apparel
From the Portfolio: Jedidiah Clothing
Client: Jedidiah Clothing Designer: Jeff Finley Designer: 2007 This shirt design was one of the designs I completed for Jedidiah Clothing back in 2007. It was accepted, but I still have never seen it printed or for sale. As a…
- Categorized: Inspiration
- Tagged: illustration, apparel
T-Shirt Template Upgrade Free to Current Users
*NOTE: This upgrade path no longer exists. The original Men’s T-Shirt Templates was the debut Template Pack back in August 2008. In the process of making two more Template packs & an Advanced Hoodie Design Package, we learned a few…
Pointers for Designers Working with Apparel Companies
There is often a disconnect between an artist and a screen printer. Problems often arise when there is a lack of understanding of the print process and a lack of communication between the designer and client. Screen printers get mad…
- Categorized: Graphic Design
- Tagged: apparel, business insights
47 Essential Resources for T-Shirt Designers
Interested in starting your own clothing line? Or maybe you just want to get an edge on some of the other designers on the major social t-shirt sites. Either way, there is a world of resources to be discovered that…
- Categorized: Inspiration
- Tagged: apparel
Tennery Typeface & New Apparel Templates
Watch out! It’s Big November at Go Media – and that not only means tons more awesome design resources to spice up your upcoming projects, but a whole new & improved Arsenal. We’re kicking it off with the Tennery Typeface…
- Categorized: News, Graphic Design
- Tagged: apparel, Photoshop
T-shirt Template Freebie
It’s been a little while since we’ve had a freebie on the Go MediaZine, and an email I got this morning provided the perfect opportunity. Here’s what Jan had to say about the Fitted Ladies Apparel Templates we just released:…
- Categorized: Graphic Design
- Tagged: apparel, Graphic Design, Photoshop
How to Create Awesome T-Shirt Mockups Like Jimiyo
EDITORS NOTE: Jimiyo is showcasing a template from Vol. 2 of Fitted Ladies Apparel Templates, which we’ll have ready for release in November. For now, check out Vol 1. Go Media gave me the chance to test out their new…
- Categorized: Tutorials
- Tagged: Graphic Design, apparel, Photoshop
How to Win at Design by Humans
I talked with Marc Hemeon, one of the brilliant minds behind the t-shirt design contest site Design by Humans. If you can remember, they were the only company able to pull off the impossible Bold is Beautiful shirt a few…
- Categorized: Graphic Design
- Tagged: apparel
Help Go Media on Design by Humans!
I had some spare time at home last week and thought I’d submit something to Design by Humans’ 10K contest. I tweaked another piece from 2006’s Concentric Series into a tee. I actually think it will make a better shirt…
- Categorized: News
- Tagged: apparel, illustration, Graphic Design
15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry – 3 of 3
In an effort to help further educate designers about things they should NOT be doing, here is the last installment of the popular 3-part Mistakes series. Part two talked about staying original, following directions, utilizing the medium to its fullest,…
- Categorized: Graphic Design
- Tagged: business insights, apparel, Graphic Design
How to Create Photorealistic T-Shirt Mockups
When designing for apparel, presentation of your proofs is very important. A detailed image of a piece simply will not suffice as an adequate proof. You want to hit the design home, and mocking it up on a t-shirt is…
- Categorized: Graphic Design
- Tagged: Photoshop, apparel
15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry – 2 of 3
5 more mistakes make up part 2 of the 15 mistakes series. This article covers issues such as lack of originality, following directions, and other bonehead mistakes made by designers.
- Categorized: Graphic Design
- Tagged: business insights, apparel, Graphic Design
Concentric Downpour wins Shirt of the Month
It’s been a few weeks now, but I’m extremely happy to say that my first DBH Submission, Concentric Downpour, has won shirt of the month for June on Design by Humans! A big thanks to everyone that voted, left a…
- Categorized: News
- Tagged: apparel, Graphic Design
15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry – 1 of 3
Designers in the music and apparel industry are some of the most talented designers around. I’m willing to bet there isn’t a sector of graphic design that allows more creativity and more artistic freedom. Despite the amazing talent and style,…
- Categorized: Graphic Design
- Tagged: apparel, business insights
57 Inspirational Sites from 7 Remarkable Apparel Designers
I gathered 7 of the top t-shirt designers today and asked each of them for a handful of sites they couldn’t live without; sites they surf for inspiration, design resources, advice, community, etc. I was surprised at what I found.…
- Categorized: Graphic Design
- Tagged: business insights, apparel, illustration, Graphic Design
“Concentric Downpour” Printed on DBH
Another Design by Humans winner for Go Media. I tweaked one of the pieces from the Concentric Series to work as a shirt design and it won shirt of the day. They did a great job with printing, and making…
“Bold is Beautiful” shirt finally printed!
I’m happy to finally be able to tell everyone that this shirt has been printed and is for sale! It couldn’t have come at a better time (on my 26th birthday!). I take my hat off to the people at…
How to design a t-shirt on a budget and a tight deadline
Monday morning. You’re walking into work (or in some of your cases, waking up in your undies and walking 10 feet to your desk). You pound some coffee and peruse your inbox. You have a present. One of your regulars…
- Categorized: Tutorials
- Tagged: Illustrator, apparel, Adobe Illustrator
Vietnam Werewolf shirt printed huge
Pat from Shout Out Loud Prints sent me over the first print of the Vietnam Werewolf shirt I designed. It looks great. He was able to print it huge like that. I’ll post more photos and give you all a…
How to print giant designs onto shirts
I thought this was pretty cool. For those of you who wonder how this kind of printing is done, here is a good example. Just get a machine like this! Demonstration video of the 12 color Workhorse Falcon E Duplex…
Funkrush Shirt printed and up for sale
Remember the Funkrush Tee that I designed a while back? Maybe a year ago? Well, they finally printed it and you can now purchase it from the Funkrush Store. The shirts ship from the UK.
Shirts for Pyknic finally printed!
Just wanted to share that the clothing company Pyknic, who hired us to design some shirts a few months ago finally has them available to purchase. Young Hollywood (designed by myself) Pyknichands (designed by Dave Tevenal) Both of these shirts…
Prom Night
This is a new shirt design that I did for some merch for a fairly popular screamy post-hardcore band. It was accepted and the design might actually see the cotton threads of a comfy shirt one day. Let’s hope that…