Factors to Consider in Designing Your T Shirts in Bulk

Posted by ssashirts on August 7th, 2015

Are you thinking of designing your shirts to use as company uniforms, as promotional materials and giveaways, or even to sell as a business? The process of designing and ordering your shirts in bulk can be a fun and creative experience. Be sure to send your design to a professional t-shirt manufacturer and printer or best results. Here are some design tips:

1. Be clear about your goal. Do you want to advertise your house cleaning business, your sports team, or your rock band? Do you want to create a uniform for your employees? Do you want to print your personal illustration on shirts to sell? Having a clear purpose is important.

2. Pick a colour scheme. Think about colour contrast. You need to envision how certain ink colours in your design will look against a lighter-coloured or a darker-coloured t-shirt. Note that certain inks look more vibrant on the computer screen than in real life.

If you want to use a lighter t-shirt, avoid pastel inks like yellow, light pink, or light blue. These hues—when set against a light coloured shirt—are not legible from a distance. You want to ensure that your message is legible even from far away.

If youwant to use pastel colours, consider outlining the lines with a darker colour to make your message easier to read. Pastel colours also look better with darker shirts. However, you should be careful not to use dark inks on darker shirts like dark blue, forest green, and maroon. The hues might look great on the computer screen, but when they are printed, they might appear dull or brown. The darker shirt colour sometimes distorts the ink. It’s a good idea to use Adobe Illustrator when creating your design. Use the Global Colours settings to make colour scheme matters easier.

3. Determine the placement of your design on the shirt.Does it work best as centred image, or would it look better on the top left of the shirt? You can even do a wraparound image if necessary. Don’t forget the back of the shirt—there’s a lot of space there for a branding slogan.

4. Look for an effective font. You want something that complements the overall design (not a font that overwhelms it). It should also relate back to the brand or the company’s overall style.

5. Find a t-shirt printer and manufacturer that let you upload your design online and give you a quote right away. The best bulk t-shirt manufacturers in Australia provide user-friendly online tools that let you choose your shirt category (shirts or polo shirts) and range (women, men, or children), upload your design, and customize certain design elements and sizes.

About the Author:

SSA Shirts is an Australian owned custom clothing company. They specialise in manufacturing premium quality polo shirts, corporate shirts for business events and promotions, clubs, schools and sporting teams. Their experienced in-house designers and pattern makers are expert in providing exceptional comfort and fit shirts with style. All of their products are manufactured in their factories in Australia and Asia.