Cool T-shirt Design launches to showcase the best of the web
We had to tell you about Simon Marshall - a web designer and front-end developer from Manchester who works by day on a number of high profile e-commerce sites and has recently launched Cool T-shirt Design - a site that picks out the best in t-shirt design from across the web.
Speaking of the project, Simon said: "Cool T-shirt Design has been a great exercise for me to use the skills I have acquired over the years whilst learning more in the process. The design, front-end coding, Wordpress development, SEO, writing and now link-building have widened my skills as an all-round web designer and developer.
"I also love the way T-shirts can be used as a vehicle of expression - you can make a real statement about your personal tastes with your choices of T-shirt and I find so much creativity within this field. There is also a real sense of community present within the industry with many independent companies and artists willing to share links and help with advice.
"I hope to build on the positive feedback I have had so far and hopefully start to showcase artists and stores with their own individual pages - I get quite a buzz from giving new designers and stores additional exposure."
In fact, Simon recently added our own t-shirt design contest and shop, Boomtique to his list of recommended t-shirt shops, which is how we initially discovered Cool T-shirt Design. He also added Murray Somerville's Up in the Air design to the store, picking it out as one of his favourite designs.
Simon added: "Ideally I would like to create my own line of Tshirts too and promote and sell them through www.cooltshirtdesign.co.uk whilst continuing to make the site a central resource for cool T-shirt design."
Simon has been working as a web designer for the last 10 years after completing a Masters Degree at Salford University in Creative Technology in 1999. He has always had a passion for art and design and originally wanted to be an illustrator, so he's always browsing the internet looking for cool designs and inspiration.
You can see examples of his other work at his personal portfolio - www.siminki.co.uk. You can also follow Simon on Twitter @Siminki.
