Christian, I did something like that with the designs we have, namely hire someone to design them. Would be good to get some clearer ideas on what would be a preferable style. Can you find a few shirt styles you like, and link to them?
I’m a little surprised you hired someone for those designs. May I ask how much you paid? Quite honestly, you could’ve gotten the same design from a middle school student taking a graphic design class. This is fine if you’re doing it yourself, but if you’re paying for it, well, I think I could do better for free, and I’ve got absolutely no qualifications in the field.
I know what kind of designs appeal to a subset of society, but I guess we’d have to figure out who your target audience for those t-shirts are. It might not be anyone here, or anyone with the privilege of appreciating art, though the fact that you’re publishing in sites like LifeHacker suggests otherwise.
It’s the old argument with car dealership and personal injury/family/divorce law ads. Yes, they’re not pleasing to you and me, but they may work for their intended audience.
However, I think there’s something to be said for aesthetically pleasing designs, especially those that are universal enough to carry across a large number of cultures.
You can take a look at the general designer zeitgeist at portfolio websites like Behance and Dribble.
In addition to Fiverr, there’s also 99designs and others. Plenty of t-shirt websites now use the contest format, as well, and you can look at submissions to see the kinds of designs that are given a chance.
I hired a friend who is a website designer, has graphic design skills, and was interested in Intentional Insights as a project, so was willing to cut a deal for managing the design of the T-shirts and the backend of Cafepress alike.
Yeah, I hear you about the aesthetic appeal. I made a new post here asking people to give feedback on some design ideas.
Christian, I did something like that with the designs we have, namely hire someone to design them. Would be good to get some clearer ideas on what would be a preferable style. Can you find a few shirt styles you like, and link to them?
I’m a little surprised you hired someone for those designs. May I ask how much you paid? Quite honestly, you could’ve gotten the same design from a middle school student taking a graphic design class. This is fine if you’re doing it yourself, but if you’re paying for it, well, I think I could do better for free, and I’ve got absolutely no qualifications in the field.
I know what kind of designs appeal to a subset of society, but I guess we’d have to figure out who your target audience for those t-shirts are. It might not be anyone here, or anyone with the privilege of appreciating art, though the fact that you’re publishing in sites like LifeHacker suggests otherwise.
It’s the old argument with car dealership and personal injury/family/divorce law ads. Yes, they’re not pleasing to you and me, but they may work for their intended audience.
However, I think there’s something to be said for aesthetically pleasing designs, especially those that are universal enough to carry across a large number of cultures.
You can take a look at the general designer zeitgeist at portfolio websites like Behance and Dribble.
In addition to Fiverr, there’s also 99designs and others. Plenty of t-shirt websites now use the contest format, as well, and you can look at submissions to see the kinds of designs that are given a chance.
I hired a friend who is a website designer, has graphic design skills, and was interested in Intentional Insights as a project, so was willing to cut a deal for managing the design of the T-shirts and the backend of Cafepress alike.
Yeah, I hear you about the aesthetic appeal. I made a new post here asking people to give feedback on some design ideas.