What did we do before the T-Shirt came into vogue. They are so much a part of our everyday wardrobe. For the original shape to the designer styles, no wardrobe is complete without them.
Thought you might like to read this article by Terri Donahue about designing your own. Great tips on color and graphics to get you on your way.
These days with computers, to give you a head start with the programs to make it so much easier to get your very own original design, modern printers and all the printing aids, designing your own T-Shirt could not be easier.
Never know, could lead to a new little business. Who know where your talents lie until you try something new?
Okay, here’s the article, hope you learn something from it and give designing your own T-Shirt a go.
Take care
Carmel
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Designing Your T-Shirt: Three Elements For Success
By: Terri Donahue
A number of technologies exist today, from inkjet transfers to online designers, which make designing and printing your own t-shirts easy and affordable. But ease of production doesn’t guarantee a good design. The following are three design components to consider when creating a design for a t-shirt: Contrast, Size, and Balance.
Contrast is the difference in *brightness* between colors. You want to have contrast between your ink colors and your shirt. For example, bright yellow, a perfectly good color, is not good for text on a white shirt because white and yellow are similar in brightness. It’s very difficult to read yellow letters on a white background. Dark colored inks, likewise, do not show up well on dark colored shirts. Navy blue ink, for example, won’t show up on a black shirt (or a burgundy shirt, or forest green, etc…).
Another area where you need to consider contrast is the graphic itself. A graphic (or multicolored font) that is made up of a group of similar colors, such as dark blue, deep purple, and black, will be hard to distinguish; the lines and colors will visually blur together. Contrast between light and dark colors will make your graphics easy to recognize.
Size does matter when it comes to shirt design. Bigger is usually better for both text and graphic elements. Your design needs to be able to be read from around six to eight feet away. Keep your text relatively simple, or at least have a major few words that are large and easily seen. People don’t have the time or inclination to read a paragraph of text on a shirt. You have about 3 seconds to get your message across before the shirt has passed by. While smaller text can be used, remember to save it for information that is less important than your main idea since it will be less easily seen.
Balance refers to the overall distribution of text and images on your shirt. A layout is described as being “heavy” where there is a lot of imagery or thick, full, font styles. As the word implies, when there is an area that is heavy (or light), there needs to be a similar area on the other side. Balance can be focused either left/right or top/bottom. As a design element, balance is an area where there is the most leeway for “breaking the rules”. Many times an off-balance, asymmetric design can be very energetic. But for a classic, clean design remember to keep your elements balanced.
If you are conscious of Contrast, Size, and Balance when designing your t-shirt, you will be well on your way to a result that will be visually pleasing to both you and your audience.
About the Author: Mandar is a graphic artist and man-about-town with http://ExpertShirt.com. Design your own custom t-shirt at http://www.expertshirt.com
Source: www.isnare.com
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