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Ideas to Transform An Ordinary Tee Shirt

Uttara Manohar
Novelty tee shirts are sold worldwide at affordable rates. They can be custom-made, are not very expensive, and are super fun to wear, too. This story gives you some amazing ideas on how to design your very own novelty tee shirt using innovative techniques.
If you are one of those who like to express their attitude with their clothes, then novelty t-shirts will definitely pique your interest. These are nothing but unique and customized tee shirts that are quite in vogue with youngsters these days.
Based on your hobbies, feelings, likes, favorites, or opinions, you can design one for yourself and flaunt it. Just to give a brief idea about the concept, presented below are a few ideas. Choose one from them or take a cue and come up with your own design.

For Sports Enthusiasts

If you are a sports enthusiast and are looking for a t-shirt that describes your interest in sports, then this is just the thing for you. Novelty t-shirts that mimic the uniforms of popular players are quite popular and are being sported by several sports fans. Tee shirts that include names of favorite teams or players are quite in vogue as well.
You can sport these at international sports tournaments with your country flag printed on them. Sports enthusiasts can also include funny quotes, facts, or pictures about their favorite sport or player.
  • On this team, we are all united in a common goal: to keep my job. ―Lou Holtz
  • If hockey fights were fake, you would see me in more of them. ―Rod Gilbert
  • We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. I just can't figure out where else to play! ―Pat Williams
  • The best time to go fishing is when you can get away. ―Robert Traver
  • Football's not a matter of life and death... it's more important than that. ―Bill Shankly
  • The other teams could make trouble for us if they win. ―Yogi Berra

For Art Lovers

If you are an artistic person and want your tee shirts to reflect that, then you should most definitely try this technique out. If you are into painting, get some fabric paints and go crazy with your own unique design on it. You just have to use a plain t-shirt as your canvas and let your creativity take over.
You can also include several quotes and pictures about arts or famous artists for that matter.
  • The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you. ―Oscar Wilde
  • Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. ―Thomas Merton
  • Good art is in the wallet of the beholder. ―Kathy Lette
  • Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it. ―Samuel Butler
  • The immature artist imitates. Mature artists steal. ―Lionel Trilling

For Fun's Sake

Humor is a widely appreciated element and has a universal appeal. Novelty t-shirts that showcase funny images or quotes are quite popular with youngsters and adults alike. Funny t-shirts are a great way to let the world know about your sense of humor or your attitude towards life in general. They can also be great icebreakers between new friends.
  • Hard work has a future payoff, laziness pays off now.
  • Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Never drink and derive.
  • If you can't convince them, confuse them.
  • If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
  • Since light travels faster than sound, people appear bright until you hear them speak.

For Movie / Television Buffs

If you are an avid movie buff or are simply crazy about a particular television show then you can just create a novelty t-shirt based on your interest. T-shirts based on popular television shows like Simpsons, Friends or the popular Oprah Winfrey Show are also quite popular.
  • I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse. ―The Godfather
  • Lies, deceit, mixed messages... this is turning into a real marriage. ―Face Off
  • I say, you do, no questions. ―The Karate Kid
  • To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human. ― The Matrix
  • You can't fire me. I make your decisions and I say, I'm not fired. ―Friends
  • If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books. ―Seinfeld

For a Noble Cause

In case you strongly believe in a social cause, then a novelty t-shirt might be the perfect way to spread awareness about that cause. The social cause can be based on anything ranging from awareness about AIDS, fighting poverty, illiteracy, women's empowerment, dyslexia, and so on.
By sporting a novelty t-shirt that has a social message, you are actually contributing to increasing awareness about that particular social issue.
  • Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ―William James
  • Education is the movement from darkness to light. ―Allan Bloom
  • Being sexy doesn't mean you shouldn't be safe. ―Dannii Minogue
  • The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. ―Nathaniel Branden