Digital T-Shirt Design And Promotion : Nottingham Trent University
Level(s) of study: Short course
Study mode(s): Short course
Location: City Campus
Starting: 26 - 30 July 2021
Course duration: Monday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm, one week
So, you have a great idea for a t-shirt print range - but how do you get those ideas digitised and printed?
This Mac-based course is about the art and business of t-shirt design.
You’ll learn how to experiment with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create innovative digital t-shirt graphics and patterns, whilst also learning how to present and promote your designs.
Whether you’re at the beginning of your t-shirt print design career or looking to develop and enhance your skills further, this course will demonstrate how CAD can bring your designs to life.
Whilst no software experience is required, you should be confident in saving files and basic computer functions.
The course will give you the opportunity to develop your own brief based on your area of interest and personal style.
You will be introduced to techniques through group demonstrations and benefit from one-to-one tutorials.
What will I gain?
By the end of the course, you’ll have gained an understanding of how design software can be used to digitally reproduce your designs for commercial use.
Tutor Profile: Stephen Rose has successfully worked as a freelance fashion and textile graphic designer since 1996, developing and designing creative print ideas for both major high street stores, such as Topman and River Island, and independent retailers in the UK and Europe.
Under the name of Now Fashion Graphics, Stephen’s design work includes creating t-shirt placement prints, all over fabric designs, licensed apparel, logos and branding.
Stephen has an in-depth knowledge of both Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, enabling him to provide his clients and students with the best creative solutions tailored specifically to their individual needs.
learn about different prints and pattern repeats
explore layout, images and fonts
find inspiration from online resources (and understand copyright)
digitise hand-drawn images
learn about composition, scale and placement
create unique colour palettes using digital images
experiment with software drawing and painting tools
visualise your designs on photographic forms
investigate different printing techniques, their suitability to your designs and their costs
research current trends, and learn how designers are thinking about the future of t-shirt design.
