20 T-Shirt Design Trends for 2020

We have researched the print on demand market well and have come up with some unique and mind-blowing t-shirt design ideas to gift your loved ones. Depending on the choice and likes of our previous customers and today's trends we have compiled some t-shirt ideas that will help you to decide on a wonderful gift choice this year. Follow the article till the end to find out the newest trends in custom apparel. You will find the 20 new t-shirt design trends for 2020 below and find out the easy way to get them from us.

1. Rainbows

Colorful rainbows t-shirt designs are selling like hotcakes in the print on demand market these days. The rainbow colors are a symbol of joy, hope, and wonder. Everyone loves the beautiful and bright colors and a good print will make them look even better on almost all kinds of t-shirts. Designers use to design rainbow theme t-shirts along with inspirational or emotional quotes to help which helps them to sell the merchandise in the market.

You can stylize your rainbow t-shirt by utilizing different colors that match your brand. The more eyecatching the design is, the better the chances of selling it online. Choose a default quote to print or go with your own customized quote to add up some extra grace and inspiration into the design.

2. Animal Portraits 

In 2020 you will be seeing a large trend of animal portraits selling online in the form of POD. This change actually originated because of the Animal Niche influencers who have a large fan following. Depending on the following trend the designers now design stylized portraits of different animals such as dogs, cats, turtles, cows, hens, goats, bats etc. 

You will find plenty of options to display on the t-shirt if you choose something from the great animal kingdom. It's always been a great idea if you own a pet or design merchandise for an animal rescue. Now the animal niche is in trend so waste no time get yourself involved in the large growing animal print on demand industry. You will find many attractive designs to explore online.

3. Artwork on Shirts 

There are many popular artists on Instagram. They now have adopted the approach of selling their beautiful art and illustrations via t-shirt and shirt printing online. Artists keep a close eye on the growing fan-favorite choice on different social media platforms and translate that interest into printable apparel design.

If you yourself are an artist then a nice little tip is to go through your past work and try to find out the most popular work which you delivered previously. Remember that don't choose artwork with a lot of gradients and choose a design that can easily be converted into screen printing.

4. Mountains

Mountains represent challenges and hardships. Some people love to face challenges, difficult opportunities, etc. Others might see this as a wonderful idea to reflect their love for mother nature. Keeping in view the standards and interests of nature lovers this beautiful concept has originated and the beauty of mountains has become a popular choice for apparel now.

If you are looking to create a wonderful eye-catching t-shirt design for the clients or are a customer and want to purchase a t-shirt with a mountain then you will find all types of t-shirts options whether mountains are intricate or whimsical. Mountains can represent a beautiful mountain imagery t-shirt design, all you need to do next is to write a stunning and impactful quote to leave an effective impact on the viewer.

5. Retro Typography 

Old is Gold. No doubt that we have entered a new phase of life with modern inventions and better equipment but still we love old traditions and norms. If you go back to the '60s and 70's where retro fonts were in fashion that fashion was already replaced with newer concepts. Now that of fashion has emerged with some decent changes such as the reintroduction of older concepts with funky color and groovy font to create a very simple graphic tee which is easy to pair with other accessories.

For designers, a nice and easy approach is to select the phrase first depending on the taste of your targeted audience and then go to some free typography website and find the right kind of font style. Next, blend it with different colors which are red, yellow, pink, etc, and try it on different kinds of tees. Make them better after a few experiments.

6. Delicate Florals

Flowers are beautiful and are a symbol of trust, wellness, and value. They lie among the list of gifts that are truly accepted with love and care regardless of their price. They are presented to your loved ones in the most decent way possible. Our trends fortunately have risen the concept of floral t-shirts. You may find a variety of beautiful floral designs online with little to no effort. Present the floral t-shirts to the ones who care for you by wrapping the beautiful design around the lovely frame of words that will uplift its value by touching the heart of the wearer or the viewer.

Play around with the mixture of words and flowers and set up the price which you deserve for designing this wonderful piece of art.

7. Bold Statements

Your t-shirt can act as a billboard or a walking advertisement for you. It can say the word out for you which you just keep on repeating. Deliver the message silently to your readers. This type of bold statement t-shirt is simple to design but a buyer will buy if they deliver the word of mouth. These types of t-shirts are the best fit if you want to participate in a political campaign or some sort of social movement.

You can communicate in an effective way by just writing the statement on your t-shirt. Communicate the word effectively with your community or world around you. It is a common practice to use the sans-serif font to write something on the t-shirt or write something in bright colors as you wish. Another option is to write the handwritten text if you think you have a good hand at art.

8. Inspirational Words

A good rise has been observed in the market for t-shirts with inspirational quotations on them. In the past, people used to use inspirational quotes on the iPhone wallpapers and dorm room walls but now you will see that trend coming towards the print demand t-shirts or custom apparel.

Such quotes usually generate from a single community or family. Others living nearby neighbors, cousins, or friends, etc get quickly inspired by such quotes and adopt the same style within the community. Such words quickly grab the viers attention and they start following the same style which results as a trend after some time. Usually, in our society, these quotes can rise from a popular movie or a famous saying, etc.

9. Off-Register Prints

These kinds of designs are getting popular with time now. They require casual writing, illustrations, and a bit of a creative mind to think of catchy quotes. The blobs of color lie out of the textual alignment which makes the style unique.

You can create a line drawing of the object or some text with hollow spaces between characters for coloring. Add some shapes of colors in a way that they seem to be present behind the characters. Try to give it a funky style such as if you are designing it for cool guys. Remember it is casual wear. So make the things look cool yet attractive.

10. Rainbow Words

Intensify the taste of creativity by creating colorful text using different rainbow colors. The example images are playful and feminine. You can design the t-shirt theme according to your own sense of colors keeping in mind the interests and age group of the people for whom you are designing your stuff.

Start by creating wonderful and eyecatching bold characters with spaces. Think in mind about different color palettes or color schemes. Keep in mind who is your targeted audience and what kind of design will they choose to wear. We suggest that start with brainstorming on a paper first and be very selective while choosing the Alphabet and colors.

11. Geography Designs

A very popular and amazing trend is emerging which is to design a t-shirt to wear for a specific event or function. The design is designed according to the theme of the place where the wearer needs to go to visit the ceremony or the event. 

It is very important to reference a location with its outline. It can be a map, country outline of any city or town in a specific state. A relevant sketch of the matching theme is designed on the t-shirt representing the state or the location.

12. Abstract Drawings

One of the most compelling t-shirt designs which are popular these days are abstract drawing t-shirts. They can be created with a mixed combination of creative strokes, colors, and amazing illustrations. You can also add a little bit of cool text to make it look stupendous.

The true artist knows the real meaning of amazing illustration art. True art represents emotional and inner feelings. You need to design a good t-shirt with shapes, lines, colors. Don't make the things tangled, it can destroy your whole work in the end.

13. Oversized Back Prints

The trend of oversized back prints on oversized products is emerging. Screen printing your design requires designs that are more intricate and are designed in great resolution and are created in such a way that the wearer looks distinctive among the crowd.

You can print a large design on the back of the large t-shirt. Print it in a very good resolution for best results and add in your custom logo for brand awareness if necessary.

14. Left-Aligned Text 

Now people are focusing on delivering some unsaid words in the form of visualizations and texts. Adding up a left-aligned text over your t-shirt front is a minimal aesthetic. You have an open opportunity to say the unspoken words. Youngsters use to write and print some funky or cool quotes that reflect their attitude and behavior. Also writing the text in such a way makes the text look more dynamic, expressive, illustrative, and open to many options.

As this is a text-based design so choose your words wisely. Choose heart touching and emotion-filled statements as they covert very well but they should match your aesthetic and don't forget to align it left.

15. Repeating Text Designs

The idea of repeating text on the t-shirt is old but now it has gained more popularity. The concept of repeating text is a good way to get your point across. The t-shirts are simple but cool and are a nice choice for people with a neutral nature. Keep up to date with modern trends and fashion by wearing this beautiful minimalist design T-shirt.

The customer can ask for a custom design and custom bold statement for t-shirt printing. That statement can be repeated multiple times on the t-shirt along with some helping text where the text changes its meaning a little.

16. ’90’s Vibes

A perfect design to attract old design lovers. If you look back in the past same old fashion design concepts originated with neon colors, geometric shapes, and MTV vibes. This kind of product is an ideal choice when you are a youtube or a blogger and is about to launch a new merch for your subscribers. These are the basic shapes that come live with some zig-zag doodles and primary bright colors. Adjust the shape and design by playing with different shapes and colors.

17. Plastic Bag Vibes

This concept is the same as discussed in number 15 except the change that the text is now printed on a baggy T-shirt. You can write and repeat any kind of text on your bag t-shirt which will help you to get a focus on the focused words. Remember the ThankYou bag always has repeating lines of red text.

18. Pocket Print Designs

This year a new concept of pocket printing logo designs has emerged in which the designers are designing a logo and printing it to the front of their tees. Pocket prints or logos on the t-shirts look decent and leave a very good impact indeed.

It is really simple to design a t-shirt with a pocket print concept. All you need to do is to cut down the size of the original design by 4 inches in height and width and then paste the logo o the right side of the T-shirt. Just keep it in mind that the logo or text written on it is still readable.

19. Handwritten Typography

Despite the availability of different online ready-made font style options you still can't compete for the hand of the true artist. The typography t-shirt is especially for those guys who believe in art. You can generate simple but stunning customized handwritten typography keeping in view the nature and style of the wearer. By using your own hands you are open to all kinds of custom designing options. create your lovely designs and draw your own letters for any kind of t-shirt which you are designing.

You first need to decide what kind of mood you want to evoke and then later play around with the letters and text which you are designing. Support your creation by filling out the spaces around the text or letters with colorful illustrations if needed.

20. Tiny Text

Vast experimentation and increased demand in the POD market also gave rise to a new minimal design in which the wearer keeps the tiny text format with a stripped open text display. The wearer uses a simple quote which is displayed on the t-shirt. So just say what you need to say everyone will listen silently. 

To create this design you will need to shrink the text size up to a few inches only and display it on the front chest side or display it as a pocket-size print.