Ask The Team Pt. 1
What’s Your Favorite HCT Product and Why?
In our first installment of ASK THE TEAM, we threw out the question - what’s your favorite HCT product and why? While the answers and explanations are wide-ranging, there’s a clear front runner! Read on to find out.
Quintin Howard
General Manager
colorVIBE
After years of offering inconsistent and limited full-color products, I'm very proud to be able to put my name on this one.
Nikki Rice
Production Artist
Vintage Wash
I love the look and feel of our Vintage Wash! If the alternative is building a time machine, heading back to 1977 for a freshly printed shirt, then waiting for it to gracefully age into a well-worn, soft-to-the-touch, piece of personal garment history... I'd pick Howard's Vintage Wash every time!
Roni Hovey
Production Artist
Evergreen
Even though Evergreen can be challenging to set up as designer, the water-based inks are worth the extra effort for each customer, and satisfying as an artist when we see the final product.
John W
New Guy (Customer Experience Assistant)
colorVIBE
As many colors as you want? You got it. Gradient effects? Yup, that too. Huge gang sheet (12" x 18") that you can fill with as many images as you want for one price? That's a big 10-4. But what can this product be used on? Use your imagination! With a low application temperature of 275 degrees, this is a super versatile product that makes multi-color transfers a viable option without breaking the bank. It's a no-brainer for me, colorVIBE is the coolest!
Claudia Denby
Customer Service Manager - Houston
Evergreen
I love evergreen for its stretchability and bright colors.
Justin S
Production Artist
That vibe though…
I love that we now have a high quality full-color product / option for our customers. And being able to apply colorVIBE to tons of different garment types is game changer.
Kyle Rohde
Operations Manager
Howard Multi-Purpose & Endure
My favorite product is Howard Multi-Purpose. It's been our most successful product over the last 10+ years. Endure is my second favorite because of it's wide reaching ability to solve trim companies' label application challenges. It is a versatile product that can be tweaked to meet individual client needs run by run. I am eager to bring Endure to market in a larger way with roll-transfer offerings that are manufactured in the United States by the end of 2021.
Leslie Metz
Production Artist
Glow in the Dark
It glows in the dark, duh! It's awesome 😊
Jody Mazade
Marketing Director
Evergreen
After working with the best transfer in the industry (Howard Multi-Purpose) for more than 10 years, I didn’t think I could ever be impressed by another product. I was so wrong! Evergreen is impressive in every way: vibrant colors that wow, clean and crisp lines that don’t even make sense for a screen printed transfer, and the smoothest, softest, most buttery feel you can imagine. Big props to the guys and gals producing this product down in Texas. It is fantastic!
Jack Schneider
IT Operations Manager
colorVIBE
The detail, colors, and flexibility the new product can achieve is second-to-none. I have been very impressed with the outcome and capability of the new production methods used to produce this product. I enjoy seeing the peaks we are able to achieve in terms of detail and image quality produced with colorVIBE. New favorite.
Monique Kornkhamsee
Sales
colorVIBE
I like lots of color and details and this works best! Cost effective as well.
Lauren Arder
Production Artist
Howard Multi-Purpose with Clear
I know I'm not the only one in the art department that loves this product! I always appreciated HHP for it's ability to produce and print artwork as sent without changes to the design, but it came with limitations. MP with clear does it better! You get all the amazing benefits of MP without backups, gapping, or major changes to the art to create a beautiful end result.
Kimberly Williams
Office Assistant - Houston
Evergreen is da bomb!
The hand (feel/touch) is amazing and soft! The colors are so opaque and the lines are crisp!
Clayton White
Operations Assistant
colorVIBE
ColorVibe’s one of my favorite products (I love them all) because it’s crisp, the colors are bright and vibrant, and application is super easy.
Rachael Kerr
Sales
Howard Multi-Purpose
I love our Multipurpose ink for it's versatility and ability to capture fine details. While many of our new ink series products are excellent for use on multiple substrates, Multipurpose is one of the first I've had such great experiences working with. An oldie, but still a goodie!
Jarvis Smith
Production Artist
colorVIBE
As a creative, I would choose colorVIBE as my favorite transfer product for two reasons. First being that I have the pleasure of assisting in the production of them, and secondly, that they are best suited for the style of art I like to create. This product is perfect for the more detailed and intricate designs, that may also consist of a wide range of colors in one image. It gets extra brownie points for being more eco-friendly as well!
Ashley Mancuso
Sales
Vintage Wash
I love the softer feel, washed out look, and with a hint of shirt color coming through- it makes the print truly unique on whatever color garment it's applied to!
Adam P
Production Artist (Beer Drinking Renaissance Man)
MP hands down
Everything comes out crisp, these transfers are fool proof and look good every time, especially when using clear on multi-colors. They hold detail very well, are extremely durable after plenty of washes and feel great on any lightweight tee -even the paper thin ones during summer heat.
Linda B
Sales
colorVIBE
The best way to achieve multiple colors and gradients in a great quality product that is very versatile.
Mike Behning
Operations Manager - Houston
colorVIBE
It's one of our newest products. We have done so many cool transfers, with very good color. I haven't seen an order that it couldn't do. Also from a production aspect, it is by far my favorite product to run. Once you put the backer on it you really bring the image to life.
Ryan Love
Customer Experience Manager
colorVIBE
I love the versatility of this product. I also love how accurate and vibrant full color designs are produced with colorVIBE.
Marcus Howard
Sales Manager
Howard Multi-Purpose
My favorite product is our Howard Multi-Purpose. It's been our best selling product for years and I absolutely love the products versatility when it comes to being applied to a wide variety of garments.
Ryan Sausage
Production Artist
Endure
As an artist, I enjoy the challenges of setting up the art. It seems to be a very reliable and versatile product.
Jessica Rodriguez
Accounting Manager
Maria Carmona
Purchasing Assistant
Howard Multi-Purpose
After working at Howard's for two years, you come to learn and appreciate the hard work and dedication that is put in every transfer. MP never ceases to amaze me, so versatile the possibilities are endless. No wonder it has been in production 10+ years, and many more to come!
David Skudlarek
Art Director
MP with Clear
By adding the clear backer we are, generally, able to produce almost any art the way it was sent in without making drastic adjustments to the design.
Candy Padilla
Sales
MP & colorVIBE
Both products are versatile, reliable, and easy to apply. Plastisol based MP offers the classic screen-printed feel but ColorVibe opens the door for amazing possibilities with full-color designs (at a great cost)!
Scott Beu
HR Director
Vintage Wash
The HCT product I enjoy the most would have to be our Vintage Wash. With it's bleed-through appearance and soft feel, it instantly creates something like that go-to shirt you have in your closet.
Lindsey Wiseman
Marketing Assistant
Vintage Wash HHP
I absolutely love Vintage Wash HHP; the bleed-through look and soft hand feel that this product offers reminds me of my favorite well-worn shirt. I mean, it’s SO SOFT! Distressed artwork and multi-color tattoo designs are my favorites to see done in Vintage Wash HHP.
James B
Sales
colorVIBE
Colorvibe is definitely my favorite. It works perfectly with almost any full color design and can be more cost effective versus printing multiple spot colors.
Christina Castro
Purchasing Manager
MP & colorVIBE
Multi-Purpose is the bread and butter of Howard's. It's always consistent and never fails. ColorVibe is a close second. The detail, colors and ease of application gets me every time I print a transfer.