I design t-shirts. I even sell some of them. I use several different companies to print my artwork, but
Zazzle.com is the one that brings in the most business (
Erin McIntyre Designs is the "hub" for my stuff, but the links all point to Zazzle). I'm kind of a graphic design geek, so I mess around in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop almost every day. When I come up with something good, I turn it into a t-shirt and list it for sale on Zazzle. It's interesting to see what sells and what doesn't. I've created designs that I think are beautiful and brilliant, that no one wants to buy. I've created designs that at first seemed obvious and lacking in finesse, that sell like crazy. For example, I initially felt just luke-warm about this one, but my "I'm Ignoring You" shirt has become a top seller:
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| "I'm Ignoring You" T-shirt from Erin McIntyre Designs |
So what is so attractive about it? Let's face it - sarcastic, insulting t-shirts are much more popular than happy, sunshiny ones. Plus, a design with a reference to a social networking site like Facebook appeals to a market of online buyers. A second Facebook-inspired shirt, "I Like New York", has sold fairly well, too:
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| "I Like NY" T-shirt from Erin McIntyre Designs |
Given the success of the Facebook designs, I'm giving a Twitter shirt a shot:
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| "Tweet Pray Love" T-shirt from Erin McIntyre Designs |
Whadaya think? And yes, this is your cue to buy several of my t-shirts for every member of your family.