What should I design?

Quite a bit of truly remarkable art languishes on POD sites. No matter how carefully created, how beautiful, or how talented the art, it is a tough sell on most Print on Demand sites. That doesn't mean that there is no place of art, there is. However the better sellers are designs that speak. Designs with text sell best, followed by just text, followed by just art. Yes, plain text out sells plain art on most POD sites.

If you are a good or great artist use that talent, just use it for expression rather than beauty alone. People choose items from POD sites because the designs speak for them. They display shared interests, they express opinions or reflect who we are or what we care about.

The type of product certainly matters. Just art will be more successful on some products than on others.