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25/08/2020
"You are what you wear. Second version."
"You are what you wear. Second version."
Task
Task
Brief
Brief
You are required to design a T-Shirt graphic for people aged 16-21. Your target market is your peers, so you will need to find out what they want. Do they want bright or dark colours? What styles do they like? Should there be a theme? What message do they want to send?
You need to follow the design process (brief, research, concepts, development, solution, evaluation, presentation), and will need to use Adobe Illustrator to produce your final design. There should be no raster graphics in your design, all elements must be vector.
Present your final design and documented design process in your folio (visual diary). You also need to submit an actual printed t-shirt with your design. Remember you are designing the graphic to be printed on the shirt, not the actual shirt itself!
Your final t-shirt may be displayed in the upcoming Arts Exhibition (Week 14).
You need to submit:
Your design process in a logical order, displayed in your Visual Diary
T-shirt with your design printed on it
Your design process should include:
The original brief (from this sheet) with written specifications, in your own words with your target market in mind
Research
3 Concepts, hand drawn and annotated
Hand drawn and/or computer generated development of your chosen designs - DC shirt and Own Design (showing placement on t-shirt)
Final Solution of own t-shirt graphic (Printed T-Shirt)
Final evaluation of design explaining the design and all design decisions, approx 400 words
Research
Research
Points to research
Peer opinions
Current trends
Style
Colours
Themes
Moods
Typography
Dimensions
Redbubble:
Dimensions:
General: 2400*3200px
Premium t-shirt: 2875*3900px
Pricing:
Premium t-shirt: approx $60. Depends
Dimensions (adult tshirt):
Front: ~35.57*40.58cm
Back: ~35.64*40.72cm
Peer opinions:
Puns
Comedy
Flowers
Lots of text
Elegant
Street-style
Plain; minimalist
Modern design trends:
Minimalism
Repetitive/witty texts
Rainbows
Animals
Mountains
Back prints (especially big ones)
Other trends:
Asian streetwear (lots of details designs)
Vector art - landscapes, etc.
Thin, detailed lines
Nature
Retro - old, timely
Inspiration 1
Based on these notes, and why they're attractive.
The fine lines, shapes, text, arrangement, colour contrast are effective. This is from an Instagram ad.
Theme, colours, composition are neat and clear.
Floral prints are trendy, and this one is hand drawn - also a trend (personalisation).
Bright colours, creative arrangement, text and shapes. From Modakawa.
Shapes, colour, texture and theme of space are fancy.
Retro styles are trendy. homely and neat.
Lines, colours, theme of nature, texture. Simple design.
Colours are bold and effective, theme is evident, use of back is trendy.
Black and white scheme. Bold words/Asian characters. Also the sleeve designs.
Shapes, theme of night sky, mountains, vector.
Shapes, colour, vector, using the back design.
Repetitive text, and reference to the 'thank you' plastic bags.
Chosen themes: landscape
Specifically: Japan's landscape
Art style: vector
Type of shirt: everyday
Other notes: must add textures!! Maybe something to make it look slightly worn?
Colours:
Warm, Japanese: reds (even pink?)
Inspiration 2
Based on chosen themes, etc.The fine lines, the shapes, the text, the arrangement, the colour contrast.
Theme, colours, composition
Colours, arrangement, text and shape
Flowers, intricate art style.
Cherry blossoms will add a nice tie-together
I like the fine and distinct shapes (like the branches) here
Maple tree branch shape
Alternative for the cherry blossoms: Japanese maple leaf
Landscape
Concepts
Concepts
Notes:
Top favourites: the three rightmost designs
The rightmost design is best for a design at the back
References
20 T-Shirt Design Trends for 2020 2020, Bonfire, viewed 25 August 2020, <https://blog.bonfire.com/t-shirt-design-trends/>.
Development
Left to right, up to down read :)Development
Imported the t-shirt template, sketched drawing (and edited it in Illustrator to make it grayscale - easier to see), and preferred palette.
Building the temple - walls, trusses, rooves, bells, etc. (possibly the part that took the longest, considering dimensions, angles, scaling etc.)
Created balconies and essentially used copy and paste to make the higher levels (each one 90% smaller than the last). Also added the top piece of the temple. That's the temple done.
Drew the vector background, needs to be clipped though.
Clipped the vector background.
Added the Sun.
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