Somo at Como t-shirts by Coed Monkey, originally uploaded by coedmonkey.com.

“How do I make good artwork to print on my t-shirts?” That’s a question that might be going through your head right now… well, here at Coed Monkey we don’t make you use stock clipart images or pick from a list of templates like other t-shirt companies. So when we say “Custom,” we mean “Custom.” If you are looking at getting Custom t-shirts printed for your Residence Hall, Dorm Floor, next hall event or whatever, here are some things to think about as you are making your artwork:

1. Get the Tools. To start creating your custom artwork, we suggest using a program like Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop. Both of these programs will allow you to make great artwork that can easily be screen printed on t-shirts or other customizable apparel. We prefer Adobe Illustrator files saved as “AI” file extensions and Photoshop files saved as “PSD” file extensions.

2. Use cool fonts… you can check out a ton of them at www.dafont.com. Once you use a cool font you should convert the fonts to outlines or flatten them so that we can see them because we might not have the same fonts on our computers. more…

College T, originally uploaded by coedmonkey.com.

In 1978 when this t-shirt hit the big screen in Animal House, it started more than a fashion craze, it encapsulated a way of life on college campuses around the country… this simple $10 t-shirt was so much more than a t-shirt, it was a friendly spot in our memories for everything that college stood for… the life-long friends, the long classes, the hours of studying and of course all the fun!

There’s so much more to this t-shirt than the 7 letters that make up the word “COLLEGE,”… there’s the memories of that amazing homecoming football game… there’s a group of close friends sitting around a table talking about what “someday” might look like… there’s even the memory of a late night study session that really had nothing to do about studying, but all to do with hanging out with close friends over a cup of coffee at some dive coffee shop that you might never go to again.

College t-shirts aren’t just made of cotton and some random screen printed logo, they’re made of memories that make graduating so hard! So next time you think about making a custom t-shirt for your residence hall, floor or on-campus event, just know that you are making more than a t-shirt, you’re making memories that will last far beyond graduation!