Creating a good custom T-shirt design is a huge opportunity for creatives and businesses to gain revenue through custom apparel. However, the process can be extremely overwhelming. Luckily, Method has some tips for creating a successful custom T-shirt design, from what to consider with the design itself to the application of printing your designs onto T-shirts. Visit our Services Page to see different printing methods for your design.
HOW DO YOU MAKE A GOOD T-SHIRT DESIGN?
CHOOSE THE RIGHT STYLE TO PRINT YOUR CUSTOM T-SHIRT DESIGN
Choosing a shirt to complement your custom t-shirt design is essential to it’s success. Make sure to consider how your t-shirt design’s color scheme will work with the shirt color options. It is also very important to consider the demographic of your target buyer when selecting shirt options for your design. Do you buyers like classic fitting shirts or modern fitting shirts? Are they more likely to buy heavy weight shirts or light weight shirts? Take a moment and view some of our popular products.
MAKE SURE YOUR DESIGN LOOKS GOOD ON A SHIRT
We know it sounds obvious but choose a design that will look good on a shirt. Just because a design looks good on screen does not mean it will look good on a t-shirt. Make sure you custom t-shirt design is balanced and doesn’t have to much weight in one area making the design hard to place. Include decent color contrast so that your design pops on the shirt. Designed with print size in mind. For example don’t add to much detail to a design being printed at 3.5″ wide on the left chest.
T-SHIRT DESIGN CONCEPT
Not everyone has the skill to create their own design but that does not mean you should give up on a good shirt concept. If you have some computer skills and design experience you can find some free resources here. You can also get free clip art and fonts at these site :
CLIP ART : Freepik.com
FONTS : Dafont.com
If you are unable to create the design yourself it is best to hire a dedicated graphic designer. Web sites like Fiverr.com are a great place to find a free lance designer.