So, after some confusion and delay and indecision, I’m proud to announce the T-Shirt-A-Day CafePress store! After trying out Spreadshirt for awhile, I’ve switched back over for a couple of reasons. CafePress has better prices, better options for transparent images (which makes for nicer looking shirts), and it generates nicer preview images for the T-Shirt-A-Day blog. So, even though I greatly preferred the Spreadshirt interface (using CafePress often feels like swimming in thick smelly molasses) I just couldn’t make the change sustainable.
Right as I type this, I’ve only got two shirts in the CafePress store, but I’ll be transferring the rest over shortly. The two that are in there now are today’s shirt and the original black At Dusk snail shirt that started it all (I know one or two of you out there will be excited about that one finally being available). If there are any of the previous designs that you’re especially eager to get your hands on (or if you want one of the designs on a different style of shirt) be sure to let me know and I’ll get it set right up.
You’ve got no more excuses now, so get over there now y’all and do some buying!
Note: Besides subscribing to the T-Shirt-A-Day blog you can also track new shirts here by looking at the latest images in my Flickr stream. I always post new shirts there as I design them so keep your eyes peeled.
Tagged: tshirtaday, cafepress, spreadshirt, tshirt, design
One of the main problems I have with Cafe Press is that you end up with such a “fly by night” vibe. When I see someone has shirts or their logo available on Cafe Press, it really looks like they took the easy out. They don’t have enough confidence that there is demand for the items they are selling to justify actually making them.
I think what you are doing is actually taking advantage of the Cafe Press model. You couldn’t make shirts every day, but you can design them. But I still have a bias against Cafe Press. 🙂