Keeping custom designer t-shirt art safe from thieves

Several Art Life Collective t-shirt artists and designers have expressed some concern about their intellectual property.
OK, first off, Art Life Collective is an artist project for artists created by artists, so we will never lay claim to your artwork -- intellectual property issues are very important to us. That is something that will not be changing.

As to protecting uploaded work to the site, the automated imaging section of Art Life Collective that handles everything from creating the thumbnail to positioning the image on the shirt also allows for an larger view so viewers, potentially customers, can get a better look at the work. That part of the site automatically places a watermark (says Art Life Collective) across the expanded image. It does not appear on the final printed version, but it should keep your work out of the hands of unsavory characters.
Should look something like this:


All hail the hypnotoad shirts

On another note, just a reminder to all artists, both new to the site and old hats, the site search engine needs the keyword part of the description to be filled out, at least with the title of the work and what it is all about, for the search engine to work. We are getting thousands of visitors, and we want them to be able to find your art on the site. All you have to do is take a few seconds with existing work on the site or when uploading new images.



Also, we have topped the 200 artist mark. Thanks to everyone who is participating in Art Life Collective and taking part on the artist and t-shirt forums.
Thanks everyone.

Changes coming for custom t-shirt designers at Art Life Collective

We are looking for some input from our custom t-shirt artists and designers at Art Life Collective.
This message went out to everyone involved this week.
We are planning some significant changes to the look and feel of the Art Life Collective Web site, with the goal of enhancing the experience of our artists and customers. Because you are the heart and soul of our community, we would like to know your thoughts on some of our proposed updates as well as other ideas you may have that we have not yet considered. Your voices are important to us, and we hope that you will take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing a brief (10 question) survey by following this link. All responses are anonymous, so please feel free to share both your positive and negative thoughts. We appreciate your time, and look forward to incorporating your ideas into the next steps as we move Art Life Collective forward. If you have additional questions or ideas that are not incorporated into the survey, please feel free to email us directly or to post your thoughts on the bulletin board at http://www.artlifecollective.com/bb/.

Best Regards,
Your Art Life Collective Team