Skinny/ Texas Hat

Personal Project

Photoshop/ Illustrator

Embroidered Patch Design

This design was an amalgamation of a number of ‘70s/’80s/ ‘90s hats I have loved over the years. I noticed in many of the hats from this era the designs are often busy with seemingly competing font styles, so I tried to embrace this by finding three typefaces that were distinct from each other but could also live appropriately together. My main goal for this piece was to showcase the lyric “These days are looking skinny,” but I wanted it to be more subtle than front and center. Using a badge/ shield shape, with the main focal point appearing to be the silhouette of Texas, proved to be the best solution.