Design ideas for class T-shirts recommended for the school festival

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At the fun, once-a-year school festival, many of you are fired up to work together as a class and make your attraction a success! One item that can strengthen the bond of the entire class at times like these is the class T-shirt! If you’re going to make them, you’ll want shirts that become a lasting memory.

In this article, we’ll introduce recommended design ideas for class T-shirts for the school festival.

Use these designs as a reference and choose one that matches the image of your class and your attraction!

Class T-shirt design ideas recommended for the school festival (31–40)

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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Add a name on the back

In this design, the class shares a common overall look, while each person has a different nickname printed on the back.

The unified T-shirt design showcases your class’s solidarity, and the back lets you express your individuality.

On uniforms, it’s common to have a name above the number, but in this “back name” style, you write words that capture a person’s traits, a bit of self-deprecating humor, or a phrase that pairs with someone else’s.

You can come up with your own wording, or ask a close classmate—they might surprise you with something you’d never have thought of.

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Enter your name

How about putting your own name on the back of your class T-shirt? Try adding it in the style you often see on soccer or baseball jerseys.

Just adding your name instantly gives it that original T-shirt feel, and you’ll definitely want to take photos with your classmates posing so the names show! You can customize it freely—use your first name in Roman letters, a nickname, and more—so it’s an idea you can enjoy from the creation process onward.

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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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In conclusion

We introduced design ideas for class T-shirts for the school festival.

Designs that make the most of features like name tags on the back, logos, and sports uniform styles can express your class’s personality and unity.

The time you spend brainstorming designs will surely become one of your class memories, too.

Create wonderful T-shirts that shine with each person’s individuality while giving a sense of togetherness when everyone wears them.