How To Create Designs For Print On Demand With Kittl | My 1st Design Made With Kittl

About this video

The creator reviews Kittl, a browser-based design tool positioned as an easier alternative to Photoshop and Illustrator for print-on-demand sellers. On the homepage he points to community designs as inspiration, noting that simple t-shirt designs often sell as well as detailed ones. He demonstrates a design reading ‘I’m just here for the ramen’ featuring a custom axolotl illustration uploaded from his own team of artists, then shows the editor: text layouts and typefaces, elements, uploads, photos and textures, easy moving and recentering of text, text color and settings on the right panel, artboard sizes including custom dimensions for platforms like Merch by Amazon or Redbubble, and background color changes. He downloads the design as a PNG with background removal and quality optimization, uploads it to a print-on-demand platform to verify the background is gone, and shows how community designs (e.g. a ‘Pug Life’ retro shirt) can be opened, edited, and republished. In an update he enlarges the design in the print area — a tip he emphasizes because customers shop on phones — and the creator reports having made over $300,000 in royalties selling designs online, possibly close to $400,000. He closes with Kittl’s pricing as shown on screen: a free version, Pro at $10/month billed yearly, Expert at $24/month billed yearly, and a $79/month business tier, with higher monthly-billed prices.

Key takeaways

• Kittl offers templates, text layouts, elements, and uploads in a simpler interface than Photoshop or Illustrator, aimed at print-on-demand sellers
• Upload your own custom illustrations to stand out, then pair them with Kittl’s built-in text styles and layouts
• Set custom artboard dimensions for your target platform (e.g. Merch by Amazon, Redbubble) before designing
• Download as PNG with background removal and quality optimization, then test-upload to verify transparency
• Make the design as large as possible in the print area so phone shoppers can see it clearly — a key sales tip from the creator

Episode details: published September 18, 2022 · 9:04 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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