2. Research of the T-Shirt
In the 1960’s, teenagers working making
their own tops for Rock bands such as
In the 1940’s, The T-Shirt was part of every day the Sex Pistols. They would cut, pin, and
underwear in britain. In America college students paint their ideas or logos on to the T-
were wearing the as every day clothing Shirt for the ‘Rock n’ Roll’ look. The
picture on the left is on Sex Pistol T-
The T-shirt was 1st worn by Shirts, which are being still brought
the US Navy that is, however
other historians say it was The
today
"swabs" in the British Royal
Navy who wore them under
their uniforms in World War I,
some even suggest it was the
French Army. American soldiers
liked the comfortable
lightweight cotton undershirt
compared to the wool uniforms
American soldiers wore and the
rest is history.
3. My Favourite T-Shirt
This is my favourite top
because it reminds me
of a good night I had
for Halloween 08. The
band is called ‘Anti-
Social Burn Outs’, they
are a local band. The
top is made from ‘Fruit
of the loom’
4. Online T-Shirt Printing
Print-on-demand? What impact has the
This is when websites will show a design and when internet had?
you order on the website they will print and send The high street such as Topshop and H&M is
off your T-Shirt. The companies do not have the even on the internet, with clothes that
money to have a stock of 200 t-shirts of a design limited to only being online to encourage
for example. Taking a photo of the t-shirt on a people to shop online. People are setting up
model and uploading the picture to their personal their own websites to sell items over the
website is very cheap. internet, it is a lot cheaper then trying to
http://www.designbyhumans.com/ have a shop because the area, floor space and
rent. The internet is making it easier for
people to shop as they do’nt have to leave
their own home
5. Blood Sweat & T-Shirts
Under what conditions are
t-shirts on the UK high street
produced abroad?
Primark is one of the shops which are in the headlines of
how they treat and how much they pay their workers. Their
workers are from india and are very young works who
spend their days there and will go to school. The children
only get paid pennys a day. Their clothes are so cheap as
they do’nt need to pay a lot of their workers to make
them. People wont stop buying from Primark or any other
shops like it as its so cheap and the credit crunch is
happening so people need cheeper places to shop.
6. Stencil & Silkscreens
How did these techniques develop?
what are their benefits & problems?
Using a stencil gives a better shape then doing it from free hand,
trying out one stencil is always best as you learn about bridges and
how easy/hard some ideas are. Silkscreen gives a smooth finish to
the paint, no brush marks will be on the t-shirt and make it look
like it is printed. If the stencil is not put down flat enough the paint
will ‘bleed’ when using the squeegee to apply the paint. If you have a
dark background, colours such as yellow and white will not appear
very well and will look very weird.
7. Campaign T-Shirts
What campaign produce t-shirt?
Almost all types of campaigns produce t-shirts, especially
ones which would help every day people, such as the
Cancer research have produce many types of t-shirts and
other merchandise such as wristbands and badges.
How do they target 16-19
year olds?
They make them fun and interesting to look at
with bright colours and bold designs. They
make the campaigns interesting for that age
range and not try to do something for dental
care or things such as insurance which they
would not be interested in.
