How to Design a Sports Shirt
If you love a sport or a sports team, chances are you like to show it by wearing sports clothing. Sports apparel, and especially sports shirts, allow you to show your team spirit and pride. Wouldn't it be great to design your own sports shirt for a favorite team? This article provides step-by-step instructions to teach you how to design your own impressive sports shirt. If you follow these steps, you can design a shirt that will be the envy of your friends and family.
Instructions
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How to Design a Sports Shirt
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Think about the team or sport for which you are designing your sports shirt. Does the team have defined team colors already, or is there a particular color that defines the sport? Is there a mascot or team representative that should be included in the shirt design? Brainstorm and write down some basic ideas for the things you want to include on the shirt.
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Draw an outline of the front and back of a shirt on some drawing paper. Think about different ways to incorporate the elements and colors you have decided to include. Try several different color and design options before you settle on one. Be creative and daring as you try different options. No one needs to see your failed designs, but the more combinations you try, the better your chances are of creating something really stunning.
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Try to make your sports shirt unique to you and your love of the team or sport. There is no point in designing your own sports shirt if it does not say something about its designer. If desired, express your feelings about a team or sport by writing a distinct, short statement on the shirt. Experiment with different statements and fonts to find something that works well with the other elements of the shirt.
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Think about the shirt in terms of a unified composition; ask yourself, do all of the colors, words and shapes on the shirt help to promote my vision? If something seems extraneous or overdone, take it out. Often the most striking sports shirts are a fairly simple combination of a few distinct colors and shapes. Do not try to communicate everything you feel about sports or a team in the shirt--in sports and in fashion, less often says more.
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Have friends and family look at your design in order to get further suggestions. Fellow fans or sports lovers are the best source for first impressions of your work. However, the most important thing is that you like the design that you have made. If the shirt conveys how you feel about a team or sport, then you have created a successful design.
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Tips & Warnings
Always be aware of copyright laws that protect team logos and colors.
