What is more popular, the left chest print area or right chest print area of a shirt?
Hands down, the left chest print location is much more common than the right chest location. It would be my best guess to say that the left chest has become the standard because that is where pockets are sewn onto t-shirts and polo's. This makes even more sense when there is an actual pocket on the product and we embroider or screen print above the pocket.
It has been our experience that when most customers create a design and request the right chest area that they really mean the left chest area. The left chest area is defined by the same side that your left arm is on. So if you are looking at the t-shirt or polo it is on the right side. This is probably the biggest reason for the confusion when communicating which chest area to print on.
We will gladly print on the right chest area even though it is the less popular if you request it and are aware that it is the less popular print area. It does not matter to us and it does not affect your price in any way.
Whether you choose the right or left chest area, the standard size is the same. For screen printing this ends up being 4 to 5 inches wide by 4 to 5 inches tall depending on the design. For embroidery these two areas are usually 3.5 inches wide by 3.5 inches tall. You can request a specific size and we will gladly fulfill the request or communicate why that may not be good.
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