138 Minimal Custom T-Shirt Ideas For Maximal Impact

Use these minimalist t-shirt design ideas to create an original style

Ever since Giorgio Armani popularised the minimalist aesthetic, fashionistas began to equate minimalism with designer labels. This is a little disingenuous. Giorgio Armani is a minimalist icon, not because he built an affluent designer label, but because he stayed true to his minimal aesthetic during the 1980s when others were chasing excess.

Today, the masses wear designer outfits. In contrast, genuine minimalism is marked by a clear sense of purpose. Intentionality. By removing everything unnecessary, we can highlight our values and passions —creating our own unique style. So true minimalism can never look the exact same for two people. You can’t buy it off the rack or with a credit card. You have to create it yourself.

So here are 138 ideas to help you design your own minimalist aesthetic. When you find the idea that connects with your unique style, you’ll be ready to create a minimal custom t-shirt that is a genuine minimalist masterpiece.

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From animal silhouettes to symbols that say it all

Animal silhouettes and prints

Release your inner beast with these animal minimalist t-shirt designs.

Back-in-time with minimalist designs from the 80s and 90s

Rock a retro minimal custom t-shirt by incorporating a classic minimal art piece.

Creativity quotes to create an inspiring t-shirt

These short creative quotes let you turn your t-shirt into a canvas. So use these minimal custom t-shirt ideas to find a favourite quote and wear your creativity.

• Create more, consume less.
• Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.
• Creativity is intelligence having fun.
• Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
• Creativity takes courage.
• Doors are for people with no imagination.
• Everything you can imagine is real.
• The creative adult is the child who survived.
• They will say you are on the wrong road, if it is your own.
• You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created.
• You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

Minimal music designs

These minimal custom t-shirt ideas will make you look like a rockstar.

One-liners to make your t-shirt hilarious with less than ten words

Release your inner comedian with these hilarious t-shirt one-liners.

• Congratulations. You read my t-shirt.
• DILF.
• I have a phobia of plain t-shirts.
• I like a minimalist style, but not too much.
• In my defence, I was left unsupervised.
• It wasn’t me.
• I’m party let’s drunk.
• My other shirt is a boat.
• Sorry I’m late. I didn’t want to come.
• This is a one-liner. Now it isn’t.
• This is a white t-shirt.

Pocket prints that make a big impression

Play with the perception of a t-shirt pocket with these clever minimalist t-shirt design ideas.

Simplicity quotes that let your t-shirt do the talking

What does your t-shirt say about you? And what does it say to the world? Make your minimal t-shirt meaningful with one of these quotes.

• Less is more.
• Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
• Live simply so that others may simply live.
• Make things as simple as possible, but no simpler.
• Minimal is my mantra.
• Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
•Smile, breathe and go slowly.
• The strongest fish swim against the current.
• What you see is what you see.

Slogans that are a treat for passers-by

Can you express yourself in five words or less? Here’re a few ideas…

Sports designs for that minimal athletic aesthetic

Baseball boy? Basketball beast? Forget jerseys and uniforms. Make a minimalist t-shirt to wear when playing your favourite sport.

Symbols that say it all

Some ideas can’t be captured with words, but they can be expressed with the right minimal symbol.

Select your style of shirt here and use Print Locker’s online design tool to create a custom t-shirt that reflects your unique minimal style.

138 minimal custom t-shirt ideas

Use these minimalist t-shirt design ideas to create an original style