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Overview
Many Web sites cater to custom-clothing designs. You can create a unique, personalized item by choosing the type of T-shirt on which to imprint your design, the artwork, fonts and placement of the designs. Custom shirts make great gifts and work well as party favors.
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How to Design Custom T-Shirts Online
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Step 1
Visit the Web site of customizedgirl.com/. The first thing you would do is decide which type of T-shirt you want to create your design on. There are more than 10 different styles for women, nine for men and options for infants, babies and toddlers. Simply click the style you want and the site takes you to the main design page.
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Step 2
Choose what words you want by typing in the four text boxes. Get creative by changing the color or font of your type by clicking in the options in the drop down menu boxes. There is a distressed font with letters that look burnt out. There is a '70s font with the decades' trademark bubbly letters.
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Step 3
Click on the Add Clip Art button to choose from more than 15 categories of images, like transportation, love and mascots. Once you've selected your artwork, it will appear on the design, and you can click and drag it to experiment with its placement on your shirt. When you are satisfied with the look of your custom T-shirt, specify the size you'd prefer and then click the Add to Cart button. Go through the checkout process to pay for your shirt.
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Step 4
Log onto zazzle.com for another place to design a unique, personalized T-shirt. You can choose T-shirts for men, women, children and babies. Click on the kind of shirt you want, and then you will be directed to a design page.
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Step 5
Upload an image from your computer to use on the shirt. This is a great way to make a very personalized gift. You could give your grandma a shirt featuring a new grandchild. You could give a bride a shirt with a picture of her husband-to-be when he was a baby. Locate the image in your computer and select the upload button.
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Step 6
Add text to your T-shirt with the "add text" button. Type in your words, and they will appear on the T-shirt design. Use the toolbox to manipulate the color, font, positioning and size of the letters. Once you are satisfied with your design work, pick the color of your T-shirt and the size by clicking on the "shirt options" tab. Add the item to your cart and proceed to check out.
T-shirt with personal message
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- Most of these sites let you create an account and save your designs before ordering them. This is a handy feature in case you are pressed for time and would like to work on your design at a later date.
- Most of these sites let you create an account and save your designs before ordering them. This is a handy feature in case you are pressed for time and would like to work on your design at a later date.
- When uploading pictures, be aware of copyright and trademark rules regarding images that are not your own.
- When uploading pictures, be aware of copyright and trademark rules regarding images that are not your own.
