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Okay so we’re not exactly a book club here. But there are some shirt design books out there to read. Here are a few suggestions regarding the business, process, and inspirations of new t shirt designs. These are references to help you understand the t shirt design process from ideas, to printing, to branding, to trend analysis. Have a look at some of these top selling t shirt design books for a further look into the business and pleasure of graphic shirts.

Torso

Torso is a graphic shirt book that looks into the depths of style, communication and the influence of t shirts today. A deeper look into influences, communicating a style, and setting new trends. The book is full of new inspiration, photography, and analysis throughout the generations of t shirt design. It also features a bunch of Design By Humans tees from some of our biggest artists.

Threads not Dead

Is one of the best books in the t shirt design world. From designing a t shirt to starting your own brands it’s a great tool, to refine techniques, learn the printing processes, and stay on trend or create new ones. It goes from chapter to chapter the different stages of t shirt design from working with clients, printing, to branding and marketing. The book also comes with t shirt mockups, photo shop brushes and vector graphics. This is a great way to get a full perspective of the t shirt design world.

1000 Garments

1000 Garments is a book dedicated to variety of trend hitting t shirts. A great collection of inspirational t shirt artwork to spark up new ideas for your next design, basically, its a full catalog of pop culture t shirt designs. This one also contains a couple of Design By Humans tees.

Zeixs T-shirt Design 2

The T-Shirt – everybody knows it, everybody owns it. It’s as well a piece of clothing as it is a billboard for music, films, brands – or for the person who wears it itself. It transfers messages and expresses opinions. The ultimate T-shirt is a self-designed original and this book features hundreds of cool tees. It features past Design By Humans winners and celebrates many great artists from the Design By Humans community.

T Shirt Sketchbook

Finally, the best t shirt design book you can make is a t shirt sketch book. This is a great book to help visualize graphic placement and scaling of your next t shirt design. The T Shirt sketchbook is by you and for you to sketch, brainstorm ideas, and create your next dream t shirt.

The t-shirt business is great because there are always artworks, trends and ideas that keep the styles fresh. This is our first attempt at a “Design By Humans book club.” These are some of the best t shirt design books on the market to help with design ideas, learn the industry and increase your overall knowledge in t shirt design. From designer t shirts, to just for fun shirts you can learn a lot about the life span of a t shirt.

Design By Humans In the T Shirt Books

Here is some example from the pages of T Shirt Design 2, featuring some great DBH Designs.

You can start you own designer book club, or continue the list with other great t shirt design books.

We at Design By Hümans would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our wonderful and devoted Facebook fans, our fellow Hümans. It’s been over four years since the launch of our Facebook page and it has grown and developed since our very first wall post on March 13th of 2009. The Design By Hümans fans and over 15,000 artists all around the world are what keep us inspired every day. With your numerous likes and shares of our Facebook page, our brand and our message have spread further than we could have ever imagined. Today, we at Design by Hümans are proud to announce that we have hit two hundred thousand followers on our Facebook page, and it is you, our biggest fans, that have helped us to reach this landmark. So thank you Hümans. Without you we could not have come this far.

To celebrate, we’re offering Free Shipping on any order over $20 until Sunday night at midnight and giving away 200 shirts!

Enjoy Free Shipping all Weekend on Orders WorldWide

Use Code: 200KLIKES for Free Economy Shipping anywhere in the world that we ship to. (Orders over $20)

Enter the 200K GiveAway!

From now until Tuesday, July 2nd we will be holding a Free T Shirt GiveAway along with free shipping on all orders worldwide. 10 of our supporters will win 10 free shirts of their choice. By entering your email address or Facebook account through Rafflecopter or Spreeify you will be automatically entered in a pool to win $200 in free Design By Hümans T Shirts! 10 lucky winners will be notified next week!

The Best of Facebook

Over the last year we have had many creative and inspiring posts on our Facebook page both by our fans and by Design By Hümans. We have received incredible responses to much of the content we have shared with you, including many fantastic, witty and sometimes confusing comments. To celebrate your support of our brand, here is a recap of some of the most memorable posts from the Design By Hümans Facebook page.

Most Liked Facebook Post
The most liked post that Design By Hümans has ever had on the Facebook page. Every fan that shared the post was automatically entered to a drawing to win the tee. An incredible artistic masterpiece; beauty and a beast. With a total of 3,771 likes, this post wins the ‘Most Likes’ award by a landslide. The tee featured in this post is titled ‘Black Rose’ and was designed by Hüman FDZAkurt from the Philippines.

Most Viral Facebook Post
The ‘Most Viral’ wall post on our Facebook page received 2,710 likes, 633 shares, and 173 comments. There’s something about zombies, love, and slurping up brains through a straw that seems to touch all of our hearts. This design is featured on a tee titled ‘Love Never Dies’ by Hüman shantyshawn from the United States. Nothing proclaims true love like the undead.

Wittiest Facebook Comments
We have received many thoughtful and interesting comments and responses on our Facebook page, but some tend to stand out more than others. For its clever and amusing content, this post has been named ‘Wittiest Comment.’ Who knows, monster truck hockey mask could be the next big thing!

Most Like Facebook Comment
This shirt of the day titled “Marsupial Madness” was featured on May 23rd, 2012. King Kong would be a little less terrifying if he were pink and fluffy. Not only was this creative artwork liked by over 250 Facebook Fans, the top comment couldn’t have been more fitting. You’re probably right; this bubblegum-pink gargantuan marsupial is not koalafied to be King Kong.

Best Facebook Tip
A fan left a comment on the Facebook page that led to a great improvement in the cost of shipping from Design By Hümans. Thanks to out fan’s advice, we’ve worked diligently with our shipping companies to lower costs of international shipping. All international Shipping will be free until This Sunday.

Funniest Wall Photo
On the Design By Hümans Facebook page, we often hold small photo contests. This contest was titled ‘Model Challenge.’ This specific entry was incredibly artistic, and especially hilarious. But what a good-looking model; he’s mastered the Blue Steel! Canadian Hüman Recycledwax designed the tee featured in this post, titled “Star Wolf.”

Cut me Most Eccentric Most Eccentric Photo
Some people just have a natural ability for accessorizing their Design By Hümans Tee. The vibrant color and interesting hat choice may leave us confused, but I can’t say I don’t love it! The tee featured in this post is CutMe by Hüman Shining from Italy. We are proud to have such creative fans, keep up the great work!

Most Active Fan
We must give special credit to our top Design By Hümans tee collector. He has brightened up our Facebook wall with his creative ways to model our T Shirts. We appreciate your amazing support for DBH. You are an inspiration for us and for all of our Facebook fans!

Best Partner Story
An awesome Design By Hümans partner posted this imaged to our Facebook page. Digital Departure is an Electronic Dance group from Chicago, Illinois in the United States. They are a strong supporter of DBH from all the way across the country. This ‘shocking’ photo exhibits Matt, Adam and Phil rocking ‘Pandalism 2 Peace Sign,’ ‘Analog android,’ and ‘Flip Over.’ Thanks for the support guys!

It’s that time of year again. The mid summer heat is reaching record-breaking highs and everyone is getting ready for their Independence Day celebrations. At Design By Hümans, we’d like to celebrate with you with an amazing deal on T Shirts. The Independence Day T Shirt promotion is one of our biggest sales of the year! From July 3rd through the 9th, for every two tees purchased you will receive an additional tee FREE!

Enjoy Our Buy Two, Get One free Sale for this 4th of July weekend!

Buy two shirts and get one free with Coupon Code: FREEDOMB2G1

The Design By Hümans collective now has nearly 1,500 T Shirts to choose from, from Funny to Geeky, Retro to Abstract, and Zombies to Freaky Monsters. Whatever design causes sparks to fly for you, we’ve got it. We have many T Shirts and Tanks that would make a perfect addition to your July 4th outfit.

Which of these awesome tees would you rock at your Independence Day bash?

Red, White, and Blue Themed Tees

Nocturnal American
The name in itself renders this tee a perfect addition to your 4th of July apparel. There are 37 owl species native to the United States, and this one is particularly special. Designed by Swirvington, it’s reds and blues are perfect for your July 4th celebration.

Go!Go!Surftime!
Along the United States coastline there are many beautiful places to surf. This abstract tee design combines the blue waves with the red sunset, and printed on a white tee would make for a fantastic July 4th tee.

The Happy Adventurer
Independence is all about the freedom to be who we want to be and go where we want to go. This panda is all dressed up and ready for an adventure, and printed on a blue tee, this shirt would make an excellent addition to any July 4th outfit.

Black Rose
This incredibly realistic design was made by FZDAkurt, and recently won Shirt of the Day. Though it doesn't contain much red, this shirt will definitely stand out at your July 4th celebration. Throw on a pair of blue shorts and you've got a complete outfit!

Fireworks Themed Tees

The Neon City
When the bright firework lights streak across a city skyline, it is a spectacular vision of beauty as rainbows of colors explode from within the depths of the city and turn a hustling bustling place into a beautiful silhouette of color and light.

Northern City Lights
An eagle soars through a beautiful array of colors in the sky. Blues, purples oranges and yellows, like a dazzling display of fireworks on the 4th of July. The colors flow from down below and fill the starry night sky. This tee was designed by Hüman Expo.

Adventure Time
It’s adventure time when you wear this tee, and oh what an incredible adventure it would be to ride off into the sky; into the unknown. The swirl of vibrant colors mimics the burst of dozens of bright and colorful fireworks on the 4th of July.

Cosmic Flight
The glorious silhouette of a bird is seen surrounded by bright lights in this gorgeous tee designed by Expo. The flash of colors behind the exotic bird mimic the finale explosion of a firework display. This shirt will spice up your July 4th apparel!

Liberty & Freedom Themed Tees

Eagle Eye
The Bald Eagle is found in the United States of America. It is both the national bird and national animal. The United States is a country known for freedom and independence. Wear this tee proudly on the 4th of July and exercise your right to be unique.

Perfect Pilot
The eagle is a bird of magnificent flight; a bird representing freedom and majesty. This bird is also incredibly hip and ready to party. So wear this red, white, and blue Perfect Pilot tee, designed by jun087, to your July 4th celebration for a fantastic time!

Skull-Back Tank - Sherlock: Skull On The Wall

Cutting up or styling T Shirts is an enticing way to add your own unique style to an already incredible work of art. The most successful graphic tee remixes preserve the original artwork instead of compromising it.
There are many interesting ways to cut up your T Shirt, from altering the sleeves and neckline, to adding lace or studs to it. In this DIY Tee tutorial, I will be showing you how to add a grungy/vintage look to your Design By Hümans T Shirt. A rising trend in tee revamping is the ripped up and cut up skull-back. A mix between edgy and trendy, this skull cut tee will definitely turn heads.

Materials Needed: One oversized Design By Hümans T Shirt, a pair of fabric scissors, a marker, a piece of paper large enough to cover the back of your tee, and some awesome music to inspire your creativity. The graphic tee featured in this tutorial is 'Sherlock: Skull On The Wall' by Hüman zerobriant. Or check out our collection of skull shirts for your own unqiue style.

For Step Two you will need your marker and your piece of paper. Using your marker, begin draw out the outline of the main facial features of a skull. Don't stress about making this part perfect. The messier the stencil, the grungier your final tee will turn out. You'll find out later that the stencil won't look much like your final result. Now draw some creepy snarled teeth and two big empty eye sockets.

Now that you've sketched out your skull face drawing, the next step is to begin cutting out the shirt. For this step you will need your fabric scissors. Carefully cut out each shape on the page. Don't worry about cutting inside our outside of the lines, it won't matter! But do be careful not to cut the negative spaces between shapes - this will make it more difficult to use the stencil in Step Five.

Once you've finished cutting out all of the shapes on the page, you have a finished stencil, ready to go to work on your cool skull cut tee! The next step is placing the stencil over the back of your Design By Hümans T Shirt. Place a firm surface between the layers of your tee to prevent cutting up the front side - I used a piece of cardboard. Position where you want the design, and tape it down to keep the design steady for cutting the skull face.

Using your fabric scissors, cut out all of the areas of the T Shirt that show through your stencil. Perfection doesn't matter here either - the messier the cut, the grungier the look! When cutting out the teeth, it's helpful to pull a small amount of fabric through each hole and snip it. An average pair of scissors probably won't fit into those holes. After you've finished cutting, remove your stencil and start stretching out the fabric. Stretch out the eye sockets and pull on the teeth holes, without ripping any of the material between them.

This final step is optional. If you would rather wear an awesome ripped up skull tank than a T Shirt, you will need your fabric scissors All you will need to do is carefully remove the collar and sleeves of the shirt, cutting along the seams. If you decide you want a more low-cut neck or larger sleeve holes, additional cutting and stretching is up to you. Be creative and unique, but be respectful of the artist's design!

Now that you've finished your cut up skull tee, there are countless ways you can wear it. Pair it with some dark skinny jeans and combat boots, or wear it as a dress. Wearing a bright tank top under your new tee will cause your design to pop and will definitely draw some attention to it. You now have your very own unique tee with cool graphic art, and a personal custom cut touch!

Featured Tee

The graphic tee featured in this tutorial is 'Sherlock: Skull On The Wall' by talented designer Anthony Brian Villafuerte, zerobriant. More of zerobriant's tees can be found in his collective store. He has had six tees printed in Daily Design Contests and currently has 32 tees available in his collective store. zerobriant is a talented illustrator from the Philippines as well as a registered nurse, a professional photographer, and a businessman. He claims to be a Jedi, and the design force is strong in this one.

Skull-Cut Tee Video Tutorials

You can check out these videos for other ideas and techniques for make your own skull cut tee

Anyone can create a vintage-style design for their Design by Hümans T Shirt submission. In this blog, I will show you how to turn your original artwork into a worn, distressed vintage design. Below you will find written instructions on how to create a vintage t-shirt design in ten simple steps, along with screenshots of the actual design process. I’ve also created a real-time video tutorial with a lovely voice over.

Over the last few years, designing t-shirts with a vintage look has become a popular fashion trend. The use of textures, noise, and lowered opacity levels make the design look tarnished and worn out. Vintage shirt designs also appear washed-out with a limited number of colors or sepia tones. An interesting and fun way to create a vintage t-shirt is to incorporate modern concepts and images with a worn out textured look. What makes a design vintage? The current popularity of vintage and retro designing in the t-shirt world is reminiscent of old times, produces nostalgia and inspires new (and old) thinking. You can find the best vintage t shirt designs from Design By Humans Artists below.

Video Tutorial : How to Design a Simple Vintage T Shirt

Create a Vintage-Style T Shirt Design in Ten Simple Steps

How 2 Vintage Tees Step One
Select a piece of artwork that you would like to use to create your vintage T Shirt design. To begin, open up Photoshop on your computer and select File>Open, and open your original artwork.

How 2 Vintage Tees Step Two
Create a canvas of the same size as your original artwork and Copy>Paste your artwork into the new canvas. Place the two canvases side-by-side. This way you will be able to see your progress as you create your new vintage graphic art. Save the second version of your artwork as a different filename so you don’t compromise your original artwork.

Step Three
The next step in the vintage design process is to select a worn texture. You can select one of the vintage textures provided in the resources section, or find one of your own! You’ll want the texture image that you choose to be a high enough resolution that it won’t appear pixilated when you resize your image.

Vitnage Design Step 4 Step Four
In your new artwork canvas, create a new layer. From File>Place, select your vintage texture of choice and place it in your new layer. Resize the texture to cover the entire artwork. It’s alright to distort the texture image in this step. What is most important is the grunge look that the texture of the paper will give your artwork.

Step Five
You will now want to look for a vintage brush set from one of the websites provided in the resources section, or find one on your own! Choose a brush that will give you the desired effect for your finished product. You may need to try out a few brushes before finding the perfect one. Download the brush or brush set to your computer.

Applying the Vintage Brush Step Six
After you have downloaded a brush set to your computer, select the eraser tool, or add a layer mask to the design in Photoshop. From the brush palette drop down menu, click the small arrow in the top right corner, and from that menu select ‘Load brushes.’ Open the brush set that you have downloaded and they will show up in your brush palette. Select a vintage brush and begin erasing or masking the edges of your artwork to give it a vintage look. Get creative here!

Apllying a Clipping mas to Vintage Designs Step Seven
When you are satisfied with the look of your design, click on your texture layer. Right click the layer to the right of the image, and select ‘Create clipping mask’. You will now see the effects of step three appear on your texture image. Depending on the amount of your artwork that you erased, your texture layer will give you somewhat of an idea of what your finished design will look like. If you are unhappy with the way that it looks at this point, go back to your artwork layer and click 'Undo' a few times or do a bit more erasing.

Blening Vintage Designs Step Eight
After you’ve created your clipping mask on your vintage texture layer, and you’ve decided that you are happy with the outcome, with the texture layer selected click the drop down menu at the top of the layers panel. The panel should say ‘Normal’. Scroll down the drop down menu and select the ‘Multiply’ option. You can play around with the other options to find your desired look. When you have finished with this step, you will have your final vintage design!

SAve Vintage Design Step Nine
If you have a background layer in your layers panel, delete it so that your background is transparent. You can tell if your background layer is transparent if you notice a small gray and white-checkered pattern behind your image. Now you can go to File>Save as and select Format>PNG. This will keep the background of your image transparent.

Vintage T Shirt Design Templates Step Ten
Load a T Shirt Template off the Design By Hümans Website. These templates can be found in the T Shirt Submission Design Guide. From File>Place, select your .PNG artwork and place it onto your T Shirt template of choice. This will automatically place the design into its own later. Resize your image on the T Shirt. If you feel that the image is too transparent or low-contrast, you can edit it in the Image>Adjustments panel or create duplicates of your design layer and place them on top of each other. Satisfied? Awesome! You’ve created your own trendy vintage-style T Shirt, ready for submission on the website! Good luck in creating your very own vintage t shirt design, you can experiment with vintage textures, opacities, brushes, and blend tools to make your very own vintage T Shirt.

Best Vintage Designs

Best Vintage T Shirts

Here is a collection of Design By Hümans best vintage T Shirt designs. The Design By Humans designers have gotten really creative with different vintage design styles; from simple opacity changes, to interesting textures and brush effects.

Black Rose
This vintage T Shirt, designed by FZDAkurt utilizes a gorgeous old-time vintage design style. Before colored photography, in order to add color to photographs, artists and photographers would need to hand paint color onto their image.

Fresh Air
This T Sshirt, designed by _S3_, is a somewhat morbid representation of a polluted world. This shirt appears to have been made with layer masks and vintage brushes, similarly to the design tutorial featured above.

Life Care
Life Care is a beautiful piece of work designed by surfistinha. He utilized vintage textures overlaid on his original artwork. Vintage design often exhibits colors of similar hues. The art in this design features a lot of grays, greens and browns. What is more vintage than a Human skull?

Sepia Brush Tones Never-Nevermore
This unique vintage T Shirt, designed by Hüman kdeuce has the visual aspects of an old photo, forgot in a dusty attic for 50 years; a little ripped and a little damaged but beautiful all the same. The design is monochrome and sepia toned, and uses very few colors. A worn texture overlay gives this T Shirt a vintage feel.

Outlaw Lovers
This vintage T Shirt designed by moutchy incorporates an old-school style, as well as some old-school characters. Bonnie and Clyde, American outlaws during the early 1900's, were the main inspiration for this T Shirt design. A vintage Photoshop brush could have been used to create the watercolor-like background. This design features only two colors, and has a textural overlay.

Thanks for reading our vintage tee tutorial, we hope you got some useful design tips to pile on your skills! The distressed look can be challenging, but you can accomplish a lot with colors, brushes and textures to take your vintage tees to the next level.

Sustainability has become a necessity in today's society. At Design By Hümans, we are doing our part to help preserve the natural environment and reduce our ecological footprint. Nobody can change the world in one day, but by printing locally and using environmentally friendly inks, we are taking a small step in helping to improve the condition of the planet. The inks used to print on our T Shirt blanks are completely water-based, phthalate free, and metal-free. Water-based eco-friendly inks produce a lighter print that becomes a part of the shirt rather than sitting on top of the material. The eco-friendly inks that we print with allow for a more breathable T Shirt. Other inks tend to produce a less breathable image and sit on top of the T Shirt, making it feel less authentic.

Watch out for T Shirts with Phthalate or Metal Inks

When T Shirt designs are printed with inks containing phthalates, as the T Shirt wears over time or if the inks are not cleaned or disposed of properly, phthalates are released into the environment as a pollutant. Design By Hümans uses an eco-friendly alternative to phthalate printing ink; water-based inks containing only water and pigment. Water-based inks render vibrant colors, and are much less harmful towards the environment. By using phthalate-free, water-based inks, the image printed on your T Shirt will last just as long as the shirt itself with the ink‘s ability to hinder cracking and fading. The Design By Hümans Premium T Shirt blanks that we print on are guaranteed to be sweatshop-free.

Taking the Turn Toward Sustainability and Eco Friendly Shirts

A Quote from the Synthesis, written by Sara, perfectly paints a picture of the sustainable practices that we stand by in the Design By Hümans warehouse.

“The Design By Hümans shirts are printed in the USA using eco-friendly inks, and they’re guaranteed to be 100% sweatshop and child labor free. I have a strong appreciation for a business that builds this kind of accountability into their business model. I’m hoping that, as the consuming public becomes more demanding of transparency, and more morally aware of injustices – both hüman and environmental – that budding, local entrepreneurs will follow this example.” - Sara

Recycling and Repurposing in our Office

We make it our intent to exercise many sustainable practices in the recycling of our products. When we receive shipments of T-shirt blanks, the cardboard boxes are all recycled, off to become a cardboard box somewhere else in the world. The building, or repurposing of the Design By Hümans warehouse is the definition of sustainability. We have taken something old and made it new, preserving as much of the original structure as possible rather then creating a new building. Expensive flooring material and excessive embellishments or decorations are not of importance in our work environment. Here in the Design By Hümans Headquarters, an enjoyable and inspiring work environment is more important than the material that our office doors are made of.

Recycling at Design By Hümans Many of the parts used in the original construction of the warehouse, as well as removed from the original space were kept and repurposed as well. Piping from the original structure of the building has been set aside, and we have some very interesting plans for them. To take something old and use it to create something new is a sustainable and entertaining process. Most of our old piping will be used to construct Design By Hümans robots to model T Shirts in our entryway, and the rest of the piping will be used to build desks for office use. The wooden pallets used in the refurbishing of the warehouse were reused rather than thrown away. We hand-built a pop-up shop out of the old recycled pallets, a mini portable store that can be erected in any location, completely sustainably built. Any T Shirts that are printed at a quality unfit to be sold on the website are first sold locally, and ultimately donated to those in need.

You are the change that the world needs, no matter how small that change may be. Choosing an eco-friendly shirt from Design By Hümans, you are taking a stand against the production of clothing that is harmful to the environment. You are just one person, but one person can take one small step towards a big change. Be alive, be a change, be hüman.

Are you looking for new inspiration, ideas, or feedback? Promoting your new t-shirt design? The DesignByHumans Forum is a great place for t-shirt designers to collaborate, find helpful resources and research anything related to t-shirt design. Chances are if you have a design question, someone else has already asked it.

While the DesignByHumans forum is a great place to start, there are many other websites to help with the design of your next winning t-shirt. These websites can offer an extensive list of resources from free downloadable tutorials and helpful job boards to forums for artists and designers to share ideas and receive feedback. Posting your artwork and designs on these websites can also drive traffic to your artwork, where your art can be seen and your t-shirts picked up.

Best t-shirt Design Websites

Enjoy this list of the best t-shirt design websites that we found within the wider art community. Don’t forget to utilize these resources to create your Design By Humans t-shirt design, and to promote and gain traffic towards your submission

Mintees.com Shirts, Forums, Resources

Mintees is an awesome resource site for designers. It features the work of talented t-shirt designers worldwide. Artists can share their designs, receive feedback, and link to where their shirt can be purchased. The site also provides a list of design resources, a job board, and a forum to share ideas and communicate with other t-shirt designers.

DeviantArt.com Large Artist Network

DeviantArt is an online community where artists can showcase their work and receive feedback from other artists. As a designer, you can use DeviantArt to find inspiration for your own designs. Receiving feedback can also be beneficial in the production of your final t-shirt design. The site offers members a profile, gallery of their work, and the ability to sell their artwork as prints. Make sure to check out the “Design-By-Humans” page on DeviantArt, where we look for new artists to submit designs and post our favorite DBH Collectives and Shirt of the Day.

Behance.net Designer Portfolios

Behance is a respected online portfolio site for designers to promote their work. Viewing others’ portfolios can draw inspiration for your own t-shirt designs. Due to its credibility, potential employers often utilize Behance when looking for creative employees to hire. This website features a job board that lists design jobs by category and location.

Dribbble.com Online Designer Community

At Dribbble, artists can upload their artwork in a “show and tell” kind of way. Members are able to like, share and collect your artwork in “buckets”, organizing them into collections. When listed as a designer on Dribbble, your artwork can gain more publicity. This site can also help you build a name for yourself. Potential employers can search for designers by city and skill level on Dribbble’s job board, making it easier for you to be discovered.

Shirtoid.com List of the Best Shirts Around the Internet

Shirtoid is a resource that pulls together the most interesting t-shirts on the Internet into one place. Shirts can be filtered by color or by searching keywords. t-shirt designers can submit their own designs to be featured on the website, which helps to promote their artwork. All featured artwork is linked to the website where the t-shirt can be purchased.

Compete-tee-tion In Depth t-shirt Design Reviews

At Compete-Tee-Tion you will find an up-to-date list of t-shirt competitions, events, and news. News from individual t-shirt design websites is frequently posted, including Design By Humans’ Shirt of the Day contest winners. This is a great website to use if you are interested in learning about what’s happening in the t-shirt design industry.

HideYourArms.com t-shirt News

Hide Your Arms is an excellent resource for finding coupons and daily deals from t-shirt websites. They also feature current news in the world of t-shirt designing. The site showcases an inspiring array of the best t-shirts circulating the Internet, and features many pop culture tees. Hide Your Arms is a great resource in keeping updated with worldwide t-shirt Design Competitions.

Grab Bags Are Here

That's right, we are offering two grab bags today, a $6 bag and a $9 bag. Are you the betting type? Then jump in and take a roll of the dice. Pick a size and we'll send you a random tee from over 100 in stock designs. We have offered grab bags in the past but never with the chance to upgrade. The upgraded bag has a limited quantity so if you’re looking for a special tee you better act fast.

What's a Grab Bag?
We have a collection of hundreds of fantastic Design By Humans T-shirts ready to be sent off to your doorstep. The T-shirt that we send you will be chosen at random from our bag. You pick a size, and we’ll pick the tee! It's a gamble but all of our tees are epic so you will definitely get a great tee for an amazingly low price.

The $6 Grab Bag

Take a gamble with our $6 Grab Bag Tee! For $6, you'd be crazy not to. This is you chance to own a special graphic tee with for an extremely discounted price. Tees are selected from discontinued items, current inventory, one off print tests and special items.

The Upgraded $9 Grab Bag

Upgrade to our $9 Grab Bag Tee now and get access to even more great designs. $9 Grab Bag Tees are selected from DBH Collective items, current inventory, Limited Editions and special items. You select the size and we'll pick you a tee from 100's of amazing designs. Quantity is limited so act fast!

What Can I Expect

We do our very best not to duplicate tees within an order. You can expect a mixed bag, a surprise and a top quality tee for a ridiculously low price.

*Grab Bag Tees may NOT be returned or exchanged

*Trend Report 2013* Well we are past half way through 2013 and it’s time to reflect on the good times, the awesome times and the weird and wonderful moments so far. We’ve seen some amazing graphic tees come through and with the adding of the Collectives trends are appearing like beads of sweat on a hot July evening in California. So let’s see if my previous trend forecast was at least close "(Previous trend report from me)":http://www.designbyhumans.com/forum/dbh-news/1151177/2012-round-up-2013-emerging-trends/

"RAINBOW TEES":http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/?q=rainbows Now in my last report I said more color so I’m taking this as the same thing. I don’t know whether it’s because of the double rainbow meme of last year or a love for rainbows in general but they definitely came full force in 2013. Rainbows in space, rainbows at the beach, painted rainbows, eyes bleeding rainbows. You name it we had it. Rainbows are pretty so I say bring on more. More color in abundance, I win that round.

"WOLF TEES":http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/wolf-t-shirts/ Now I don’t want to say that Game of Thrones is responsible for this one but a lot of these wolf designs look like Direwolves. I didn’t predict the wolf invasion but I did watch the show. As a fan I am happy to see wolves on tees but as a fan of the UK soccer team The Wolves also, I am even happier. Wolves FTW!

"PANDA TEES":http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/panda-t-shirts/ Those cute and cuddle bears have exploded onto our chests and I saw that one coming a mile off. We have a plethora of awesome panda tee here. We have seen loads of cool fun panda tees, but also some with strong messages. The panda is cute but remember they are endangered too! Don’t just wear the tee, support the cause.

"POP CULTURE TEES":http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/pop-t-shirts/ Pop Culture is always around in the T-shirt world and in recent years it has exploded with many nerdy TV show/movie/gamer tees appearing. Design By Humans isn’t usually a place renowned for pop culture tees but the Collectives have seen a rise in the genre. A good concept and a fun new approach will always make for a great pop culture tee that will stand the test of time.

"CAT TEES":http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/cat-t-shirts/ Lions, Tigers and Leopards have always been popular but in 2013 we saw a surge in these and domestic cat tees. The internet loves our feline friends and it looks like the Design By Humans community does too. We had a range of funny tees and roaring good art tees too.

"TATTOO TEES":http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/tattoo-t-shirts/ Tattoos are always on trend and this year we saw a rise in tattoo style art. Iconic traditional pieces and some more elaborate twists on this art style. I see this as a growing area of the Design By Humans catalog.

"COMIC TEES":http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/comic-t-shirts/ I predicted this area as a trend. While we did get some winners in this category there wasn’t as big a trend as I had predicted. Always a cool style and as far as I am concerned always welcome at Design By Humans. *NEW & EMERGING TRENDS*

"FLORAL TEES":http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/skull-cross-bones-flower-shirt/14565/ Florals are on trend and I am not sure if it’s a summer trend or a longer lasting trend. Flowers and natural elements mixed with darker icons are making the rounds in the T-shirt world. A unique balance is required to pull this kind of tee off.

"WHIMSICAL TEES":http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/?q=WHIMSICAL People seem to want their tee to tell a story, have a meaning or display a character with a playful back-story. With the explosion of “good feeling” typographical pieces on the internet people seem to want their fashion to also have a deeper more thought provoking message. “Everything will be OK” is the general message but I also like the move towards representing iconic literary figures or homage’s to books or stories. Get your whimsy on!

"PHOTO-REAL TEES":http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/?q=photo+real This area has always had a place in the T-shirt world but this year Photo-real came back with a vengeance. Nostalgia and instagram combined on a T-shirt. Iconic portraits, beach scenes, sexy people and fun concepts through photography are all on trend. This is a long term trend and not one I see going away. I also think mixing photography with hand draw elements is on the rise and something I really like.

"HUMOROUS TEES":http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/funny-t-shirts/ Humorous tees are very prevalent in mainstream fashion but clever humor with a twist seems to be trending. Not your average joke tees these are more sophisticated and often require a second look. Maybe related to certain community they are almost inside jokes. Tongue in cheek, cheeky, naughty, edgy and fun. This style of tee isn’t instantly laugh out loud but more subtle nodding smile in appreciation.

"DARK ART TEES":http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/?q=dark The dark arts are growing and I don’t mean in a Harry Potter way. I mean art centered a round death and darkness is making a come back. Dark art icons are all over fashion items right now, some subtle and some verging on offensive. Here at Design By Humans we never want offensive but a peek into the dark underbelly of fashion never did us any harm. Skulls have mass appeal but these tees are a little more edgy than just skulls. Obviously if you use one of these themes you do not get an automatic print but it’s a good starting point for inspiration. I’ll add to it too. Please post any ideas you may have. If you want to see a designer attempt a certain design idea, post it here. Bring the trend setting art folks! Exciting times. *wotto*

Displaying art in coffee shops can be beneficial for artists and businesses alike. The publicity an artist will gain through displaying their art in a coffee shop will help them to get noticed and establish a name for themselves in the art industry. Art creates liveliness within a coffee shop and an enjoyable environment for customers. Many people visit coffee shops, day and night, enjoying art as they sip their freshly brewed coffee or tea.

Many coffee shops accept young aspiring artists to display and sell their artwork at a low commission or free of cost, an easy outlet for artists to showcase their art for the first time. Displaying artwork in galleries can cost a hefty fee that many ‘starving artists’ cannot afford. Art galleries tend to be somewhat exclusive, difficult to access, and make the displaying artwork a difficult and extensive process. However, the public displaying of artwork is an important aspect of the artistic process, helping artists gain support and encouragement regarding their artistic abilities and urging them to continue creating. While it is an honor to have your own professional gallery show, a coffee shop showcase is beneficial for artists just getting started. Coffee shops stay open longer during the day and produce a broader variety of publicity, with unique and unbiased tastes in art.

One young, aspiring artist has found it especially helpful to display his artwork in local coffee shops. Jon Hatcher has his art displayed in a coffee shop in his hometown, and is still able to gain recognition and even compensation for his artwork while he is out of state. His painting featured above is his unique tribute to the Beatles.

Coffee shop art is a gateway for aspiring artists to gain publicity and move forward in the art world. We sat down with some aspiring artists in our community and they had interesting stories to tell. Meet Amelia LaMar, a curator for a downtown restaurant and cafe in Chico, California called Broadway Heights.

Amelia LaMar
Art Director at Broadway Heights

Amelia LaMar is a talented and passionate painter, entirely self-taught. Displaying her art on the walls of local businesses has helped her to develop a reputation as a successful artist. As the Art Director and Curator at Broadway Heights, she interacts with local artists and displays their art on the brick walls of the very popular restaurant, where they can be admired and purchased. She has recently been hired to teach art at orphanages in India and Nepal. To help fund her upcoming trips, Amelia will be selling and raffling off paintings on her Facebook page. With a raffle, by spending a small amount of money, anyone has a chance to win a beautiful painting worth up to $500 or more!

Amelia considers art her main aspiration in life. She believes that it is incredibly important in today’s society.

“Art directly mirrors the times, and has the ability to show a person’s perspective on the human condition. If people can relate to art, than it is successful. That is a gift.”

More information on Amelia LaMar can be found at her website and Facebook page
www.amelialamar.com
www.facebook.com/AmeliaLaMarArt

Cierra Goldstein
Designer and Photographer

Cierra Goldstein is an artist, designer and photographer born and raised in Chico, California. A recent graduate from California State University, Chico, she is currently participating in a two-week CSU Summer Arts course in Monterey, California on Digital Documentary Photography. She has received a partial scholarship from both the CSU Summer Arts program and CSU Chico. The photos featured were taken in Santa Cruz, California, and are a beautiful representation of how Cierra sees Santa Cruz. A talented photographer, she shows us the city from a unique and artistic perspective.

Coffee shops are art exhibits for artists seeking a reputation in the art world. To become a reputable artist, the first step is to create a name for yourself. You already have the passion within you, the creative drive and the ability to express yourself. If you are interested in having you artwork displayed in a coffee shop, approach the idea with confidence and you will succeed.

As Creative Director I get to see all of the submissions as they come in and I have to look and think, “Which of these beauties would make an amazing product?” Sometimes that’s easy, sometimes it’s tricky. Every once in a while a design is selected and I am excited by the challenge it will create at the printing stage. Seeing art go from paper to T-shirt is a part of my job I relish.

Luckily for us our printers are willing to try 99.99% of things we throw at them. I approve the very first t-shirt that is printed of every design. It’s a big responsibility but it’s also very exciting. In this blog I am going to list 8 tees that blew my mind when I saw the first sample. The tees that literally made me go “whoa!” The art that transformed beautifully from a submission to a garment. Let’s do this!

Lost By Carbine

This design won 3rd place in the Bright Futures Contest and I loved it from the day it was submitted. At the printing stage I went for super soft discharge inks. As a neon design I was concerned that the inks wouldn’t ‘pop’ enough. When I saw it roll off the press I almost fell over. Amazing bright neon colors and so soft. How? We mixed custom neon inks by hand!

The Dark Officer By Roncabardz

Ron’s work has always caught my eye but this tee was especially successful. I choose a Sage Heather blank for this one and the water-based inks worked well with the softer lighter fabric. The colors chosen by the artist were perfect. As it passed each printing screen it was clear that it was going to be amazing. The amount of detail and crisp color variations were always going to make it a popular tee. This artist knows how to make artwork that works in harmony with a blank. One of the most beautiful tees on Design by Humans in my opinion.

Sasquatch Frenzy By Mr-Nicolo

The day this design rolled off the dryer belt was legendary. We selected it with a nervous unknowing regarding printing. Could we print something this graphic so big? I was confident we could but the colors and the sheer size of this thing made everyone pay attention. The first print literally stopped the print floor, everyone clambering to take a look. It was glorious and as I signed it off for production I knew it would be a best seller.

Samurai Tiger by oBrunoMota

An instant eye catcher, this pencil design was a popular submission but I had my reservations about whether we could capture that hand drawn fine pencil detail. I upped the screen mesh count for this one and it paid off. The fine detail was captured and the art blended brilliantly with the fabric. The first print was instantly approved, taken to my office and lives on my rack of ‘amazing Design By Humans tees I like to show off’ to visitors. It’s beautiful and popular.

Hello Mr. Wayne By SPYKEEE

Raw discharge ink. It can be tricky and has varying results so I choose to use it on the winner of the Dark Knight Rises contest! As this complex design rolled off the printer I breathed a sign of relief. It worked and the detail was all there, it took some fine tweaking but it looked magnificent. I personally delivered it to the Warner Brothers offices and the reaction was exactly what I had been looking for. Awesome. A tee elevated by a print technique.

Angular Distress By Biotwist

This simple geometric design seemed too tricky to print on first glance but then I noticed the art was distressed and broken up. This is perfect for an all over because the print usually has a few creases or broken areas of print ink. When this printed using a red discharge ink I was gob smacked by the sheer volume of ink needed to cover the area. As it passed through the dryer a very cool abstract design appeared.

A designer who considered the process ended up with a very cool result.

Control By Angry_Monk

When this unique and slightly weird art was submitted I was instantly drawn to it. Dark and interesting with many details to get lost in. I asked myself whether it could really work as a printed design. Yes was the answer, obviously. When I saw the sample print I was amazed at the detail that had been captured. Only a few colors and a some handsome halftones from our separator and this thing really popped. Unique, well composed and one of the nicest printed tees I have seen in a while.

As Design By Humans continues to grow I am sure I will see a wealth of beautiful prints. Design By Humans is always delivering cool art that makes my job a joy. Seeing each print come alive is awesome but every once in a while a print amazes my seasoned eyes.

Watch out, their teeth are sharp; some as sharp as diamonds. Sharks are the predators of the sea. All sharks are carnivorous and often convey a frightening appearance, but not all sharks are enormous, intimidating creatures. Many artists at Design By Humans have created beautiful (or frightening) designs of sharks and other sea-dwellers. It’s time to get amped, because shark week is coming.

Top 5 Shark T-Shirts

Limited Edition Shark with Pixelated Teeth - Designed by gloopz
This shark might be more fashionable than intimidating, but that gold tooth looks pretty sharp to me.

Fancy Shark - Designed by jun087
Another fashionable shark! All sharks have gills, some wear color-block grillz. This fancy shark design is more trendy than intimidating, but I wouldn’t risk getting too close; that grill looks sharp.

Underwater Business - Designed by fourscore
I can’t imagine what sort of business a man could be doing with a couple of vicious sharks in the depths of the ocean, but in this design it seems there’s a whole lot of booty involved. Treasure, too.

Shark VS Alligator - Designed by wolfinger
There is an incredible amount of detail woven into the design of this T-shirt, and it flows very well together. A shark versus an alligator; who do you think would win?

Diamonds are a Shark's Best Friend - Designed by niLs285
Shark bite like a diamond, shark bite like a diamond. We’re treacherous like villains of the sea.

Blogger's Choice Shark T-Shirt

The Diver (Trapped) - Designed by Fathi-Dhia
At first glance the shark in this T-shirt design might be hard to find – but look closely. The most terrifying view of a shark is through the perspective of a trapped diver’s eyes.

Top 5 Sea Creature T-Shirts

The Best of Shark Week: Awesome Photograph

Photos By: Discovery Channel

5 Interesting Shark Facts

A shark has the ability to regrow as many as 30,000 teeth in its lifetime.
One of the longest living creatures on Earth, the Whale Shark can live up to 150 years.
The smallest shark, the Dwarf Shark, measures 4 inches long.
Sharks do not chew their food; they swallow it whole.
An extinct species, the Megalodon Shark measured up to 67 feet long.

Artist Unknown

Can't Watch Shark Week? Just Watch This. Sharknado!

Do you see that? In the water... It’s coming closer! It’s time to dig through your closet and pull out your most epic shark Tee. Although I wouldn’t suggest wearing the same T-shirt all week long, unless you’re hoping to have the couch all to yourself. Check out the shark T-shirt section on our website, and get psyched; because shark week is coming!

Design By Humans has relentlessly pursued new ways to bring art to life through pioneering new screen-printing and digital printing techniques. The quality and innovation Design By Humans is known for comes at a cost, a slightly higher cost than it used to. Design By Humans is dedicated to printing our tees in the USA and using t-shirt blanks that are guaranteed to be sweatshop and child labor free. Not only are our tees printed in California, but we also use environmentally friendly inks whenever possible which has become apart of our culture and long-term commitment. This commitment has huge benefits to our customers and to the world in which we live. Effective Friday, August 2nd 2013, prices will increase on the Shirt of the Day, regular and oversized printed tees, and all-over prints. The first day of sales of any Shirt of The Day will now be $18. Regular and Oversized tees will be $22 and All-Over prints will be $24. This price change will not affect DBH Collective tees. This small change in pricing will enable us to continue to expand and invest in our website, community, and allow us to empower our artists even more. We will soon be offering a loyalty program to our committed humans, more partnered contests for our community, more environmentally friendly apparel we can all be proud to wear and show off as well as a whole new range of amazing products. Lastly, a greater portion will soon go back to our artists to empower them to do what they love: create art. Design By Humans invites you to continue with us on this epic journey to empower artists and to create and wear environmentally responsible products that are printed in the USA. If you have any questions please post below in the comments section or contact service@designbyhumans.com. Thanks for your continued support The DBH Team

Did anyone notice that it’s suddenly August? Wasn’t it just June? Summer is almost over and we at Design By Hümans can literally smell the overpriced textbooks that will soon be purchased; taste the gallons of coffee that will be guzzled down in the mornings just to make it through the day. I’m talking about school. Yes I said it, it’s that time of year again and as a designer you won’t survive a month in school if you don’t have the right tools. Here is a checklist of few items you will probably need as a design student.

Laptop
A laptop is a necessity for a t shirt designer in college; many design programs require students to have one. Both Mac’s and PC’s offer a wide variety of top-rated design software, so you can have your own portable design studio. Large screens are helpful for multitasking (which I know we all do) and detailing, and having a laptop in class is great for note-taking.

Design Programs
As a designer, you will find that you need programs to accomplish tasks from photo manipulation to logo creation. There are many products and programs available for both Mac’s and PC’s. The Adobe Creative Suite and CorelDRAW are excellent design packages. Wielding these magic programs you will create epic masterpieces beyond your wildest imaginations.

Drawing Tablet
Try not to be the student who, in her senior year of college, was still not using a Tablet to produce her vector images. I am talking about myself. A drawing tablet can be used in replacement of a mouse or trackpad to produce smoother lines and provide amazing efficiency.

Digital SLR Camera
Supposedly anyone can be a great photographer if they own a Digital SLR camera. Please refer to this blog post (just kidding.) It's always nice to have a camera that can produce high quality, high resolution images for designs. Nikon, Sony and Canon offer excellent Digital SLR options.

External Hard drive/Thumb Drive
When I was a Junior in college, my hard drive crashed. The magic Apple wizards were able to extract my files and I did not spontaneously combust. When I was a senior in college, my hard drive crashed three days before my last day of school. I lost everything, including my design portfolio. Save yourself the anguish and back up everything.

A Design By Hümans Hoodie
The fall season brings some colder weather and the need to bundle up. Don't let this hinder your style. Design By Hümans has a few awesome hoodies to rock in the colder months.

Large Headphones
I don't think it's actually a requirement to wear large headphones, but they look awesome. It’s nearly impossible to produce anything creative without listening to music, and throwing on a set of headphones is an easy-out when you don't feel like hearing the gab of gossiping girls next to you.

So... What are you going to wear on the first day of school? Now that school is just around the corner, it’s time to get fitted. Whether your style is bold and unique or comfy and casual, there are some awesome shoes at JackThreads that would match perfectly with your favorite Design By Hümans shirts. There are many graphic shirts and casual shoes to choose from so we’ve made things simple and paired a few rockin’ kicks and cool tees together to give you some inspiration for your back-to-school style.

Wild POP Thing by expo paired with Supra Stacks in Turquoise/White
Be bold this year. Bright, neon colors are in style and this furious neon tee is the brightest and boldest. Pair it with some bright blue sneakers and you will stand out in any crowd. Rock these with a pair of jeans or black pants, or go full LMFAO and throw on those leopard print spandex? Do it.

Black Rose by FDZAkurt paired with J.D. Fisk Callum
The Black Rose tee screams hopeless romantic. A classy gentleman. These red shoes are the perfect hybrid of casual and sophisticated and bright and bold, while clean and well put together. Paired with some dark jeans, this match could be great for a date, or to swoon any lady on campus.

Calavera III by Wotto paired with Converse Jack Percell LTT OX
This skull graphic tee and shoe combo is laidback and casual. The black Chuck Taylors with white laces are always a classic, and skull patterns have been pretty popular lately; but this neutral gray pattern doesn’t stand out too much and goes great with these sneakers.

The Dark Officer by roncabardz matched with Bed Stu Uncle Felix in Red Greenland
Pair this graphic art tee with this subtly eye catching pair of loafers. These shoes match the rose color in this shirt and honestly look really, really comfortable. There’s nothing wrong with being comfortable and stylish.

Limited Edition Rhythm of the Rising Sun Tank by rejagalu paired with Penguin Footwear Dune in Khaki
If you’re lucky enough to live in an area that stays pretty warm during the fall you probably like to hang on to the summer look as long as possible. It’s hard to let go of summer. Warm weather means letting out those guns, and a nice pair of sandals and a graphic tank to get in one last tanline.

XIII by mouchy paired with Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Core OX in Black
There’s really nothing darker than death. The XIII tarot card literally means.. death. It’s kind of a morbid design, but I’d still rock it. Matched with some all-black Chuck Taylors death looks pretty stylish. Get a little of the gothic punk look with a splash of dark art.

Musical Robot by rpcabardo paired with KEEP Homer in Lichen
This funky tee design has many colors and could go great with just about any pair of shoes. Pastels are very in fashion and these light green sneakers with brown laces are just the right amount of color to match perfectly with this fun shirt. Throw on a pair of skinny jeans and this would make an adorable unique outfit.

Black Bear by RLMarkossa paired with Converse x John Varvatos JV Weapon Mid
Fitted cap, stunna shades and fur coat. This bear is a baller. Pair this shirt with a set of fresh high top baller kicks and walk around blasting some beats. That is, if you can handle looking as baller as this bear.

So are you going to try out a new style this year, or are you going to keep it plain and simple? Either way, you’ve got to wear something to school. It’s never too late to put together your fall wardrobe. These are some different ideas to inspire your creativity this new school year.

Were you aware that when browsing T-shirts on Design By Humans you can switch from gorgeous model view to detailed artwork view? There are many cool aspects of the website that may have gone unnoticed, such as the various ways to filter T-shirts. Check out our artist’s collective stores, and browse T-shirt categories to find specific types of tees. This guide will show you how to navigate the Design By Humans website and use its functions; they can be pretty helpful!

Viewing Options
When browsing T-shirts, there are three drop down menus above your search results. The first gives you the option of having your search results ordered by relevance to your search criteria, newest/oldest shirts, and best sellers or shirts with the most likes. From the second drop down menu you can choose whether to view the T-shirts on models, or view the artwork by itself. Viewing the artwork will present a clearer more detailed image of the design. You can also decide how many shirts are displayed per page.

Search Filters
To the right, you can filter your results in multiple ways by searching by type of shirt (contest winner, collective shirt, limited edition etc.,) by price, and by color. You have the ability to shop by your size to filter out shirts that are out of stock. You can then filter your results even more specifically by using the category checkboxes. Looking for a shirt with a cat wearing sunglasses? This section is your best bet on finding the perfect shirt. Search by category as well as T-shirt style. Maybe you only wear V-necks; gotta let out that wild mane, we understand.

Additionally, in the footer of the website there is an alternative way to browse the website called “T-Shirt Categories”. From here you can access T-shirt categories where we have grouped T-shirts into collections including vintage shirts, cat shirts and space shirts to help you find exactly what you are looking for. From the same menu at the bottom of the website you can access the Design By Humans Lookbooks.

Lookbooks
The Design By Humans Lookbook is the perfect place to find out what styles and looks are in season. The Lookbooks show you how to bump your style up a notch and pair your awesome tees with seasonal colors to create trendy looks. Browse cool spring looks or neon brights for some awesome outfit ideas.

Collectives
Do you pride yourself in being an individual or the type of person who wants to support great artists? This section is for you; here in the collectives you can select artist’s work from all over the world to make a custom tee just for YOU. It’s not magic, it is a program DBH introduced last year to help empower artists.

This section is organized by collective artist, and their shirts can be viewed by clicking the right and left arrows on their subsection. Clicking the artist’s name will take you directly to their collective store. Collective shirts can be printed on any color. Proceeds from the sale of each tee go back into the artists pocket to empower them to create more great art.

The Tee Grinder
This feature is ingenious. It’s like the slot machine of the T-shirt world. Select a size and gender and push ‘grind’, and watch those tees spin and grab three tees for an amazing set price of $30. Each time you do it you get a different combination of tees. You can keep going until you find three you like and then checkout with a cool set of tees at an incredibly low price. It’s a gamble because you may regret hitting that grind button and missing out on awesome tees that you had on a previous spin. Try it out and see if you can find your jackpot of tees!

So you’re looking for the perfect birthday present for your boyfriend. You want to get him a T-shirt, and you know he loves zombies and robots. Using the filters, categories and search features on the Design By Humans website will help you find that beautifully creepy disturbing T-shirt in just a few simple steps. Check out the features you didn’t know about! It will absolutely enhance your Design By Humans shopping experience.

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Starting today, Design By Humans is pairing with Umbra in an awesome back to school giveaway. Now through August 31st, you will have the chance to win an Umbra T-shirt frame, a $100 gift card from Design By Humans, and many more prizes. By entering your email address into the contest widget below, tweeting, or connecting with your Facebook account, you will receive one entry each for the back to school giveaway!

Umbra has now given us the ability to treat our Design By Humans T-shirts as what they are - art. From wearable art to wall art, the T-shirt that looked fresh on your chest will become beautiful wall art to admire forever. The T-shirt frame allows you to perfectly frame your T-shirts and cover up those empty spaces on your walls with colorful artwork. Preserve your favorite T-shirt forever within a sturdy frame. Create an art gallery of your own winning T-shirt designs or your favorite tees. These frames are unique and modern tributes to T-shirt design.

Umbra is the worldwide leader in modern, original, casual, affordable design for the home. They design amazing products including picture frames, window treatments, and a brand new designer-friendly invention: the T-shirt frame.

Wearable Art to Wall Art Giveaway Prizes

1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
$100 Umbra Gift Card $100 Design By Humans Gift Card One Design By Humans T-shirt in an Umbra T-shirt Frame	2 winners will win One Design By Humans T-shirt in an Umbra T-shirt frame $50 Umbra gift card	3 winners will win One Design By Humans T-shirt in an Umbra T-shirt frame

There will be a random drawing, and winners will be announced on August 31st. Put a little color on your walls this year to inspire creativity. When designing T-shirts, what’s more inspiring than awesome T-shirts all over your wall? This is a rare opportunity so take a chance and good luck!

There are so many interesting and creative ways to fashionably wear your Design By Humans tee. Don’t limit yourself to jeans and a T-shirt when you can accessorize and stylize to give yourself a unique and creative look. From girly and glamorous to grungy and edgy, with the right accessories and accents, your tee will be the foundation to a fabulous outfit.

Dress it Up
A few simple changes to your outfit can make you look glamorous. Accessorize with some sparkling silver jewelry or throw a crisp, clean blazer over your T-shirt to dress it up. Wear a pair of skinny jeans with heels or a flowy skirt.

Tuck your T-shirt into your jeans and wear a cute slim belt. Vibrant colored belts will pop against a colorful T-shirt, and gold or silver belts look extra glamorous. Wear this outfit out to a night on the town or to a party and be the center of attention with your unique and fashionable style.

Grunge it Down
Feeling adventurous? A little punky? Punk-style clothing has become very popular in the fashion word. Turn some heads with a grungy dramatic outfit by adding a leather jacket and combat boots or studded wedges to your style. Studs and spiked jewelry as accents are eye-catching and rebellious.

Plaid patterns are a classic punk look, and a plaid shirt makes any outfit a little more grungy and laid back. Layer a plaid shirt over your Design By Humans tee. Sometimes clashing colors and patterns are oh so trendy, in just the right way.

Cute and Stylish
Retro has become the new modern. High-waisted, destroyed shorts are easy to make, cute, and very affordable. Pick up a pair of $2 old high-waisted jeans from the thrift store and cut them into shorts. Pair them with your Design By Humans tee and some high top converse sneakers, and top your outfit off with a cute hat.

To add extra cute style to your outfit, knot up your T-shirt to make it more feminine. Tie it in a knot, or even a bow! This is a great summer or spring style and looks especially cute with high-waisted shorts or a high-waisted skirt.

Don’t let your style be bland, be creative and accessorize! You can wear your Design By Humans T-shirt with any style. Check out these fun examples of ways to stylize your outfit, and come up with some other awesome outfits on your own. We’d love to hear about how you rock your Design By Humans tee!

There are many ways to win prizes in the Diablo III Contest. Want to be challenged beyond the official T-shirt design contest? Throughout the length of the Diablo III contest there will be four social media quests utilizing many social media outlets and challenging your creativity. Quests will begin on Mondays with five days to submit your best entries, and winners will be chosen on Fridays. So grab those smartphones, you’ve still got a chance to win free gear with weekly Social Media Quests!

Quest #1: Demons & Angels Selfies
August 26, 2013 – August 30, 2013

It’s time to choose; are you a Demon or are you an Angel? Mephisto’s and Auriel’s alike can participate in this Instagram challenge. Win some awesome Design By Humans gear! For this challenge, use the hashtag #D3Selfie on Instagram, Facebook or Tumblr with your best photo or video of yourself dressed as a Demon or Angel. Winners will be chosen on Friday, August 30th.

Winner will receive a $25 gift card to Design By Humans.

The process of creating typography is an art in itself; letter by letter or the intricate details of a word. Typography is often used in modern art and design. It is not simply text on paper, a set of letters, an arrangement of words, a description or a statement. Typography can create a statement in a more profound sense. Type can take the shape of objects, and it can deliver a message; communicate something meaningful and spread an idea. Type can be used in design to aid artwork and can be art in itself. Typography is a beautiful art form, and can incorporated in T-shirt design as well.

Located in the bottom-left corner of the Design By Humans websites is a link to the categories section of the website. In this section, tees are arranged by subject matter. This section includes a collection of T-shirts titled “Typography T-Shirts” containing Design By Humans’ shirts that incorporate typography.

4 Awesome Typography Tees

Stop Extinction by dzeri29	Hyped Lies by NeonTiger
Imagination by dzeri29	Awake by neonbeast

3 Inspiring Modern Typographic Artists to Follow

Theo Aartsma
Theo Aartsma is a designer/illustrator working with Nike, Pall Mall, Toyota, and more. Theo got started as a designer as a young musician who needed promotional material, and decided to make it himself.

Alberto Seveso
Seveso found his way into design through his interest in skateboard decks and metal band album covers. Alberto creates beautiful work using not only typography, but also incredibly detailed and expressive portraits. I urge you to check out the rest of his work; it is breathtaking.

Alex Trochut
Alex Trochut believes that “design and illustration is a language in constant change.” He has created designs for well known clients such as Wiz Khalifa, Gotye, Pepsi, Arcade Fire, and many more; he even designed the cover for Katy Perry’s new album, Roar. Amazing.

3 Names to Know in Typographic History

Depero Fortunado
Depero Fortunado was a pioneer in Futurism, a form of typographic art utilizing experimental typography, geometric forms and colors. Futurism introduced text into graphic arts.

Alexander Rodchenko
A Russian artist, sculptor, photographer and graphic designer, Rodchenko was a founder of the Russian Typographic Revolution. Constructivists introduced advertisements and posters into typographic art.

Piet Zwart
Piet Zwart was a well known DeStijl designer. He experimented by combining upper and lowercase lettering, circles, lines and screens. DeStijl aimed to remove all emotion from typographic art, leaving it neutral and geometrically abstract.

5 Free Font Resources for your T-Shirt Designs

fontsquirrel
dafont
fawnt
fontspace
urbanfonts

When downloading a free font, the font folder will often contain a license or terms of use file explaining exactly how to use the font. It is necessary to read this file in order to use the font legally.

Feed the Soul by neonbeast	Sea Surf Sun by kharmazero
I'm Diffrent by biotwist	Make T-shirts Not War by Artemple

Typography can be incorporated within art and T-shirt design, but typography is also an art in itself. How can you incorporate text in your designs in the most creative way possible? Hopefully these artists and designers will spark some ideas in your creative brains.