HOW IT WORKS – HOW To DESIGN A SHIRT

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To shop as a guest, all you need to provide is your email and a name for your design. Upon checkout, you’ll be asked to provide your billing and shipping information. Once you have saved a design, you can review it later, share designs with friends, and view your order history.

To enjoy the full benefits of using our site, however, we encourage you to SIGN UP for full user account. In addition to all the customer benefits above, you’ll be able to get promotions and specials, earn rewards and store artwork. You also won’t have to re-enter your shipping and billing information every time you order, saving you time during checkout.

Whichever you choose, you’ll be asked to enter your email address each time you visit us. Once you do, you’ll have the option of changing your information at any time by clicking Sign in after My Account at the top of the page.

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Begin by choosing a product from our extensive selection of shirts and other garments (or contact us for something special).

Visit our Design Studio to start designing. There you will be able to choose or upload artwork and add text. While you’re working on your masterpiece, you can alter the colors, scale, effects, and layout and even change products. You will be able to see your work in the large preview window while you create it. You can view and design on the back of your product by selecting SWITCH SIDES. To get a closer look at your design, you can use the ZOOM IN feature.

Add art to your t-shirts and other custom merchandise designs by either browsing general clip art categories, searching with a keyword, customizing a pre-made design from the Idea Gallery, or using your own artwork. You’re always welcome to design a shirt using your own original artwork.For more information on uploading artwork, click here.

 
Watch our Video Tutorials for help using our Design-Studio.

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Use the SWITCH PRODUCT button to change the style, brand, or color of shirt you are designing. Search through general product categories or scroll through similar styles.

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• Create a text layer by typing your message in the text box and clicking ADD TO DESIGN
• Select a font, style, and size
• Apply special text effects (optional)
• Position the text by dragging it to your desired location on the shirt in the preview window
• Use the SCALE, ROTATE, COLOR and ALIGN tools to further customize your text
• To edit, click on the text in the large preview window
• To add additional lines of text, simply click ADD WORDS to create another layer

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To delete a text layer, simply click DELETE when in that layer.

To delete portions of text in a layer, click CHANGE TEXT and edit the line in the text box.

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• Choose artwork from our clip library by clicking ADD IMAGE and browsing the categories under the CLIP ART tab
• Once you find an image you like, simply click on it to automatically add it as a layer to your shirt
• Use the SCALE, ROTATE, ALIGN and COLOR tools to further customize your selected artwork
• Position the artwork by dragging it to your desired location on the shirt in the preview window

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• Upload your own original artwork or photo directly to our site by clicking ADD IMAGE

• Click on the UPLOAD ART tab

• Click CHOOSE FILE to browse files on your computer then UPLOAD your artwork or photo. (We can accept .tif, .psd, .eps, .ai, .cdr, .ppt, .gif, .jpg, .bmp and .png files.)

• You’ll be asked to choose whether or not you’d like transparent whites (there will be an example for reference).

• Finally, you’ll be asked to select your colors. Once completed, you’ll be able to SCALE, ROTATE, ALIGN and COLOR your artwork as you would any other layer

Our design consultants are here to help. If you have additional questions on how to create or upload your own artwork, please contact us.

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To delete an art layer, simply click DELETE when in that layer.

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To design shirts for a team, click on ADD SPORTS NAMES & NUMBERS and fill out your list of names and/or numbers along with sizes in the space provided.

Click IMPORT LIST if you have a spreadsheet handy with your names and numbers already on it.

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The Idea Gallery contains a number of designs for inspiration and templates that can be customized to suit your needs. When you find an idea you like, click on it and edit the text or artwork to suit your particular design.

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Sometimes there isn’t enough time to finish a design completely. Saving your designs allows you to re-visit them at your convenience. It also allows you to review past work and saves time when re-ordering.

To save a design, click on the SAVE/SEND button, then enter your email address and a name for your design.

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Sharing your designs allows you to show friends or members of your team your work and get their approval or comments.

To share a design, click on the SAVE/SEND button and enter the recipient’s email address and a brief message.