[Class T-Shirt] Recommended Back Name Ideas for Class T-Shirts at the School Culture Festival

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Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. After working in a music studio and handling wedding sound, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with a variety of instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in junior high school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on my own musical activities and the experience gained through my work, I produce daily articles, including various song introductions, features on music festivals around the country, and live reports. In music, I enjoy not only rock from Japan and abroad but, lately, a wide range of J-pop as well.

At school culture festivals, it’s common for each class to make matching T-shirts.

Recently popular “back names” actually originated from sports uniforms—it’s the part where the player’s name goes.

Here, we’re sharing lots of ideas for those back names.

Of course, you can simply put your name, but adding a funny one-liner is also recommended.

Use these ideas as inspiration to come up with fun back names that will liven up your culture festival!

[Class T-Shirts] Recommended back-name ideas for your culture festival class shirts (1–10)

Include a portrait illustration

It’s a classic class T-shirt idea that some class adopts every year! The concept of putting a caricature of the homeroom teacher on the shirt is bold, but it conveys the students’ affection for their teacher and might make the teacher happy too.

And years after graduating, if you come across this T-shirt, it will vividly bring back memories like, “Back then Mr./Ms.

___ was our homeroom teacher, and that school festival was so much fun.” This is especially recommended for those who want to capture their school festival memories tightly in a T-shirt.

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Enter the name of the performance

How about including the name of your class’s performance or food stall as part of the class T-shirt design? If you’re putting on a play, it can feel like original merchandise for a theater troupe; if you’re running a food stall, it can give the vibe of staff T-shirts for a restaurant.

It’ll feel like the whole class is carrying the banner for your performance or stall, so this is a great idea for anyone who’s thinking, “We just want to make our class event a success!”

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Include the cultural festival’s theme and slogan

This design aims to convey, straightforwardly, the feelings we’ve put into the major event that is the school festival, as well as our class’s will and unity.

First, we’ll align our goals as a class and what we value as we take on the festival, then decide on a slogan.

Next, we’ll incorporate that slogan into our class T-shirts to boost our own spirits and make an impression on others.

I believe that designing in a way that emphasizes the meaning of the words is a key point for elevating our motivation.

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[Class T-shirts] Recommended back name ideas for class T-shirts at the school festival (11–20)

Baseball uniform style

Among sites where you can create custom T-shirts, some will print on baseball jerseys instead of T-shirts! Put your original logo with the class number or motto on the chest, and print a jersey number or name on the back to complete your own uniform.

It’s a surefire way to get a highly original class shirt that won’t overlap with other classes.

Specifications like fabric options and printable areas vary by site, so be sure to compare a few before you decide.

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flower(s)

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Let’s wear it stylishly! Here are some flower-themed ideas.

Many of you probably want to style your class T-shirt fashionably to match your uniform.

This design is perfect for that.

A large, visually striking floral graphic gives it a finish reminiscent of a Korean apparel brand.

In the video, the pink line art on a black T-shirt adds a cute touch.

Changing up the colors can also shift the overall vibe.

Give it a try and incorporate it into your look!

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heart symbol

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Heart motifs made with text are so cute! Here are some ideas for heart-shaped lettering.

In recent years, Y2K has been trending on social media.

“Y2K” stands for “Year 2000” and has become a term referring to the fashion, makeup, music, and more that were popular around the year 2000.

In the video, the featured design is distinctive for how the date, class name, and the words “Forever Young” form a heart shape.

Mix and match the text and colors to enjoy stylish Y2K fashion designs!

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ribbon

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A design that doesn’t get too sweet! Here are some ideas for ribbon-themed designs.

When you hear “ribbon design T-shirt,” many people might imagine something childish or overly cute.

But in the T-shirts shown in the video, motifs like class names or roses are drawn within a ribbon frame.

If you switch to a cooler-looking typeface or use finer lines for the motifs, the overall balance improves.

You can also change up the T-shirt’s color to create a different vibe.

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