sam thomas

some recent beautiful design inspiration

does anyone have a name for this tired ass aesthetic that every brand does now. something other than turkey teeth core

reminder to designers of any kind however dumb you think people are, they’re way dumber

another beautiful unused tee design hits the merch graveyard 🪦 shakira for todo mundo no rio ‘26 🇧🇷✨

another unused merch design enters the graveyard 😪🙏🪦 bruno mars for valentine’s day 2026

@alpohlovebot i know

@samthomasdesign ur fucking joking why wasn’t this released

unused valentines day merch design for the great bruno mars 🩷✨

@OUTLYNING great feature, ive personally always had it show the document size so i can keep an eye on that in real time lol

how to know how many LAYERS your photoshop file has (sharing this bc I didn't know) go to window > info then click on the 3 lines on the top right corner (1st screenshot) check "layer count" (2nd screenshot) and that's it, it'll show below on the Info panel (3rd screenshot)

new design inspiration unlocked: vintage jesus shirts

official pitbull merch 😤✨ was approved on black and green, but was intended for black garment

staking my design claim. untouchable in this style

designed some concept merch for bob marley 🇯🇲✨

they’re saying it’s the most 2012 album cover of all time

@byNikoNice totally valid and i understand that, is a nice gesture considering word of mouth is huge for continuous work, and when others are credited, designers are often left out for whatever reason

@samthomasdesign if someone pays you they don’t owe you credit, I’m not sure why a lot of people in this industry feel they deserve credit as such - we’re ultimately creating consumer facing material that is promoted, promoting who made it doesn’t make sense in most cases marketing wise

was having a moment lol. just that often designers aren’t credited (where a photographer or creative director will be), we’re made to feel expendable, and that we don’t have any real power at the table. prolly shoulda kept this one in the drafts lol

@frannysfeat @domesticetch can get behind this

@domesticetch @samthomasdesign I would say that we’re not necessarily disrespected by individuals but almost always by budgets. Design just isn’t a priority for a lot of companies.

why are graphic designers consistently the least respected role in every single industry

this is what i’m talking about

crazy hyped and honoured to share some official merch i designed for ms. lauryn hill's recent appearance in spain at grance live fest 🇪🇸✨