This is a modern take on the classic Beatles shirt, focused on the design process. I originally designed this for BlendConf in 2016, a lovely conference in Charlotte, NC (RIP).
Each shirt was be unique, as the gradients have to be made by hand.
This shirt was printed on an ultra-soft, vintage black cotton shirt. There were also neat printing processes at work, notably something called split fountain gradients. This let the colors be bold, beautiful, and…well, super gradient-ey.
I really loved making this, and what was most rewarding was I got photos from all over the world of people wearing it.
You know who didn’t like making it though? The printer. It was challenging to do what I asked, and they didn’t want to do a second round when I came back with another round of interest.
Process shots #
