# Artful Shirt Design Apps UTme! is a Fun T-shirt App That Lets You Design Via Smartphone By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-05-21 | Marketing Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/t-shirt-app References: [mashable](http://mashable.com/2014/05/20/uniqlo-t-shirts-smartphone/) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/utme/id860285444) [Uniqlo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-and-kenshi-yonezu) is known for having pretty awesome campaigns and with 'UTme!' comes another one in the form of a t-shirt app that lets you create custom designs right from your phone. The UTme! app is free to download and works almost like an Etch-A-Sketch, since you can draw and then "remix" your doodles, type and photos by shaking your phone to transform the t-shirt design with effects like mosaic, glitch and splatters. If you're not feeling particularly creative, that's okay too—the app also has a feature that will let you randomly apply effects to a t-shirt, and the results are usually pretty good. No matter what you choose to do, when you've finished with your masterpiece, the [custom t-shirt design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/made-to-order) can be purchased from Uniqlo for about $20, as well as shared on social media. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 59% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Marketing](https://www.trendhunter.com/marketing) > [Interactive](https://www.trendhunter.com/interactive) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Mobile T-shirt Design:** The UTme! app allows users to create custom t-shirt designs directly from their smartphones, enabling a convenient and accessible platform for personalized fashion. - **Interactive Design Apps:** The UTme! app's interactive features, such as the ability to remix designs and apply various effects, showcases the rising trend of engaging and dynamic design experiences. - **Social Media Sharing:** The UTme! app's integration with social media enables users to easily share their custom t-shirt designs, fostering a trend of community engagement and personal branding. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion Retail:** The UTme! app presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for fashion retailers to enhance customer engagement and drive sales through personalized t-shirt designs. - **Mobile Applications:** The UTme! app exemplifies the potential of mobile apps in providing creative and interactive design experiences, indicating growth opportunities for the mobile application industry. - **Social Media Marketing:** The UTme! app's integration with social media platforms offers significant opportunities for businesses to leverage user-generated content for marketing and brand promotion. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Effortless AI T-Shirt Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-t.md) - [Wallpaper Design Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smooth-wallpaper-maker.md) - [Artistic Apparel Illustrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-and-kenshi-yonezu.md) - [Quick-Drying Summer T-Shirts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/classic-tee.md) - [Versatile Fashion Inspiration Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urrban-tailor.md) - [Music Graphic Tee Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-x-babymonster.md) - [Receipt-Inspired Graphic T-Shirts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/made-to-order.md) - [AR Fashion Creations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eternitee-ar-platform.md) - [UK Designer T-Shirt Collabs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-x-anya-hindmarch.md)