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HUMPBACK WHALE DESIGN - GREAT FOR DIVE AND TOUR OPERATORS AS WELL AS ENTHUSIASTS.

08-03-2011

Our beautiful whales glide through peaceful waters worldwide and are the subject of liveaboard and diving expeditions and whale watching tours  in all oceans of the world.  These magnificent creatures are always worth seeing.  Our design works for any project, tour, trip or group, and can be customized with your wording, dates, destination or company/group name.   See them here in our on-line catalog: 

Humpback Whales Island Image version


























Here are some ideas to customize for various operations and tours:


















Humpback Whales Puerto Vallarta



















































BALMY SUMMER NIGHTS AND NIGHT DIVES JUST GO TOGETHER

05-28-2011

Now that summer is upon us, what better way to enjoy a beautiful summer night than a night dive?  And what better way to celebrate night dives than our new Night Dive designs.  Choose on white for a sharp, vivid look or on natural for a soft, vintage look.  Dive operators, customize with your trips, your location, your URL, your dates and information. 

Night Dive Dive Flag design














Night Dive Dive Flag


 Spell It Out Manta Night Dive













Spell It Out Manta Night Dive (Kona)


And our Vintage Posters are now available for warm, summer nights, featuring a huge moon, starry skies, vintage dive gear and a seaplane.   Available for 'flat' island destinations and 'hilly' island destinations.


Night Dive Vintage Travel Poster Caribbean Beach






























Night Dive Vintage Travel poster (Caribbean beach)




Vintage Travel Poster Night Dive Caribbean Beach (Hilly Island)



























Night Dive Vintage Travel Poster (Caribbean Beach - Hilly Island)



STAY COOL WITH NEW MOISTURE-WICKING TEES

05-04-2011

Island Image introduces new line of base tees, featuring moisture-transport technology to keep you cool on the hottest days.   The fabric face is a beautiful 100% cotton, and the garments have an unsurpassed, comfortable fit. 

And sure, they're a bit more, but they're OH SO WORTH IT!    These specialty items are not shown in our online catalog, so be sure to ask us about them. 



YOUR FREE PERSONAL ASSISTANT

04-04-2011

Island Image will be your 'personal assistant' with your trips, events,or student activities. 


Small business owners have enough on their plate and often do not have enough help with the minutia that goes with dive travel, promotions, events and student activities.  So we are most happy to help you with reminders.


If you wish to email us at info@islandimagedesign.com with your trip dates and destinations (as far out as you wish), we will:


(1) Put you on our reminder calendar to contact you two months out, so you can then plan the shirts for your trip. It gives you time to get sizing, choose a design, then we can do the artwork for you and have to you in time for your pre-trip meeting. 


(2)  It also helps us with new designs. Knowing what you're planning helps us to come up with designs that may work well for YOU.


Obviously it's good for us all.  :-)


Please feel free to call us anytime!


We're here to help!





 

 



MANATEES FOR MARCH

03-23-2011

Our new Manatee is shown in various treatments:  On a 'springs' style dive flag, in various arches, and floating weightlessly in crystal clear springs.  Great for eco tours, snorkel tours, swimming tours as well as conservation programs.  As always, these are customizable for your operation.  The 'diver' in the background is optional and several examples are shown below.   Be sure to check all our dive-oriented designs on our web store:

























Nature's Sweetheart Manatee - Island Image version


I Swam With Manatees version
























Example of customized version with URL, City and Swim wording (without diver).


Manatee on springs stylized dive flag

























Manatee Springs Dive Flag design


Save The Manatees t shirt



























Save The Manatees


Manatee Limited Edition Tee



























Manatee Limited Edition Tee - Island Image edition



NEW SERIES; UNDERWATER SCENES + DIVE FLAG = FUN

02-10-2011

Our new series give you yet one more treatment for our popular designs.  Combining our underwater friends with a classic dive flag, there can be no doubt what your passion is when you or your customers wear this design. 

Dive Flag plus Caribbean / Florida Reef = FUN!





















Florida / Caribbean Reef Dive Flag features staghorn, fan coral, angelfish, grunts, yellowtail, squirrel fish and more.



South Pacific reef + Classic Dive Flag  = fun




















The South Pacific Reef Dive Flag features clownfish, anemone, lionfish and a diver.  (Other creatures available)



Great Whites + Dive Flag






















Diving with Great Whites during your dive travels?  Then you MUST have a Great Whites Dive Flag shirt to go with it.  We simply couldn't contain that shark to the confines of the flag!





ENHANCED CARIBBEAN / FLORIDA REEF DESIGN

02-11-2011

We've enhanced our Caribbean and Florida reef design to add staghorn, new fan coral, grunts, yellowtail, squirrelfish as well as our usual puffer and angelfish.   This design is perfect for your Florida dive trips, as well as most Caribbean destinations.


Enhanced Reef for Florida and Caribbean
























Enhanced Caribbean / Florida Reef design





TWO NEW 'JUST BREATHE' TANKS

10-29-2010

These two tanks feature a South Pacific Reef with clownfish, anemone and lionfish and a Kelp Forest scene with Leopard Shark, California Bat Ray and seal.   This demonstrates the flexibility of our designs.  Add Garibaldi to the Kelp Forest, or add Mantas or other creatures to the South Pacific Reef tank.  Many of our designs can become a tank design for your trip shirts or staff shirts, and as you see below, your logo and destination can become part of the design.  (This is sold on our retail store online without anything on the boot.)

Kelp and Leopard Shark on Tank











































South Pacific Tank





NEW WEST COAST DESIGNS FOR DEMA 2010

10-19-2010

We've just added two new West Coast designs for DEMA 2010.  These will be on the web store this afternoon or tomorrow.  In the meantime, you can also see them on our newsletter here

Leopard Shark in Kelp Forest


























Leopard Shark in Kelp Forest (with California Bat Ray and Seal)  . Click to see it HERE in our retail store.































California Bat Rays with Gorgonian Fans

See them at DEMA Las Vegas 17 November - 20 November 2010, along with other West Coast,  South Pacific,  Caribbean, wreck and tropical designs.    Click HERE to see it in our Retail web store. 



NEW SPELL IT OUT DESIGN FOR YOUR CITY OR DESTINATION

09-18-2010

Just added:  Spell It Out dive flag designs that highlight your trip destination, your city, island or trip. This design customizable for you and we can add any of the native critters that are in our collection to the design as well.  Here are two examples that illustrate just how customizable our designs can be.  In most cases, if you see a sea creature on our site, we can put it in other images and backgrounds for you.     See them in our store here:  Spell It Out! Dive Flag / Bonaire and here:  Spell It Out! Dive Flag / Fiji            

Call us anytime for help and ideas.  We're here to help you with your projects, trips, and retail needs.  We can always make recommendations for designs and customization to make your shirts something special and unique.     





















SPELL IT OUT! DEFINE YOURSELF!

08-24-2010

What better way to spell out your next trip, destination, company name or dive sites than to, well....SPELL IT OUT!  Our new design allows you to spell out your destination, your company, your trips - whatever you wish, with a choice of designs for each letter.  Note:  There will be some limitations.   Too many letters will not give you the effect you're looking for. 

Please call us for help with your customized 'Spell It Out' design with YOUR destination and your choice of designs for the lettering.  We are only making two available in our retail line: Spell It Out! Fiji Limited Edition Tee and Spell It Out! Roatan Limited Edition Tee .  However these give you an opportunity to get an idea of the look and detail we can create for you.  Because of the time and labor involved in customizing, we are not able to do onesie-twosie fully customized orders with this design. 






















































Call us or email us to customize this design for YOU.



TWO NEW DESIGNS - GREAT NEW REEF LAYOUT WITH A LOT OF SPACE TO GIVE IT YOUR OWN TWIST.

07-30-2010

Our new Reef Design allows a lot of room for customization.  Add your name,your trip, your event, dates, destinations!  We might be able toadd other reef dwellers for you, if for instance, you'd rather see aGoliath Grouper or Manta Rays. Another option is to substitute some Pacific dwellers if your destination is in the South Pacific.   (Can also be  used for liveaboards and boat subjects)




















The Liveaboard / boat version is every bit as customizable.   Please be aware, though, that there could be artwork charges to turn your boat into compatible artwork, if we do not have a suitable vessel on file for your event or trip.




















Email us at info@islandimagedesign.com or phone us  to see how we can make this, or any of our other designs, YOURS for your trip, event, destination, or staff.



BRAND NEW LAYOUTS FOR SUMMER. Now you can REALLY make it your own!

07-01-2010

Our most popular designs are now available in a number of different layouts and color combos.  Don't see it on the site?  Call us and we'll see what we can put together just for you.  Here are just a few examples:  

Goliath Grouper - your way  Diving with Angels - your way

     





































INTRODUCING OUR NEW VINTAGE TRAVEL POSTER LINE

03-13-2010

This new design is versatile and works well for destinations, dive travel, or even general travel! The 1960's era vintage dive gear can be removed if you so desire, and we can add a dive flag buoy on the water. We started with two designs that work well for most any island destination, whether the island has hills such as in the Southern Caribbean, or flatter such as the Keys, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Grand Caymans. In the South Pacific you'll find some of each.  Add your destination at the top, and your company, group, trip or event at the bottom.

(We strongly recommend this design in natural since it was designed for the ultimate vintage look. It will print brighter on white.) 

Vintage Travel Poster Line: Caribbean Island Click to see them in our Retail Web Store.

         Vintage Travel Poster Line: Carribean Hills



NEW ADDITION TO THE LINE: GREEN MORAY EELS

01-11-2010

We all love eels - they're gentle, but can be fiercely protective of their home.  Now our new Green Moray Eel wraps any of our dive tank designs.  Add your logo, your destination or just your saying to these new designs.  It's a great way to wear your dive gear - ALL THE TIME!
See them on our Retail web store here:

Green Moray on Dive Flag TankGreen Moray Eel around Reef Tank
















Green Moray Eel on yellow dive tank

















NEW! DIVE PLANET EARTH DESIGN FOR DIVE TRAVEL, DESTINATIONS, OR JUST FOR FUN

12-06-2009

As with all of our designs, this design is customizable and flexible for your needs!  Do you do dive travel?  This makes a great trip shirt!  If you're one of the best dive destinations in the world, it's a natural!  We offer an Eastern Hemisphere version and a Western Hemisphere version to match most any destination. 

Want to see what you can do with them?


With your logo and location (Western         OR    With your logo and location (Eastern
 Hemisphere):                                                           Hemisphere):             
      



















Perfect for destination dive operatons:                OR just fill in the blanks!

















MANTA RAYS, YOUR WAY!

11-14-2009

Our new Manta Rays are here and available on various backdrops and as always, customizable for your dive operation.  There are other options but here are three:

Mantas on the Painted Dive Flag                    Mantas on a Painted Sea:



















And Mantas on our Poster layout:





















As always, these are customizable for you, your shop, your retail or your trips. 

We had many requests for Mantas at DEMA so here they are!



NEW! GOLIATH GROUPER DESIGN CAN BE ADDED TO ANY BACKDROP FOR YOU!

11-13-2009

By request, we're offering our 'Dive With The Big Boys' grouper design on two new backdrops:

Our new painted dive flag compliments the painted grouper perfectly:


 

















And the Poster version is perfect for trip shirts and environmental awareness:





















AND, Big Boys in a Painted Sea Limited Edition Tee:





DEMA 09: YOU TALKED, WE LISTENED!

11-10-2009

You talked, we listened!  Keep an eye out for our new designs.  First up, our Manta ray, requested by so many of you at DEMA.  This should be available by the end of the week.   We also have humpback whales and orcas, as well as a few fun general dive designs, all due out in the next month or so. 

We really enjoyed putting faces with the names and thank you for the never-ending stream of  compliments on our line, and for your orders.  As always, we are working hard to deliver for you on time and with the best customer service around. 

Thank you again, one and all!



FOR OUR WEST COAST CUSTOMERS - THE NEW GARIBALDI AND KELP FOREST DESIGN

10-24-2009

A last minute addition to our DEMA 2010 line!   Be sure to stop by booth 2256 and see the new Garibaldi in Kelp Forest design!  Great for dive shops, dive resorts, educational groups,  liveaboards and other charters, it's also a great base for anything you'd like to add!  Add a diver, a shark,  with or without seal - your choice.  And as always we will customize for you with your trip, destination, boat, group.    See it in our web store here.



DEMA ORLANDO STARTS NOVEMBER 4 !

10-21-2009

Don't miss DEMA this year and visit us at booth 2256 to see all the newest designs.  Let us show you how to increase your income, enhance your image and advertise your business one t-shirt at a time!

As usual, we take our entire crew so we will be fielding emails and phone calls from the show floor.   Same phone, same email address, same business hours. 



DIVING WITH THE ANGELS - A HEAVENLY DESIGN!

09-01-2009

Don't miss our new angelfish design:  Diving With The Angels.  This is shown in a reef setting but we will also be adding the angelfish to a dive flag background this week.  As always, this is customizable with your trip, your wording, your location.  You can see it here on our web store:





RETAILERS! ADD YOUR LINK TO OUR LINKS PAGE

09-04-2009

Retailers and dive shops:  We'd like to add your link on our Retailers Page.   Please email us with the appropriate page URL and we can arrange reciprocal links. 







TEES - GREAT GIFTS FOR FATHERS DAY

05-30-2009

Dad likes nothing more than something from the heart....and what says it better than a t-shirt made just for him?  There's still time to send one of your favorite pictures of you and your Dad to have it printed on a great tee for summer.  

OR if Dad loves diving, fishing, the outdoors or the tropics, one of our designs can be customized just for him.



NEW DIVE WITH THE BIG BOYS GOLIATH GROUPER DESIGN IS HERE!

09-02-2009

They're big.  They're loud.  They're ugly.  But they're great fun to see when diving.  Our new "Dive with the Big  Boys" Goliath Grouper design (previously known as Jewfish)  is shown here in a reef environment, but can be embedded in any of our background designs, or on one of our dive flags:

Dive With The Big Boys Reef designGreat for trip shirts, dive destinations with a large Goliath Grouper population, or just to commemorate your favorite dives.  As with all our designs, you can customize, putting your information down the left side or under the design. 

See these new designs under Diving designs today!



ANGELS! DO YOU BELIEVE IN THEM? THEY'RE COMING!

09-01-2009

Indeed, we'll be adding an angelfish design in the next few days.  Look for it!   These are queen angels and there's nothing more beautiful than a graceful angelfish, munching away at the reef. 



THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

08-31-2009

Just a reminder that garments imprinted with your artwork or logo don't have to be the standard, everyday T-shirt.  Ladies can exhibit style AND your logo or art with any number of great styles.  Ask us for recommendations as to how to show your sense of style as well as your logo and company info!












































Don't forget!  We have hundreds of items to choose from so be sure to let us know your ideas and goals!  We will scour our many sources to find just the right item for you. 

Ask for one of our catalogs and we can send via snail-mail or if you wish we can direct you to an on-line version of our 'blanks' catalog. 





GOLIATH GROUPER - MORE THAN JUST A BIG FISH

08-26-2009

Just a heads-up!  We're working on a new Goliath Grouper design.  Look for it in the next week or so! 

And a personal thought about Lionfish.  On CBS News last night, there was a piece highlighting the Lionfish problem in the Atlantic.  'They' seem to be blaming this all on Hurricane Andrew.  HUH?  This problem is far more than an aquarium dumping into the Atlantic in 1992.  It's important that we all be aware of what an invasive species can do to an eco system and discourage owners of exotic pets to find an appropriate home for pets they no longer want, instead of dumping them in the wild.  We have Pythons in the Everglades eating all they can eat.  We have Iguanas in the Keys and South  Florida ruining gardens, eating native growth and overtaking large areas of land.  And of course, we have Lionfish and other invasives in the sea.  Please support legislation to stop import of exotic species such as these. 



NEW SOUTH PACIFIC DESIGNS PLUS SOMETHING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT!

08-15-2009

We have added some new South Pacific-oriented designs featuring a few Pacific dwellers.  If you're visiting the South Pacific, you'll love wearing the Lionfish designs:
















Another new South Pacific inspired design features our clownfish - known as Nemo's to some:





















If you are in Caribbean or East Coast US waters, you'll view lionfish differently.  Introduced by aquarium enthusiasts who haven't thought their actions through, they are considered to be invaders and are beginning to decimate our reefs since they have no real natural predators in these waters.  If you're planning a lionfish roundup or a program to deal with these predators, tees are a great fundraiser AND motivator!




NEW SOUTH PACIFIC DETAILS ON THE DRAWING BOARD

08-04-2009

Many of our customers are asking that we add South Pacific marine life to our reef designs so in response to this request, we are currently working on just that.  Expect to see these new features in our reef designs, plus several new South Pacific reef fish designs in the next month. 

First up is the lionfish, native to the South Pacific and considered an invader in other parts of the world's oceans.   Look for the new designs  in the next few days promoting South Pacific diving and this native species, as well as designs promoting awareness that this invasive species can decimate an eco-system if they're in the wrong part of the world.  

We always welcome ideas and requests from YOU!



T SHIRTS - THE MOST VERSATILE MARKETING TOOL - Your customers can pay for your advertising!

07-31-2009

We call them walking billboards.  With printed t-shirts, polos, and other imprinted garments, it's important to display not only your logo but eye-catching designs. Thee logo  can be on the T-shirt Markeing - Advertise on a T-shirtfront left of a shirt, as is traditional, or it is now trendy to drop the logo on the back, centered a few inches under the neckline.   Obviously on the later, you'd want to have a great design on the front of the shirt.  Your guest house, hotel, lodging guests, snorkel or dive trip customers, bar and restaurant customers, tour guests and fishing clients will all want to take home a shirt showing where they've been and what they were doing.   Not only do they PAY for the shirt which advertises your business, you make a profit on it as well.   Think of it:  How many t-shirts do you personally own from previous vacations, cruises or trips?  And aren't your favorites well worn?  The older they get, the more comfortable they Apparle Marketing - Advertise on a Sweatshirtare and....you still remember the experience every time you wear the shirt.  

If you do not have a tourist-related business, it's still a great way to get your name on the street.  Make 'company logo' items available to your employees at a great low price - or even at cost.  They'll want to wear them even when they're not working and will probably want to give some to friends and family as well.  Again, your name is on the street even during non-business hours.  

If you're a boutique or other trendy shop or business, fashionable items featuring your name,  your product, your artwork, your identity  will easily sell at retail and again, you are making a profit as well as gaining another opportunity to put your name out in the world beyond the store walls. 



AT LAST! THE ADOLPHUS BUSH SR. WRECK HAS IT'S OWN SHIRT!

07-03-2009

At the request of Innerspace Dive Center in Big Pine Key, we have added two new Adolphus Busch Sr. wreck diving tees.    It has been added to the Worlds' Best Dive series,



and there's also the full-color Busch design that includes two paintings of the ship - before and during the sinking.  



Both are a great way to commemorate your dives on this 11 year old wreck!  Add your dates, your group, your company to make it your own.



NEW VANDENBERG HISTORY SHIRT IS HERE!

06-01-2009

The new Vandenberg dive tee is here! 


The design features the original ship launched in the early 40's, the General Harry Taylor, and the General Hoyt S Vandenberg underway (along with battle ribbons).   These two depictions are based on US Navy archive photos and have been hand-colored for a bright, authentic look.  Detail? We've even added the proper flags!  And finally, a painting depicting  the sinking from one of our photos taken during the sinking. 

As always, it's customizable.  Put your group, your dates - whatever you wish on the upper-left of the design.  

Check it out in our web store.



THE VANDENBERG SINKS AND AN ARTIFICIAL REEF IS BORN!

05-27-2009

The General Hoyt S.Vandenberg went down in Key West and we were there to photograph and watch it happen.  It was most impressive to see a 520' ship sink - all in under 2 minutes!  The photos we took will be the basis for a new design depicting the ship in her original state as the Harry Taylor , then as the Hoyt S. Vandenberg and finally, as she sinks to become a fabulous wreck dive and artificial reef. 

The Vandenberg has been added to our 'World's Best' series  and the first two limited edition tees printed were gifts to the friends who graciously hosted us on their yacht for the sinking, Kurt and Elizabeth Ockershausen.


Stay tuned for the new Vandenberg design, as well as other new wreck designs!