Football (soccer) is the world's game. That includes art school. Despite the fact that sports and art are often framed as antithetical, there's tons of overlap between creatives and athletes. As a member of both of those identities, I wanted to design a jersey which could exist as a bridge between my passion for football and my community at RISD. This was my first time designing a garment for production, which had a huge, COVID-shaped learning curve.

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Determined to finish before graduating, I taught myself the soft—goods CAD program CLO3D, formed a workable tech pack, established a factory connection in Hong Kong, and got the job done just in time for graduation week. I paired the jersey with a jacquard-woven scarf, a pair of character posters done in tandem with RISD Illustration classmates, and a refreshed club badge for future generations of RISD Midnighters to enjoy.