Great merch designs don’t just look good – they drive the purchasing decisions of your customers. Staying on top of design trends is crucial for creating merch that stands out.

To help you succeed, we’ve analyzed social media, other e-commerce brands, and cultural shifts to identify five key design trends shaping 2025. Let’s explore these trends and discover new ways to grow your merch line!

Graphic Floral Designs

Flowers are an integral part of spring, even in fashion, and in 2025 they’re taking on a fresh and modern twist. This trend embraces playful ornaments, bold patterns, and statement floral pieces that demand attention.

Graphic and flat motifs add a contemporary edge, while nostalgic touches like little blossoms on pastel fabrics evoke vintage charm.

Whether featured as eye-catching centerpieces or integrated into larger designs, floral motifs combined with graphic art strikes the perfect balance between vintage aesthetic and modern creativity.

Bubble/3D Print Designs

The bubble and 3D print design trend brings a sculptural aesthetic to fashion, transforming flat designs into dynamic, eye-catching statements. Bubbly motifs and 3D-look elements mimic the appearance of inflated, plastic-like shapes, giving garments a playful yet futuristic edge.

Often paired with chrome accents, these designs create a sleek and modern vibe, perfect for adding a touch of boldness to any merch line. This trend is all about creating depth and movement, making every piece feel like a wearable work of art.

Graffiti Designs

Graffiti motifs turn T-shirts into canvases, bringing the raw energy of street art into fashion. This trend features spray art-inspired designs with vibrant colors and dynamic patterns, paired with bold, thick fonts for a striking visual impact.

Adding depth to these pieces, the use of fine, translucent color structures creates a layered, almost handmade effect. By combining urban aesthetics with creative freedom, this style captures the spirit of street culture while offering a fresh and edgy look for modern merch lines.

Cutesy Character Designs

Sweet as sugar. The “Very Cutesy” design trend is all about mixing playful graphics with a kitschy charm. Think adorable motifs like kittens, puppies, and plush bears, brought to life in soft, pastel tones. These elements are often paired with ornate lettering, adding an extra layer of whimsy to the designs.

Perfect for creating a nostalgic, feel-good vibe, this trend combines innocence and creativity, making it ideal for merch that aims to capture hearts with its irresistible cuteness.

Statement Shirt Design Trend

Statement shirts remain a timeless favorite in the fashion world, and they’re taking center stage in 2025. Featuring thick fonts, short sayings, or impactful single words, this design trend deliver bold messages with maximum visual impact.

Bright, vibrant colors add to their eye-catching appeal, making them perfect for anyone looking to make a statement—literally. Whether humorous, empowering, or thought-provoking, this design trend combines simplicity and boldness. Statement shirts stay a must-have in any merch line.

Design trend tools

There are endless ways you can incorporate these trends into your own merch. Doing so will prove helpful for boosting sales and strengthening your connection with your customers. Want to read up on more trends for 2025?

Read up on Adobe’s Graphic design trends for 2025, Canva Design Trends 2025, or Pinterest Predicts for some more insight into the trends of the year.

Make and sell your own merch with Spreadshop.

There are no upfront costs or fees. EVER!

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Trends

The era of big, bland, showy gifts is over. The 2024 festive shopping season is all about classic bestsellers and small tokens with the personal touch. That’s good news for your Spreadshop! You’ll give your customers something special they’ll remember long after the holidays are over.

How to sell small holiday gifts

If you’re wondering how to make a big deal out of small holiday gifts in your marketing, we’ve got a few tips.

Number one: make your holiday promo campaign personal, too. The best way to do this is to order samples of your products and enlist friends and family to help you take pictures and video. You don’t need a professional camera – your smartphone will do.

Put your loved ones in your products, then get to work taking pictures and filming product guides and announcements. Post your photos and videos on social media to add an authentic, personal touch.

Of course, you can also give your Spreadshop a festive feel by uploading seasonal designs and sorting them by theme.

Inspiration for your designs

We’ve got all kinds of tips and tricks to ensure your festive designs stay top of everyone’s wish list for another year. Read on for some useful advice – and our top 5 themes for your designs:

1. Use festive signs and symbols: Add a touch of holiday magic to your brand logo, slogan and designs and surround them with appropriately festive signs and symbols. These can include trees, gifts, bells, stars – even Santa himself. But keep it simple! Fans should still be able to recognize your logo.
2. Use a festive color palette: Get your fans in the Christmas spirit and update your logos, claims and designs to match. Popular color combos for the winter holidays include blue and silver, red and green, gold and silver, purple and white, and red and cream.

Festive design themes

Some design themes are ideal for the festive season. Others are a little more striking and offer that stroke of creative genius to set your Spreadshop apart.

1. It’s a family affair: At the end of the day, families stick together – so family-themed festive designs are sure to draw customers to your Shop.
2. Switch it up: Experiment with different geometric shapes, lines and color combinations to add a bold touch of style to your festive designs.
3. Straight to the point: Designs that feature lettering are popular all year round. Add a touch of wit to your Shop with a festive motto or a little pun-based fun.
4. In a winter wonderland: Frost-tipped trees and footprints in the snow… These evocative images awaken childhood memories and dreams of a white Christmas.
5. Gifts for grinches: Let’s be honest: some people really can’t handle the holidays. Treat them to a gift that celebrates their inner grinch.

You’ll find even more inspiration for your Christmas designs in this blog.

Last-minute gifts for your customers

Small holiday gifts are especially well suited to last-minute Christmas shopping. Here are a few products which are an absolute must for your Spreadshop.

Classic white (EU or NA), bold black (EU or NA) or two-toned with colorful contrasts on handle and rim (EU or NA) – mugs make a handy gift and smart canvas for personalized designs. Our mugs are all 100% ceramic, with a capacity of 325 ml / 11 fl oz to hold a generous serving of tea or coffee.

The ideal target audience
Mugs are perfect for your customers’ closest loved ones, like their parents or siblings.

Marvelous designs for mugs
Design ideas like “Best Mom/Dad/Brother/Sister” are sure to delight your fans’ beloved family members long after the decorations have been put away. Niche topics and designs based on hobbies and interests are another great idea.

The two-toned mug in white with a black handle is the biggest bestseller in our mug range. The classic white mug is ideal for fans of clean, stripped-back design. Meanwhile, the black mug is a bold and beautiful gift for those who love to stand out.

They may come in different shapes and sizes, but our plush dog (NA) and teddy bear (NA) are both incredibly plush.

The ideal target audience
Of course, soft toys make the perfect gift for kids. But dogs and teddy bears are a wonderful treat for beloved pets and people with a taste for the cute and cuddly.

Super designs for soft toys
These products are ideal for personalizing with initials or ideas like “Top Niece” or ”Favorite Nephew”. Lovely winter landscapes and designs featuring Santa and friends also make great T-shirt motifs for teddy bears and perfect pups.

Give the gift of personalized pillows this holiday with a cute throw pillow cover (EU or NA). Made from 100% smooth cotton twill, they’re the perfect way to customize your comfiest cushions.

The ideal target audience
Pillows covers make perfect presents for people who love decorating their home. They’re also great for kids and anyone with a big, comfy sofa.

Perfect designs for pillows
Available in a variety of different colors and measuring 45 x 45 cm / 17.5 x 17.5 inches, our throw pillow cover offers a vast canvas for quotes and festive greetings. Panoramic prints of winter landscapes, experimental designs and classic holiday motifs look great on pillows, too.

Bags always come in handy. We stock a broad selection, suitable for all kinds of different uses. Have a browse and find a design that fits your friends and family’s lifestyles.

Our hemp carry-all pouch (NA) is ideal for cosmetics, stationery and art supplies – or as a handy multipurpose bag.

Made from 100% sustainably sourced cotton, our eco-friendly tote (EU or NA) is a present that cares for the planet, too.

The ideal target audience
With the wide range of products available, there’s a good chance everyone will find something they like. People who tend to carry smaller objects will enjoy our little organic pouch. Tote bags make perfect all-purpose presents for everyone.

Brilliant designs for bags
When it comes to bags, you’re entering a world of unlimited possibilities. Of course, size is a factor worth considering, but in principle, anything goes. Feel free to let your creativity run wild.

A versatile choice: classic stickers (EU or NA) and car stickers (EU or NA) for bumpers or rear windows make the perfect quick little gift.

Both products are easily removable, durable and waterproof vinyl stickers which have an outline cut. They can also be removed from most surfaces without leaving a mark within three years.

The ideal target audience
These products make the perfect present for drivers and creative, opinionated sticker fans alike. Classic stickers are great for wrapping holiday gifts, too.

Swish designs for stickers
Once again, your creativity knows (virtually) no bounds here. You’re free to play with pretty much any of the festive themes mentioned above. Of course, car stickers make an excellent showcase for lettering – while classic stickers can keep it simple with a statement image.

Order deadlines

Last but not least: remember your customers need to order their products early enough to ensure their gifts make it under the tree in time. You’ll find all the latest info on order deadlines, stock and our current capacity on our EU Christmas Support Page or NA Holiday Season Support Page. This helps you keep your customers informed and remind them of the very latest dates when they can place last-minute orders.

Take advantage of the busiest time of year for sales and shopping and inspire your customers with last-minute gift ideas.

Did you find our tips for last-minute gifts useful? And how have they gone down with your fans? Let us know in the comments!

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Make the most of your Spreadshop with a product range designed to showcase your designs in the finest festive light. From year-round faves to holiday hits, we’ve got the lowdown on our top 5 Christmas bestsellers and the best way to showcase them to full effect in your shop.

Our top 5 bestselling products for the festive season

Looking for great products for your Shop this Christmas? Look no further than this video for an inside look at our Christmas bestsellers courtesy of Spreadshop team member Marie.

Our Mens Premium T-Shirt (EU) or Mens Premium T-Shirt (NA) is a Christmas classic, and for good reason. Our all-time number-one bestseller is incredibly versatile. Available in 20 colours and 8 sizes, with three different print types to choose from, this comfy cotton tee is the perfect backdrop for any personalised design.

The Womens Premium T-Shirt (EU) or the  Womens Premium T-Shirt (NA) is also available if you’re looking for the perfect fit for your ‘fit.

Meanwhile, European customers looking for something a little cozier this Christmas will fall hard for our Stanley/Stella Unisex Organic Hoodie. Made from 100% organic cotton, this super-soft slim-fit basic is the ultimate in casual comfort. Available in 4 beautiful colors, it’s a great showcase for your prints.

For customers from North America, the Unisex Organic Hoodie offers maximum comfort in frosty weather. It comes in 4 trendy colours and is made from 55% organic cotton and 45% recycled polyester.

Christmas shoppers can stay cozy from head to toe and look cute to boot with our Winter Hat (EU). Customers love this one-size-fits-all design available in six fun colours – the ultimate gift for snow days and cold nights.

Finally, how about a bag for all that festive swag? Beautiful and basic, this Tote (EU) or Tote (NA) is our best-selling bag design. Available in 10 colors, it makes for a cute and versatile canvas in 100% cotton to showcase your Christmas vision.

Spotlight your merch in festive style

This winter, put your merch in the spotlight and inspire your customers with your creativity. Enlist family and friends to help you make compelling photo and video content for your social media channels.

Remember, authenticity is a gift: if people can picture how your products look in real life on real bodies, they’re more likely to pick them up. Here are a few tips on styling your products.

First of all, set the scene. Pose with presents and decorations to create that all-important festive feel. Don’t be afraid to use your imagination – but make sure to keep it simple.

After, all, it’s important that your products are the star of the show. If you’re rocking accessories like our cute Tote in your photos, keep your outfit simple to showcase the product and your print design. Pair our statement Premium T-Shirt with a classic pair of jeans so customers can focus on the quality and fit.

Finally, make sure there’s a reason for the seasonal. Team our Premium T-Shirt with simple scarves and coats so customers know how to layer it up all year round. By contrast, style the beanie-inspired Winter Hat with a lighter look to show great style is not just for Christmas.

Discover our Christmas bestsellers

Still deciding which products will make the list? We get it: it’s a big design for an all-important time of year. Take time to discover our product range and all our Christmas bestsellers.

Explore the products

What’s at the top of your list? Let us know your Christmas wishes!

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Recent years have seen shoppers spend big on these red letter days. The good news for you: a whole lot of sales on these discount days are made online.

We’ll show you how to grab your own little piece of the (pumpkin) pie on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. After all, with a little effort, you can use these highlights of the retail calendar to get the festive shopping season off to a flying start. It’s the busiest time of the year for sales – so what are you waiting for?

Black Friday and Cyber Monday: What’s it all about?

Black Friday and Cyber Monday have American roots and are closely linked to Thanksgiving celebrations. As the holiday always falls on the fourth Thursday in November, many people in the US take the day off work on the Friday after, too.

That means a lot of people have a lot of time on their hands. However, Black Friday isn’t an official holiday. There’s another little piece of history associated with the day: since the early 1950s, the Friday after Thanksgiving has been considered the start of Christmas shopping season in the US.

That means Americans have begun buying their Christmas gifts on Black Friday for decades now. But the day after Thanksgiving has only been known by this name since the early 1980s. It likely owes the moniker to one simple fact: with the profits they make on this special day, any shop owner is sure to end up in the black.

Cyber Monday has been around since 2005. It was deliberately invented by retail to boost online shopping. This year, Black Friday falls on 24 November, while 27 November marks Cyber Monday.

Get your Spreadshop store ready

You’ve still got time to get your Spreadshop looking ship-shape for the run-up to Christmas. Take another, closer look at your homepage and product pages, for instance.

How about a special teaser image for Black Friday and Cyber Monday – or a discount banner for your homepage? This is a great way to share special deals with your fans and whip up a little bit of that retail fever.

If your homepage could do with a little more structure, you can arrange your designs by theme. You might even have themes that are especially well suited for Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the countdown to Christmas. You proactively place these in prime position and deactivate themes less suited to these huge shopping events.

Your product pages are places where you can go into a bit more detail. Here, for instance, you can decide whether to showcase your designs by themselves or on specific products. You can also choose whether users see recommendations for other designs and products or reviews from other users on your Shop.

If you’d like to know more, our YouTube tutorial has the lowdown on how everything works.

You can also organize the products in your shop by category. That way, your fans find the perfect gifts for their loved ones right away – from custom mugs for Gran’s favorite cuppa to bibs for beloved nieces and nephews.

If you’d like to sweeten up your product pages with a little more information, you can find all the details you need on our website. In this overview of our Christmas bestsellers you can check whether you’ve got enough of our top products available in your Shop.

Plan an advertising campaign

Sales success starts with getting your prices right. These tips will help you get the best out of November’s big shopping events:

Do a competitor analysis.What are other users charging for designs like yours? How do they scale their pricing for simple and more complex designs?

Raise your prices for your top-selling products before Black Friday and Cyber Monday arrive. That way, you can earn more on these big shopping days – while our Spreadshop promos help your customers pay less.

Use our promo codes.You’ll find them in our Partner Area:

• 8 to 11 November 2024: 22%
• 20 to 24 November 2024: 15 %
• 29 November 2024: 30 %
• 2 to 8 December 2024: 25% and free shipping for Cyber Week

With Spreadshop, the fun doesn’t stop on Cyber Monday – we celebrate a whole Cyber Week.

Choose marketing channels and a content strategy

A campaign calendar is a great way to make sure you post all your social media promo content on schedule. You can use it to record all your key dates and big events in the run-up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. That way, you’ve got a plan in front of you, you won’t forget anything, and you can work through it all step by step.

Make sure your marketing activities cater to the different target groups within your customer base, too. Who likes what, and why? Who prefers which formats, and when are different groups online in the first place? If you’ve got specific preferences and user behaviour in your sights, it’s easier to hit your targets for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Data analysis

You can use the analytics tools available on social networks, too. It’s the perfect way to prepare for your Black Friday and Cyber Monday – and look back on how they went.

The key parameters include:

• Likes
• Comments
• Shares
• Reach

As a rule of thumb: everything you’ve ever done before that generated a lot of reactions and achieved a high reach has already worked for you. So do more of it! You can also calculate the engagement rate for specific engagement campaigns. The formula:

engagements ÷ reach x 100

What makes a good engagement rate also depends on the channel. If you’re averaging 1%, you’re doing well and you can be happy with that. If your stats are lower than that, go back to your fans and encourage them to get involved, comment, like and share.

In addition to data analysis on social media, you can also take a closer look at your sales in the Spreadshop Partner Area. This gives you the lowdown on the biggest-selling products and designs and the slow movers in your Shop.

This will help you select the right products and designs for your Black Friday and Cyber Monday social media campaigns.

So don’t miss out on this opportunity to get stuck into the festive retail rush. We hope our Black Friday and Cyber Monday tips will help you rack up the sales of a lifetime.

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Steven’s own experiences with disappointing low-quality merch led to him starting his own shop in 2020 to offer merch for like-minded people to share their passions.

Steven’s Testimonial

Tips & Tricks

What does one need to successfully sell merch?

Authenticity is the key. It is important to convey an authentic connection to the topic.

What did you learn along the way? How did you start Secret of Moose?

The most important lesson for me was: ‘Find a niche topic’. In the beginning, I tried to go across every theme with wild motifs and slogans, which turned out to be less successful.

What is your best advice for partners who are currently starting with their merch business?

Be patient and invest time in reading and learning about merchandising and marketing.

Steven’s designs

What are your 3 favourite or most successful designs?

Sometimes you just have to get away – Sweden – For me, this design symbolises the beginning of success.
North Cape – Is currently the most successful design
SECRET OF MOOSE – My favourite design. Because it reflects what the name ‘Secret of Moose’ could mean

How do you create your designs and what tools do you use?

I mainly work with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. I also have a partner who is very good at drawing.

What tips do you have for other partners to create unique designs?

‘Learning by doing’ is my motto. It takes time, but trial-and-error is the best way to learn.

Product selection

What are your most successful products?

Stickers, classic men’s and women’s T-shirts and hoodies.

Which products should definitely be in your shop?

The typical merchandise items such as stickers, shirts, hoodies and mugs

What product features do you particularly value? (sustainability, quality, price, etc.)

Sustainability, quality and price – it’s important to find the right balance for customers here.

Marketing

Where and on which platforms do you market Secret of Moose?

For thematic reasons, my target group is primarily on Facebook. That’s where I do most of my advertising, whether directly in communities or via Facebook marketing.

What content do you create for your target audience to market your products?

For the past 4 years I have been posting mostly on Facebook and Instagram. From the very beginning, I focused on writing articles about Scandinavia and always included products from my shop. Sometimes I have also linked products in these posts that I have uploaded to FB via RSS feed. Or I use mock-ups to create advertising images (people who may correspond to the target group with a suitable environment + shirt, hoodie…or mugs) and make a post about it.

Do you incorporate promotions to boost your sales, and if so, how?

Yes, I use promotions and actively share them with my community.

Steven’s Channels

Has Steven’s story got you inspired? Ready to hit the Nordic coast for a new adventure? Take a little bit of Steven’s adventurous spirit with you and be sure to apply his ethos of authenticity, passion, and quality to your shop!

Spreadshop
Facebook
Instagram

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The 2024 Design Challenge

What is the inspiration behind your Spread Good Vibes design?

When I read about the Good Vibes Challenge, I immediately felt motivated. I wanted a massage that also suited my target group: Mental health and people with chronic illness. I observed myself and reflected on what motivates me and gives me a zest for life despite my chronic illness and ADHD. So I came up with: ‘Enjoy the little things’. It gives me good vibes to enjoy the little things, like a delicious fruity spritzer with a straw. The turtle teaches us humans to be mindful and attentive. In other words, to be able to recognize the little things. This only works well if we take our time and don’t simply tick off the things in life one after the other. True to the motto: ‘There is strength in calm’.

The cap is my trademark, I have a lot of them, in many different colors. That’s why the tortoise wears a cap. The hand sign means: stay relaxed. No matter what, I try not to go crazy, but to make the best of it.

Would you take part in another Spreadshop challenge again?

I really enjoyed the challenge and would take part again and again. I’m very pleased that I even managed to come 3rd, which I really didn’t expect.

Joana’s designs

What are your 3 favorite or most successful designs?

As I only opened the shop two months ago, there are still many designs to come.

My favorite designs so far are:
1. chill toad
2. somehow I can manage
3. ciao cocoa with cream

How do you create your designs and what tools do you use?

I create my designs using a tablet with a pen and an app for drawing. It’s the most fun way for me and comes closest to drawing on paper.

Joana’s products

Which features of the products are most important to you?

Sustainability, good quality, a wide range of sizes and cool colors that match my designs are important to me when choosing products (beanies would also be cool).

Marketing approach

Where and on which platforms do you market your shop?

I have an Instagram page: ich.ticke.anders.thats.okay, my shop is linked here.

What content do you create for your target audience to market your products?

On my Instagram, I talk about my life with ADHD and ME/CFS, mental health and my thoughts. Education and visibility are important to me, but so is humor. No matter how stupid things get sometimes, laughing is healthy and important! Don’t take yourself so seriously, just try to stay relaxed and enjoy the little things.

Joana’s channels

We hope Joana’s story and zest for life have inspired you. Be sure to incorporate her tips into your own design process! Make sure to visit Joana’s Spreadshop and explore her Instagram channel.

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As a result, this will us to offer you even better tools and opportunities to grow your print-on-demand business. Spreadconnect is already part of the Spread Group family, and now we’re moving even closer together to combine their strengths.

You decide what selling tool works best for you!

What’s Spreadshop? Your Free Shop Solution

Spreadshop is an e-commerce platform that allows individuals and businesses to create, manage, and sell custom merchandise online. It offers a user-friendly interface and a wide range of customizable products, from apparel to accessories, enabling users to design unique items for their brand or personal projects.

We handle all aspects of production, fulfillment, and shipping, making it an ideal solution for artists, creators, and companies looking to expand their merchandise offerings without the overhead of managing inventory and logistics.

Key benefits of Spreadshop:

• No upfront costs: Spreadshop eliminates the need for upfront investments in inventory and equipment. Which means users can design and sell products without any financial burden.
• Hassle-free logistics: Spreadshop handles all the logistics, including production, shipping, and customer service. This allows creators to focus on design and marketing without worrying about operational complexities of e-commerce.
• Customization and variety: Users have access to a wide range of products that can be customized with their designs. This variety enables them to cater to different tastes and expand their product offerings easily.
• Brand building: Spreadshop provides tools that help users create a professional online store that aligns with their branding.
• Revenue opportunities: With no minimum order requirements and the ability to set their own profit margins, users can optimize their earnings based on their pricing strategy and sales volume.

Integration possibilities with Spreadshop

• Instagram & Facebook: With Meta Business Suite you can sell your products directly through Instagram and Facebook for enhanced customer reach. Adding a Meta pixel to your Spreadshop enhances your ability to track user interactions on your website.
• YouTube Merch Shelf: The YouTube integration with Spreadshop allows you to seamlessly sell merchandise directly under your YouTube videos. Key features include customizing products to match your channel’s style, selling globally in multiple languages and currencies, and full control over product selection and pricing.

What is Spreadconnect? Your Merch Plug-in

Spreadconnect is a service that enables you to create and sell custom products online. It offers a rapid turnaround time for printing—most orders are printed within 48 hours.

Spreadconnect focuses on high-quality printing and a wide product range, including apparel, accessories, and home goods.

This service is integrated with many popular e-commerce platforms, allowing seamless product creation and sales directly from your own online shop.

Key benefits of Spreadconnect:

• Easy integration: Spreadconnect seamlessly integrates with major e-commerce platforms, facilitating easy management of product listings and sales.
• Rapid production: Most orders are printed and produced within 48 hours, reducing wait times.
• High-quality printing: Spreadconnect uses advanced printing technology to ensure high-quality product finishes.
• Extensive product range: Customers can choose from a wide variety of products to customize, including clothing, accessories, and home goods.
• No minimum order: There is no minimum order quantity, making it ideal for businesses of all sizes.

Integration possibilities with Spreadconnect

• API: With Spreadconnect’s customizable API you can offer a personalized shopping experience and have everything you need to create and manage products. Also, you can connect your shop with Spreadconnect’s system.
• Other e-commerce platforms: Create and sell custom merch using top platforms. Spreadconnect integrates with:
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce
  • Squarespace
  • Order Desk
  • TikTok Shop

An overview

Want to learn more about Spreadconnect? Get started now!

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BIG NEWS!!!

We’re excited to officially announce that Spreadshop is the official staff apparel and event-branded retail apparel partner for VeeCon 2024!

For the uninitiated, VeeCon is an innovative conference-meets-festival founded by marketing guru and branding genius, Gary Vaynerchuk.

It’s where tech, business, marketing and pop culture come together for 3 amazing days in sunny LA.

Members from the Spreadshop team will be there on site throughout the event. Visit our booth where you have the opportunity to win limited edition, VeeCon-exclusive shirts with a special twist.

It’s the next big thing in merch: PHYGITAL (physical + digital)!

Visit the VeeCon website for details on speakers, how to plan your travel, and more.

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With many crafty passions like writing, drawing, and sewing, Valya realized her creative potential and decided to turn her passion into a business. Learn about what inspires Valya and some of her best tips as a Spreadshop owner.

The 2024 Design Challenge

What is the inspiration behind your Spread Good Vibes design?

I was inspired by the contest themes—mental health, motivational quests, nature, plants, cute animals, and a groovy, happy style—which align with my journey. Nature is my sanctuary, aiding my mental health, and my cat’s playful spirit has helped me combat impostor syndrome and embrace my authentic self.

As I brainstormed design options, these elements merged in my mind, ultimately leading to the final piece. It reflects my growth, self-discovery, and joy in nature and my furry companion.

What did the process of creating a Bon Valyage look like and which tool(s) did you use?

I began sketching my idea on paper, then brought it to life in Procreate. Initially, I imagined a cat artist painting a vacuuming dog – a playful take on cats’ two biggest fears. The concept was “create more, fear less.” However, I realized the design was too intricate for a tote or t-shirt.

So, I simplified it to feature a cat and mouse relaxing together, embodying the ‘fear less’ mantra – embracing ease and letting ideas flow.

Would you take part in another Spreadshop challenge again?

Absolutely! I had a fantastic experience participating in the Spreadshop challenge. The opportunity to showcase my creativity, connect with likeminded individuals, and support a great cause was incredibly rewarding.

Valya’s designs

What are your 3 favorite or most successful designs?

For now, the most successful is this one: ‘Create more, fear less.’ Soon, I hope to have many more successful designs and my top three.

How do you create your designs and what tools do you use?

I create my designs using a combination of traditional and digital media and start by sketching out my ideas with pencil drawings and bring them to life using Procreate. Some merch designs are made using Kittl and Canva.

What tips do you have for other partners to create unique designs?

My tips for creating unique designs are:

1. Find inspiration from the world around you.
2. Quickly sketch or write down your ideas as they come.
3. Share your designs with a trusted friend who will give you honest and constructive feedback.
4. Be open to their opinion and use it to refine your design.

Valya’s products

What does your perfect range look like, and which products should people have in their shops?

I’m still learning about the business world, but as I explore print-on-demand and e-commerce, I’ll discover the perfect products and niches that align with my brand and artistic style

Which features of the products are most important to you?

All of them! a balance of quality, price, sustainability, and social responsibility are interconnected and essential for creating products that not only look great but also do good.

Marketing approach

Where and on which platforms do you market your shop?

I currently market my shop on Instagram.

What content do you create for your target audience to market your products?

I create engaging storytelling content on Instagram to market my products, sharing the inspiration behind my designs, my creative process, and the meaning behind each piece. By sharing my story and showcasing my art in a relatable and authentic way.

Do you incorporate promotions to boost your sales, and if so, how?

Not yet, but it’s on my radar!

Bon Valyage channels

We hope you found inspiration in Valya’s story and her approach to her designs. Feel free to apply some of her tips in your own design creation process! Be sure to visit Valya’s Spreadshop and explore her other channels on Instagram and YouTube.

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Opening his Spreadshop rollerdisco has helped him to get the word out about roller skating in France, where the activity is not widely known. Learn more about what motivates Jérôme and get to know a bit about him with our little interview snippets.

Winning the 2024 Design Challenge

What is the inspiration behind your Spread Good Vibes design?

Competitions are an excellent way of creating artistic content under pressure. As one of the themes of the competition was good vibes, I immediately thought of roller skating. I also knew that I would have the support of my community.

What did the process of creating your design look like and which tool(s) did you use?

I started with a brainstorming session, listing various words related to the competition. The aim was to match the specifications as closely as possible to score as many points as possible for the connection to the theme. Then I built a mood board on Photoshop by googling several varieties of banana, roller skates, and so on. The hardest part for me was choosing the color palette (of course, it had to be yellow!).

Would you take part in another Spreadshop challenge again?

I entered the Pride competition (published in another shop), but unfortunately my design wasn’t one of the 20 selected (which are superb!).

Jérôme’s Designs

What are your 3 favorite or most successful designs?

These designs are classics:

1. Roller disco chick
2. Jpeux pas j’ai roller (quad)
3. Anatomy of a roller quad

How do you create your designs and what tools do you use?

I mainly create my designs in Illustrator because the bezier curves allow me to manipulate infinite paths. I’m very fond of one-line paths. The use of vectors is essential because they are non-destructive and pure, which means I don’t have to worry about alterations to the image when resizing.

What tips do you have for other partners to create unique designs?

One piece of advice that comes to mind when looking at competitors’ visuals is this: to create a unique design, if you’re using text, I think it’s a good idea to either write it yourself or modify the font used. That’s what I did for my design. Using a ready-made font with characters that repeat themselves is not interesting (although there are exceptions), especially if the font is stylized and plays a dominant role.

Jérôme’s products

What does your perfect range look like, and which products should people have in their shops?

In my opinion, the shop should absolutely contain classic T-shirts, a mug, a tote bag, and a sticker.

Which features of the products are most important to you?

The quality I value most is durability: a good mid-season T-shirt should be made from a tightly woven cotton.

Marketing approach

Where and on which platforms do you market your shop?

I got my community involved, particularly on Facebook and Instagram. Also, during my roller skate and roller disco sessions. I’m going to be running a lucky draw as well, to choose a winner from the people who voted for me. I also created a visual with a QR-code to encourage people to vote (when the page’s JavaScript wanted to load properly). 

What content do you create for your target audience to market your products?

I share content related to roller skating. That includes tutorials, stories, montages, visuals, videos, etc. 

Do you incorporate promotions to boost your sales, and if so, how?

I’ve never used promotions to boost my sales. To be honest, my shop is not the end-goal in itself and is not intended to make me rich.

Jérôme’s channels

We hope you enjoyed reading about what inspires Jérôme’s and the way he runs his shop, be sure to implement some of his tips in your own ways! Check out Jérôme’s Spreadshop as well as his other channels and winning design below.

Winning design
Website
Facebook

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