For most, the hardest part of creative design is the idea generation. Once you get past that roadblock, the designs just keep on'a comin! To make it easier for you, the guys at Creative Market , have come up with a cool infographic showcasing the graphic design trends of 2016. Did "modern retro" make the cut? Check the above link to find out. Design by Ralph Cifra  Once that lightbulb in your head is burning bright, head to our DYO competition and get your great ideas onto a tee!

Whilst Halloween isn't our most celebrated day here in Australia, it definitely seems to be getting more traction each year.  And I'm not talking about kids showing up at our front door asking for lollies, it seems more and more people are throwing Halloween themed parties and the costumes really are something else.  We're estimating at least 83 people will dress as Eleven from hit Netflix show, Stranger Things  Driven by Hollywood A listers throwing extravagant parties and putting some serious coin into their costumes and sharing them across Insta, naturally, you and I are now interested in doing the same!  So, with thanks to Pop Sugar,  here's some inspo for you to create some great costumes this year. And, if costumes aren't your cup of tea, design a sweet ass tshirt here .  Please, whatever you do, steer clear of scary clown costumes. 

Band tees were once a staple item for the cool cats of fashion. Think Dave Grohl rocking the Motorhead tee, or even MTV's Butthead in his iconic ACDC tee. Band tshirts once represented your love for music. Going to the gig and buying the merch, trawling Ebay for ones you missed out on, or visiting your local record store when they got a fresh batch in. These days, the fashion giants of H&M, among others, are stocking your old favourite band tees. It seems everyone is rocking band tees, seeing it quickly lose it's appeal amongst the effortlessly cool fashionistas. Lifestyle website,  High Snobiety  has written a great piece on it  here Image source: Reddit 

P.S. Prepare to have your mind blown. Like the t-shirt geeks we are, we spent our Saturday night scouring the internet for the best t-shirt folding techniques so, you dear reader, could impress your significant other/dog (here’s hoping they’re not one in the same!) the next time it comes to laundry foldin’ time (a.k.a Game of Thrones marathon time). The 2-second fold You read right - find out how to fold a t-shirt in just 2 seconds. And we’re not talking about the old 2-second scrunch ‘fold’ you’ve probably been doing up until now. The ‘Shirt Machine’ This is where you get your Martha Stewart on and build your very own t-shirt folding machine. For realz. It’s a machine that folds t-shirts. All you need is cardboard, duct tape, a stanley knife and be really, really, really serious about folding t-shirts. The Army Roll Sit back and relax as the self-proclaimed Crazy Russi