The Art of Satirical Design

The Art of Satirical Design

🎨 The Art of Satirical Design: Breaking Down a Tee from Concept to Creation

👀 First, What Even Is Satirical Design?

Satire is truth with teeth.
It’s humor that cuts. Irony that exposes.
It’s what happens when you take a punchline and turn it into a punch up.

At Eat The Rich, we use satire to peel back the glossy layer of luxury, capitalism, and culture — and show what’s underneath.

Our tees aren’t “cool graphics.”
They’re visual middle fingers to systems that deserve critique.

🧠 It Starts With an Idea — Or a Gut Reaction

Every design begins with a trigger.

A headline. A trend. A scandal. A quote that made us pause (or rage).
We don’t sit in a room thinking about what will sell.
We sit in silence until something pisses us off enough to design.

If you’ve ever looked at the news and thought,

“This is insane… someone should say something.”

That’s where we start.
Only instead of a tweet, we make a t-shirt.

✍️ Sketches, Scribbles, and the Ugly Phase

Once the concept lands, the first drafts are fast, dirty, and raw.
A doodle in the Notes app.
A messy sketch with too much text.
Something scrawled on a napkin or screenshot from an old zine.

Satire lives in layers — so we build and strip until the message is sharp, the design is punchy, and the energy feels just a little bit unhinged.

Because bland doesn't spark conversation.
And we’re not here to whisper.

💻 From Brain to Garment: The Digital Build

Now the real work begins.
We bring the sketch to life with digital tools — adding grit, texture, and tension.

We ask ourselves:

  • Does it stop the scroll?

  • Will it make someone laugh and flinch?

  • Can it be read in 3 seconds… and remembered for 3 years?

That’s the standard.
That’s the bar.

🎯 Every Tee Is a Trojan Horse

Anyone can print a logo.
We print messages.

When you wear an Eat The Rich tee, you’re wearing an idea.
A warning. A protest. A punchline with a hidden blade.

Some people will get it instantly.
Some won’t — and that’s the point.
It invites the question, starts the convo, opens the eyes.

👕 Real Example: Breaking Down a Tee

Let’s say we’re creating a piece called “Money Is Blind” (and we did).

  • The idea: Luxury spending often ignores ethics, inequality, and impact.

  • The visual: A smiling figure wearing a blindfold made of dollar bills.

  • The typography: Uneven. Loud. A little bit cracked — like the system.

  • The vibe: Feels rich, looks wrong, makes you think twice.

That’s the Eat The Rich formula:
Art + Message + Discomfort = Statement Streetwear

🚫 Not Made for Mass Appeal — Made for Minds That Think

We don’t design for the average consumer.
We design for:

  • The artist who reads politics like poetry

  • The kid who mocks billionaires from a thrifted jacket

  • The woman who brings Marx to brunch

  • The creative, the critic, the chaotic good

We design for you.

🧵 The Tee Is the Canvas — The Message Is the Masterpiece

So next time someone asks,

“Isn’t that just a t-shirt?”

You can smile and say:

“No. It’s a design that makes you look — and then think.”

👉 Shop statement pieces now: eattherich.shop
📲 Join the rebellion: @eattherichstore

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