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Design for Print on Demand
Print-ready files, typography, colours and design ideas that sell on Etsy.
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Design for Print on DemandOct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Personalized designs: where to put names and dates
A layout built around a short sample name often breaks when a buyer types a long one. Here are the placements that stay balanced, and how to show buyers where their text goes.
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Design for Print on DemandOct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Design trends for print on demand shirts
Retro lettering, line art, bold type, painterly illustrations and names keep showing up on POD shirts. Here is how to tell which styles will last and which are short spikes.
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Design for Print on DemandOct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Can you sell AI-generated art on Etsy?
Etsy lists seller-prompted AI designs under its Designed by category, on one condition: you disclose the AI use. Here is how to word it and what to avoid.
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Design for Print on DemandOct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
AI designs for Etsy: what to check before listing
A five-point check for AI artwork before it becomes a shirt, mug or print: spelling, hands and faces, clean edges, print resolution and originality, plus what Etsy asks you to disclose.
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Design for Print on DemandOct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
How to describe a POD design to an AI image model
What to put in a prompt so an AI image model returns a printable design: subject, style, colours, background, text and product, plus when a ready-made style saves time.
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Design for Print on DemandOct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
How to design a text-only t-shirt
A text-only shirt lives or dies on its layout. Here are the rules for one message, size contrast and line breaks, with five before-and-after fixes.
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Design for Print on DemandOct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Choosing readable fonts for t-shirt designs
Which font styles stay readable on a printed shirt and in a small Etsy thumbnail, how to pair two fonts, and which ones to avoid at small sizes.
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Design for Print on DemandOct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Light and dark versions of a design: when you need both
Dark ink vanishes on black shirts and white ink vanishes on white ones. Here is which designs break, and how to make two versions that still look like one design.
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Design for Print on DemandOct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
How to export a transparent PNG for a t-shirt design
A t-shirt print file needs a truly transparent background. Here is how to export the PNG, test it over black, and fix the white boxes and halos that ruin dark shirts.
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Design for Print on DemandOct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
How to make a print-ready file for print on demand
A five-step export routine for print on demand: size the canvas to the print area, set 300 DPI, export a transparent PNG, trim cleanly and name files so versions never get mixed up.
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