be applied to white polyester fabrics, sublimation blank mugs, & other dye sublimation substrates.

Sublimation blank mugs are available for purchase in the Idea Lab.

Sublimation printing is used with a heat press to transfer images from paper to a blank material. The ink heats in to a gas and dyes the substrate.

The Sawgrass prints images on 8.5″ x 11″ sheets of white transfer paper.

Please bring your print-ready designs on a USB flash drive. Designs should be sized at 8.5″ x 11″ and saved in JPG or PNG.

Sawgrass SG500 Sublimation Printer

Sawgrass Sublimation Printer Pricing

  • Heat Transfer Paper: $2 per sheet (8.5″ x 11″) 
  • Sublimation Blank Mug: $3 each