Top 3 T-Shirt Design Rules To Follow

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When you are getting into the Print On Demand world and want to start selling t-shirts, there are a couple important design rules you will want to follow to make sure you succeed! So in this video we are teaching you the top 3 t-shirt design rules you need to keep in mind. Whether you are going to use Kittl or some other design tool, it's important to know the best practices so you don't make any mistakes. 👇

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🕰️ Timestamps For This Video:
0:00 3 T-Shirt Rules To Follow
0:35 Rule 1 - Fill The Rectangle
2:35 Rule 2 - Be Careful With Colors
4:35 Rule 3 - Keep It Simple
5:00 Good Shirt Examples

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More about this video:
Redbubble, Merch by Amazon, TeeSpring, Teepublic, Society 6. All of these amazing print on demand sites sound like a good place to be right? Well they absolutely are, and it's no secret that selling T-shirts is a fantastic way to make some passive income! But it's important to keep 3 things in mind when it comes to t-shirt design. Rule number 1 is to try and fill out the whole rectangle. T-shirt design sites usually give you a 16 x 20 inch rectangle to work in, and if you only fill out some of the rectangel, you could be left with an awkward amount of space.

Rule 2 is to be careful with your color selection. When you are doing something like DTG (direct-to-garment), most of the time this isn't an issue, but for screen-printing and sometimes doing heat-transfers, the more colors you add generally means the more expensive it will be. Plus, adding more colors may cause your design to be distracting. We know it's tempting to add colors and make your shirt super vibrant, but sometimes less is more!

Rule 3 is to just keep things simple. And we don't mean that your t-shirt design has to be a simple shape with simple text. We mean that yo want to keep things simple to understand. Will the viewer understand your shirt easily if they are just walking by? Or do they have to get up close and study your shirt to see what is going on. This doesn't mean you can't use multiple elements and illustrations, it just means that you want to easily convey your message.

And if you are looking for more info on how to design a t-shirt, then Kittl is the best place to be! We have tons of tutorials here on the channel, and we have thousands of templates you can get started with for your next t-shirt project. So give it a try and see what you think.

Thank you so much for using our platform, and for watching this video. Don't forget to subscribe and follow along with the tutorial on the channel.

If there is anything I missed, or if you have more questions, drop a comment below and we will respond asap! Let me know more tutorial ideas as well!

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[naz_ma]

1.fill the rectangle
2.be careful with colours
3.keep your design simple

[jadenshihadeh]

Something I want to share that I have experienced with my clothing business. Print on demand is great for small business owners but once you see growth in your brand it is important to stir to better quality suppliers and buy in bulk. Screen printing and print on demand is great to avoid risk early on but if you have good ideas/products this strategy can really limit your growth. Only selling screen printed products is not a good long term strategy for any clothing business in today’s market. Your customers are more critical on quality than ever before. It’s the newest “design trend”

[shannond]

Good design is good design. The size of the graphic on most shirts is too large and goofy looking because they are designed by non designers. You don't need to fill the print area given. Make it the "right size" for the design.

[Kittldesign]

Are you starting to design T-shirts? 👕 Let me know down below!

[carissafisher]

We need more things on the sleeves! Use the shoulder space!

[Deletirium]

I'm just getting into this myself, I have some quite unique design themes that I haven't seen anybody else playing off, and I'm excited to start.

Thanks for the helpful tips!

[junky]

Fell like 3 is max color to use.
1 color nice and simple, main color
2nd color is a complimentary color
3ed in an accent color

[matteomoneyplatform]

Thank you brother! LOVE KITTL! Best in business hands down.

[StarChild.no]

In the T-shirt design world, where for decades really great T-shirts sold thousands, tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands and garment embellishment printers go by specific formats- 12x12 is standard and the top seller, 14x16 is oversized and everything over those formats, in real print shops, is considered oversized- it dictated screen, pallet and squeegee selection during production.. So this became the consumer expectation.. If your opening salvo is some random size call out that beginner T-shirt designers should start with, you need to go back and do some homework.. Size is money.. Time on press is money. For Digital, ink usage is money..

[aokt-shirts]

Excellent, really enjoy playing around in Kittle.

[renatogimenes]

Super important rules. Congratulations on the video!

[gsnyder]

Curious about the backgrounds. I notice some are black, yellow, etc. I have a design I'm working on where I have removed the background. Is it important for a t-shirt design to even have a background? Does the background get printed on the shirt? (I would assume it does.) Any other info about the background would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[luv]

I hope someone can answer this, but when I see the hero’s, Volkswagen vans or cars, are they trademarked or a part of copy right? I see them in kittle but I worry to use them.

[handmade]

Hello, I am new to the channel and I really thank you for your simple explanation and I appreciate your effort in explaining to us all the design method for beginners

[ghosted_whipz]

How to you design both front and back of clothing? Do I need to make to different mocks ? If so how do u turn the shirt around?

[sunny-yzre]

はじめまして♪

とても勉強になりました。
ありがとう

from japan

[garymoore]

Commercial stores suggest at the most 2-3 colors and fonts!

[Bonnita]

Kittl is great thanks to you and Juna!!

[chelseyb]

How do Kittl designs avoid trademark infringement? For example, the phrase "Good Vibes" among many other common phrases are trademarked on the US trademark site, so if we use a shirt with that phrase on it would we face the possibility of trademark infringement?

[muhammeduvais]

Any online platform
to study designing??