Editorial picks · June 2026
What's trending in custom merch
Not sure what to make? Here are the niches and styles people are loving right now — fresh inspiration for your next design.
Pets & animalsSports & hobbiesOutdoorsOccupationsEventsAesthetic
| Niche | Momentum | Why it's moving | |
|---|---|---|---|
Unhinged cat mom Pets & animals | Hot | Bold text-only designs; "feral but loving" humor | Design it → |
Pickleball humor Sports & hobbies | Rising | Retro athletic type; a hit with the pickleball crowd | Design it → |
Retro national parks Outdoors | Steady | Vintage 3-color screenprint, mountains + wildlife | Design it → |
“Teacher era” Occupations | Seasonal | Back-to-school ramp; cursive + sticker styles | Design it → |
Dad-joke fishing Hobbies | Seasonal | Father's Day favorite; varsity lettering | Design it → |
Cottagecore mushrooms Aesthetic | Emerging | Botanical line art; muted earthy palettes | Design it → |
Bachelorette beach Events | Seasonal | Matching sets for the whole group; pastel | Design it → |
Y2K chrome type Aesthetic | Rising | Gen-Z streetwear; metallic 3D lettering | Design it → |
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About these picks: this is an editorial shortlist of niches we think are worth designing for — qualitative judgment, not measured percentages. We're wiring up a live, measured trend index from our dataset of 56,000+ real design requests; it'll replace these picks with dated, sourced demand figures.