40th Birthday
40th Birthday
T-shirt
T-shirt
"Can you make a design for me"?
After unsuccessfully sourcing a birthday cruise shirt from Etsy and finding the desired design sold out, my sister attempted to create her own version using Canva. Unsatisfied with the outcome, she approached me with the request: “Can you make a design for me?”
This project was a collaboration with my sister Victoria, whose thorough preparation facilitated a streamlined design process. She supplied reference images, a defined color palette, draft text, and precise dimensions for the DTF print.
The design brief consisted of two coordinated graphics featuring a cruise ship and palm trees — one created for her and a second for her guest. Over a two-week period, we produced and refined approximately twenty iterations, systematically adjusting details to achieve the final result.
The following art boards document the evolution of the design.