Heat Press Project: Corona Virus Edition
For this project we were assigned the task of using illustrator to design a 4 colored t-shirt, But, because of COVID-19 we are unable to actually print them out. Below this are the steps that I used to design my t-shirt!
Inception of the IDEA:
The first thing that I did when starting this project was draw up a basic design for what I wanted my t-shirt to look like. I knew I wanted my t-shirt to be simple but also fun to look at. and so the basic design that I came up with is to the right.
Designing in Illustrator
First I came up with a basic design in illustrator of the base idea of being simple, clean, and cool looking. I uploaded some cool images to illustrator, adjusted my settings, and I added in my images into a cool design that I liked
Next I added in some text that I thought matched the feeling of the design to draw it all together and my illustrator designing phase was complete. It ended up just how I envisioned, it was simple, clean, and was a pretty cool design that I really liked.
Final Design
Overall I think the design that I came up with was pretty awesome and is one that I would love to wear. I really enjoyed designing this and am glad we got to do this unit even though we won't actually be able to screen print them.
Summary
Throughout this heat press design unit I learned a lot about many different things. I learned about how I needed to manage my time better and about how different it was to work at home. I also learned a lot about designing in illustrator and about how to come up with cool designs. Overall this unit was lots of fun to do, even at home and was a project that I had lots of fun with. I'm also super proud of the one that I created and would be glad to do it again.