The designs on Loiter are all over the board, ranging from traditional college humor to more artistic tees with an urban/graffiti grunge flare. They have LOTS of designs to choose from, by LOTS of different artists and have just added a bunch of new ones. We’re really digging this one:
But we really wish they’d include some shots of the designs on actual t-shirts. Wonder how large the prints are?
About $17.00 + shipping at Loiter
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Loading ...It’s pretty obvious these days that indie design is what’s hip. The wild success of sites like Etsy and Supermarket are just the tip of the iceberg. For t-shirt designers, it means getting your artwork printed and out there is even easier.
IAMTHETREAD (their tag line reads: BE BOLD. BE DIFFERENT. BE THE TREND) is a new site who’s goal is to catalog all things independent (music, accessories, clothing lines and more).
For hipsters and trendsetters, it’s a great place to discover new stuff. The site offers the ability to rate and comment on the companies in the directory. We’d love to see some more social networking features like the lists and recommendations offered by thisnext, but so far, so cool.
For tee designers (or any other indie designer of stuffs), they’re offering a “Pro Listing” in their directory FREE, until December 1st. The pro listing gives you the ability to get feedback from users, have a company logo displayed with your listing and priority listing (what exactly does that mean?) among other premium features.
You also get the opportunity for main page placement on a first come, first serve basis each week.
We wish that listings also included the option to upload a few products to your company profile, which would give users a chance to see a particular stores offerings before clicking through.
We have a feeling that this site will only improve with time, and we’ll be keeping an eye on them!
We’ve always been fans of Nucleus Studios’ Gallery, which has some of the best modern prints from indie designers. They’ve been doing a few design changes over the past few months and speeding up the site, but we either missed the addition of their t-shirt section, or else its always been there and we’re just really blind.
But now that we know its there, we were thrilled to see that one of our favorite prints made it to a tee:
$19.95 + shipping at Nucleus
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“The biggest mistake I made when I first started selling tees online was caring about what people thought, the reason is because my first design bombed when I actually started to sell tees.”
Jonas talks about design, selling tees, and staying true to himself as a designer.
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Behind the Shirts is a new series from Pop Culture Tees that’s been a long time coming and is finally here. In this on-going series, we’ll talk to some of the most creative new and established t-shirt designers about what their inspiration is and how they create their amazing work.
For the people who sell their shirts via their own stores, we’ll also talk to them about what technology they’re using, how they’re making it work, and what advice they would have for new designers who are heading down the same road.
As a designer, I love reading about what makes other designers tick, and I hope you will too.
If you would like to participate in Behind the Shirts and answer a few questions (no waterboarding, we promise), just head over to the contact page and let us know.
