Original
t-shirt illustration & design for online mail order catalog
company What on Earth of Hudson, Ohio. The t-shirt series I have
been involved with are the continuing line of international pub
t-shirts. What on Earth supplies the name of the bar and the country
in which it is located, and the artist is given the task of developing
the design.
The
Black Cat Bar design was developed with a nod to a jazzy '50's
style nightclub/city skyline, incorporating shades of blues to
reflect a club atmosphere, and yellow highlights to subtly give
the notion of moonlight or neon without being to garish. The cat
was conceptualized from the start as, you guessed it, a 'hep cat',
complete with fedora and black sunglasses that would feel right
at home with a zoot suit.