Jan 13 2009

Twitter Logo TShirts

The custom Twitter logo tshirts I designed were were a big hit at CES in Las Vegas. I had random people stopping me on the convention floor asking me where they could buy them. Even though it’s fun being the only person with a custom Twitter shirt like this it is more fun to spread the love and help others to grow their followers.

Photo courtesy Juliesjournal.com

How to get your own Twitter T-Shirt

I have decided to share the EPS source file for the Twitter design I used on my shirt. You can use this file to easily create your own shirt by following these simply instructions:

1. Download the EPS Twitter logo t-shirt design.

2. Open the file in Illustrator and customize the text block with your name. Be sure to convert your text to outlines to avoid any font issues. The red background is only there for preview, delete it and save the file out as an EPS.

3. Go to Customink.com and choose a t-shirt style. Upload the file through their design tool. The video below brings you through step by step.


Custom Twitter T-Shirt from Ted Murphy on Vimeo.

4. Pick your sizes and quantity and you are good to go!

I hope you enjoy your new t-shirt. If you order one please be sure to leave a comment here with a link back to your photo.

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  1. miklb said on January 13th, 2009 at 9:17 am

    CustomInk.com looks neat! And it is indeed “cool” that you are sharing, thanks.

    (saw the blog post via Twitter, fwiw)

  2. Tamar Weinberg said on January 13th, 2009 at 9:26 am

    You’re so kind, Ted ;)

  3. Bianca D said on January 13th, 2009 at 9:29 am

    Awe Ted those shirts are awesome!! I know what you mean about wanting to have the only sweet shirt but that’s what makes you awesome, you share the love. :D
    Also, the guy in the back looks like he’s wearing an earring. :P

  4. SIGEPJEDI said on January 13th, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    To be fair, to those looking to use CustomInk’s solution in buying their own Twitter shirt, you should be aware that they ONLY use a true Screen-Printing process for orders OVER QNTY 6. If you are ordering QNTY less than 6, you’ll get a tee thats been “digitally printed” or died.

    Good news is its not Heat Press.
    Bad news is, its not Screen Printed.

    If all of that means nothing to you just know that for QNTY less than 6 you’re not going to get a quality screen printed tshirt that you’re probably accustomed too.

    No tee shop can afford to produce ‘one off’ custom screen printed designs, which is why you’ll find resulting shirts digital or heat pressed.

    CustomInk’s website has contridicting information as the FAQ states ‘using high quality screen-printing” while other sections of the site say “digital printing”.

    I called them (1-800-293-4232) to confirm my statements regarding ‘custom one offs’.

  5. Agitationist said on January 13th, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    On the mainstreaming of Twitter:
    http://agitationist.com/twitter-officially-goes-mainstream

    BTW, I actually like you, but your “O-face” gets old really quick.

  6. Marcus said on January 13th, 2009 at 2:37 pm

    Ok, I don’t have illustrator. Is there another way to do this because I want one of these shirts?

  7. Ted Murphy said on January 13th, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    @SIGEPJEDI:
    You are right. I actually ordered 18 screen printed shirts for myself in various colors and styles. I am not a fan of digital t-shirt printing. If you want quality you need to pay for it.

  8. rishil said on January 14th, 2009 at 3:25 am

    Love it.

  9. XIII said on January 14th, 2009 at 3:29 am

    Great idea, thanks for the file too.

  10. Anna Young said on January 14th, 2009 at 4:50 am

    I was wondering when I was going to see this…thanks for sharing.

  11. Loretta said on January 14th, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    Ted, this may be your most brilliant idea ever. Although, it might be easier for others to use if the image file was in a png or something that could be opened across multiple platforms. Gimp won’t let me open the eps file. No biggie, I can start from scratch -lol-

  12. Cara said on January 14th, 2009 at 11:58 pm

    Excellent - I just ordered my custom T-shirt for Charlotte’s BarCamp next week. This will be perfect! Thank you for sharing the file.

  13. Susanne F said on January 15th, 2009 at 4:33 am

    Hi Ted, excellent design.
    Which version of Illustrator do you use?
    I am told my version is too old for your esp file :-(

  14. Susanne F said on January 15th, 2009 at 10:53 am

    @Susanne F:
    I downloaded a trial version, so now it is working …

    … yes answering my own question ;-)

    Thanks again.

  15. Cara said on January 16th, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    @Cara:

    Whaaaa!!!! Custom Ink denied my Tshirt order. They said the design was copyrighted & I don’t have the rights to have it printed.

  16. Cara said on January 16th, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    @Cara:
    I called CustomInk.com customer service. After reevaluating my order and confirming Twitter makes their logo freely available on their website, Custom Ink is going ahead with my personalized shirt. CustomInk customer service FTW!

  17. shirazi said on January 17th, 2009 at 3:34 am

    I came from doodh Patti vis twitter and am going to follow you here. I find it very interesting. See ya more…

  18. Chef Patrick said on January 17th, 2009 at 1:59 pm

    Awesome idea, thanks for sharing. I want one but can’t open the file because I don’t have illustrator :(

  19. Cara said on January 24th, 2009 at 2:09 pm

    I am the hit of BarCamp Charlotte!
    Check out the link to my custom Twitter Tshirt picture:

    http://twitpic.com/16l3j

  20. Neil Cowley said on January 25th, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    Downloaded it - and off to the press!

  21. Steven Harrell said on February 10th, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    Took your idea and ran with it. Thanks.

  22. Laurie said on February 21st, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    I have had mine for a few weeks and love it. I just got around to posting about it. Thanks for sharing the great idea!

    http://laviedelaurie.com/2009/02/21/follow-me-on-twitter/

  23. sean murphy said on March 17th, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    @SIGEPJEDI:

    You’re right. As a rule of thumb 6 or more custom t-shirts are screen printed and fewer than 6 are digital direct-to-garment prints. There are exceptions when we think a superior print would be achieved one way or the other.

    Thanks for pointing out the contradictory information on the website. I had missed that, but it’s corrected now.

    We’re on Twitter, are you?
    http://www.twitter.com/customink

  24. M DiLorenzo said on April 17th, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    Thanks for the EPS file, a huge hit at the #NHLTweetup we organized.

  25. Jim Kukral said on April 24th, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    This is awesome, thanks Ted!

  26. James said on April 24th, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    Brilliant! Going to try and get a few shirts printed tomorrow in time for a conference next week.

  27. erin said on August 7th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

    I made mine!

    http://www.themombuzz.com/2009/08/twitter-shirt.html

    Uploaded to Zazzle.com.

  28. Naoma Doriguzzi said on October 5th, 2009 at 10:41 am

    Thanks for the awesome shirt! It was a huge hit at the tweetup!

    http://www.twitpic.com/kduog

  29. Anthony Dagostino said on December 2nd, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    I personally love twitter logo shirts. It shows people that i am a techno geek and lets the whole world know “hey im on twitter and i want you to know it, add me” This is a great article Ted, I love it. People always wonder why someone would pay to advertise for a company such as twitter. I love twitter and I want you all to know it. Ted this is an awesome blog and I love reading your material. You are by far one of my favorite bloggers on the net. Keep up the good work, and keep blogging buddy, you are the best.

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