How To Design Typography T-Shirts With Simple Illustrations

[@Kittldesign]

Which do you like better? Shirts with only type, or shirts mixed with an illustration? 👀 Let us know!

[@Dizmode313]

Both have their purpose

[@MikeBelobradic]

Right from the classic intro...lol...great video as usual. What I like most about these is that the real-life examples is where I pick up additional Kittl usage tips and tricks that I didn't know. Seeing them in context is a great way to remember them (as compared to the new feature vids, which are also valuable). Good stuff!

[@Nae-NaesCorner]

I like both T-shirt options, but your method makes me more excited and less stressed.

[@Kittldesign]

Glad to hear that!

[@jeniferfalcone4665]

I like shirts with illustration. Thanks for your videos.

[@Kittldesign]

Thanks for watching!

[@ashrafulislam-cz3px]

Thank you for the video. I like the shirts mixed with an illustration.

[@Kittldesign]

Nice! Definitely a great option.

[@LawtoinetteFaison]

I used your trick of style on a tshirt! What a timesaver! You rock Graham! Happy New Year to you and your family!

[@Kittldesign]

Cheers! Happy New Year!

[@CindySimpson-h8o]

Love these type of videos, Graham! Thank you so much! Happy New Year to you and Drew and all of Kittl!!

[@Kittldesign]

Same to you! Cheers!

[@TriciaJeffers]

I like BOTH!

[@Kittldesign]

Awesome!

[@ibendivanno4270]

An other great video! I like your own personal authentic way of teaching.

[@Kittldesign]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@automaton111]

Another tip when using the Kittl vectorizer for the threshold effect is compare the one color vector, two color vector, and even three color vector just to see which one does a better job with the details. Then change all the colors to black or white. I noticed this tool has different levels of accuracy/conversion quality depending on the image and the number of colors selected when converting.

[@Kittldesign]

Yep! That's a good option as well.

[@AAPrintSupplyCo]

this is genius, i never thought to change elements like that in vector

[@automaton111]

@@AAPrintSupplyCo There is one project where I liked parts of the one color conversion and different parts of the two color conversion. I used an image mask to selectively overlay them and combine them into one image. That was kind of a pain, but the result was perfect. Would not be necessary if the vector conversion was better, but they do have one of the best vector conversions and it is included without paying extra.

[@aimaniman5557]

The things i love about kittl is they also teach you how to design, can you make video about sport number font, what sport font include in kittl, very famous in sublimation jersey product.

[@Kittldesign]

Hey there! Thanks for the comment, and you can actually search for sport type fonts by typing in "college" and you will see a lot of university style block and college style font options!

[@ravenswood118]

The only thing is that with print on demand at least, they don't allow you to print the width of the t-shirt, and the printing space is usually relatively small, not allowing to to achieve the look in most of these cause it'll be so condensed. But they're cool designs.

[@Nae-NaesCorner]

Suggest a workaround; if you don't mind, use the (All Over Print Shirts) this allows you room for this type of print. Hope this helps. I am not an expert; it is just my observation.

[@ravenswood118]

@@Nae-NaesCorner You're right, however, this prints the design all over as a pattern, no?

[@Nae-NaesCorner]

@@ravenswood118 let me test it

[@Nae-NaesCorner]

@@ravenswood118@ravenswood118 I just tested one of mine; it works fine; you adjust the placement. This was a premade design I created in Kittl today. Since it was not a seamless pattern, it did not take over the shirt.

[@ravenswood118]

@@Nae-NaesCorner Oh okay, thanks for letting me know

[@ToniWall]

I just signed up for the Kittl Pro membership because of this tutorial. I love this aesthetic! Are these templates on Kittl? I looked for them by clicking on the link but couldn’t find them.😊

[@Kittldesign]

Hey there! These exact templates aren't on Kittl because of how similar they are in wording, but we will work on making some very similar designs to post! You can also search "typography shirt" or "typography design" on Kittl's template home page to find designs. You will also often find designs like these in the "streetwear" category.

[@ToniWall]

Thank you!😊

[@automaton111]

One thing I really struggle with is how to size the different text and image elements in a shirt design. Like the run club design in this video for example. Also how to decide on the spacing between the elements.

[@Kittldesign]

We will do a video covering that topic!

[@LifesDeath]

What seed words do you use to search pinterest for inspiration?

[@Kittldesign]

We actually just did a video on this! Check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqa0ZGqNbaeorM0si=oAyVZfLdU56dMa4f

[@LifesDeath]

@Kittldesign thank you.

[@maggiegrammy]

Do you guys have a list of keyboard shortcuts?

[@hquintero3944]

Maggie, You can see the keyboard shortcuts by clicking on "Shorcuts" on the lower left corner of the Kittl editor screen.

[@Kittldesign]

We do! You can find them in the lower left side of the Kittl Editor. There is a little keyboard icon that says Shortcuts.

[@coldp77]

How do you add a swoosh/ tail to the fonts. Like a 70's baseball design?

[@Kittldesign]

Hey there! Some fonts will have ligatures and glyph options like swashes. To add them, you can open up the Glyphs panel and scroll until you find them and simply click to add them to the end of your letter. The Milkstore font is probably the best example here. :)

[@coldp77]

@Kittldesign heck yeah! Thank you!!!

[@eze3572]

I’ve never seen anyone wear shirts like this do they sell

[@Kittldesign]

Hey there! They absolutely do, but everyone has a specific taste!

[@letmeeeentertainyou]

😂😂😂 we share that destiny, Graham, I‘m doing best at typography designs with the odd image thrown in there here and there. Might be because my professional background is actually writing and my main business is that, too, while POD is a side hustle I started in summer 24. Guess where I ended up with… doing mostly typography shirts 😂 I have to disagree, though, on design #5, that looks horrible to me, I would never buy that! 😮 different tastes, eh

[@Kittldesign]

Haha, well thanks a ton for watching. ☺️

[@gosya]

nice voicee!!

[@Kittldesign]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dizmode313]

Where are your templates on kittl at ?

[@urghworldisweird]

Kittl, i am sorry to ask this here, and i have asked printful this same comment, and i thought you might know, I know this is a weird ask, but I have to make t-shirts and hoodies and sweatshirts for a hen week away. I have a design or 2 that are too detailed to be embroidered, but they don't have a centre left for DTG. Can I just use a small design and adjust the placement on the DTG front for the M2580. Sorry, I tried to Google it, but I couldn't find anything, so I thought I could ask here.

[@Kittldesign]

Hey there! You can use the same bounding box they provide to you for front DTG and simply size it down and move it over to the left or right chest. Positionally it should still work out even though the bounding box is a full center rectangle. :)

[@mschivuzprintz]

Shirts with text only

[@Kittldesign]

Great option.

[@747dom]

Will Kittl ever introduce a filter so we can filter out all the AI generated templates? Kittl templates are great and the whole reason I use Kittl, but the AI designs look so bad, they bring down the quality of the Kittl platform. I would like an option to only see human graphic designer templates. Thanks.

[@tlskyward3214]

Are you certain you'd like to continue to censor comments given the current treatment of those who censor?

[@Kittldesign]

Hey there! We're not entirely sure what you mean. Perhaps KZbin detected something and took it down? We haven't taken any comments down from this video.

[@Niher_Ranjan_Roy]

Always Thank you. Wishing everyone a joyful and prosperous 2025! May this New Year bring happiness, health, and success to your life. Cheers to new opportunities and bright beginnings!

[@Kittldesign]

Cheers! Happy New Year!