2 Color Throwback Design

Design Objective:

Create a retro design for two-color t-shirts and a sticker series, including mockups.

Design Brief:

Using retro one-line designs as inspiration, 11 one-line graphics were created featuring flowers, leaves, and faces with either pink, orange, blue, or purple blobs of color in the background. These graphics are often used in retro one-line art because it invokes a free and calming feeling as well as visual appeal. Light pastel colors were placed with the design to stand out from other one-line designs that often have neutral coloring. Each graphic is paired with a single color to establish the image’s mood. The graphics were then put onto the front and back of 5 t-shirts, using thinner graphics for the front of the shirt and wider graphics for the back. Each shirt is paired with the same color on both sides to create a rainbow effect by pairing all the shirts together. Die cut stickers were also created for each image. This gives the stickers more visual movement and adds the feel of a handcrafted touch.