How to Win at Design by Humans

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 months back. Oliver had also won Shirt of the [...]

Help Go Media on Design by Humans!

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 than the design that won shirt of the month [...]

15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry – 3 of 3

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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, showing respect to fellow designers, and when to release [...]

How to Create Photorealistic T-Shirt Mockups

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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 what’s going to do the job. Apparel designs are [...]

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.

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 comment, or bought one. It’s already sold out in medium and large! I’m really stoked [...]

15 Awful Mistakes Made by Designers in the Music & Apparel Industry – 1 of 3

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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, the “scene” suffers from a few fatal flaws that [...]

How to create realistic T-Shirt Mockups

57 Inspirational Sites from 7 Remarkable Apparel Designers

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: 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. A few sites that I didn’t expect and some [...]