Next to Illustrator
Illustrator can draw anything. The shop still has to know which forty panels to open. Desk opens a shirt.
Stinger Industries · Desk
Desk next to the tools shops already know
The shop art desk. Jobs first. Annabelle on every control. Not a 40-panel toolbox.
Time to first job
A new hire opens a shirt and has film in minutes, not a 40-panel toolbox.
Desk 9 · Illustrator 3 · Canva 8
Vector depth
Curves, type, weld, outline. Enough for a shop mark. Not a 30-year plugin sea.
Desk 6 · Illustrator 10 · Canva 4
Shop machines in one desk
1390, DTF, DTG, vinyl, xTool: one board, the right pack.
Desk 9 · Illustrator 5 · Canva 2
Customer proof
A link. Pins on the art. Approve or send changes. No account.
Desk 8 · Illustrator 4 · Canva 7
Spoken operator
Say peel, keep sharp, send to the 1390. Annabelle is the seat.
Desk 9 · Illustrator 2 · Canva 6
Edit → publish
One button drops the pack in the RIP folder. The RIP still owns the cable.
Desk 6 · Illustrator 4 · Canva 2
Stays up
The desk is built not to eat the machine.
Desk 8 · Illustrator 4 · Canva 7
Color truth
Shop kit and a CMYK guess. Not a contract proof.
Desk 4 · Illustrator 9 · Canva 5
Plain English
What we say next to each one
Next to Canva
Canva is for a feed. Desk is for film, vinyl, and the laser.
Next to the RIP
We do not replace your RIP. We drop a clean pack in its folder. The RIP still fires the head.
Next to Studio / XCS / Corel
Cutter apps talk to one machine. Desk is the art desk that also knows the 1390. XCS owns the laser cable. Desk draws the job and hands XCS the SVG. Corel knows print shops. Desk is built for DTF film and a new hire, not a prepress veteran.
Matrix
Yes, partial, no
| Capability | Desk | Illustrator | Canva | Corel | Studio | XCS | RIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jobs first (shirt / vinyl / card) You pick the job. The board comes with it. | Yes | No | Part | Part | Part | Part | No |
Spoken operator on every control Talk to the desk. Click if you want. | Yes | No | Part | No | No | No | No |
InkSonic 1390 profile The 1390 is in the list. Press check knows the film. | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Part |
RIP hot folder Send drops the pack. USB still belongs to the RIP. | Yes | Part | No | Part | No | Part | Yes |
Owns the USB cable We do not. On purpose. | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ICC / soft-proof We guess CMYK. We do not contract-proof. | No | Yes | Part | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Live bezier handles Smooth the path. Pull a handle. Alt breaks the pair. | Yes | Yes | Part | Yes | Part | Part | No |
Open font rack you can actually use 1,700+ free faces. Photo match. Not a cloned .ttf. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Part | Part | No |
Clone a paid font from a photo Nobody honest does this. | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Customer pin proof Click the art. “Move left ¼ in.” Approve. | Yes | Part | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Desk / tablet / phone install Same desk. Install it. | Yes | Part | Yes | No | Part | Part | No |
Hard RAM caps Built so the shop computer does not die. | Yes | No | Part | No | No | No | Part |
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