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Art creation - After artwork is approved from a customer, what are the
steps to create the graphic? These can
and should be pushed into common
groups, such as basic art, intermediate
art, and complex artwork.
Art final approval - Some graphics
may require a final approval; others may
not if they are less complex or fully provided. If required, what is this process
like?
Art production - Once the design is
finally approved, it must be prepared for
production. For screen printing this typically means color separations, and for
embroidery it must be digitized.
Art output - Sometimes this is combined with the art production, but it
defines what tasks must be done by
artists to create positive films (if a CTS
machine isn't being used) or otherwise
create assets that will create plates for
printing.
Once you have your data assigned to
a group, you can look at each group, see
what patterns emerge, and prepare for
your last step in the sharpening process:
Streamline.

STREAMLINE FOR
REDUCING FRICTION
The concept of the term streamline
became popular in the 1920s with the
redesign of commuter trains. There was
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a universal shift away from showing
the mechanics of a machine and a
previously blocky appearance. The new
concept was related to minimizing
friction, so a train, car, and anything
else that needed to travel at high speed
didn't have to work as hard to cut
through the air. In the case of a process
in a department, it's a similar concern.
Any part of a process that fights or
stalls throughput will be identified
and analyzed to see if there's a way to
reduce the friction.
In our art department example,
the number one group (inbound art
channels) can be streamlined once all
the channels are identified and the
data for each is analyzed. In fact, there
are a number of common, attainable
ways to streamline artwork as it comes
into a company.
If the majority of artwork is coming
into a couple of the total available channels the 80/20 consideration is useful.
It's likely that 20 percent of the artwork
causes the largest expenditure of time.
Once these "time-wasting" files/customers/channels are identified, they can be
addressed as a group with a new art
policy, new pricing, and/or some additional shortcuts that may minimize the
steps or at least help compensate for
the hassles.
Depending on volume, if a company
finds that several of the channels are
bringing in the most profitable orders,
far more resources and marketing can
be put toward encouraging these types



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