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T-shirt designs for Markia Sierra<\/h1>\n\n\n

Markia Sierra<\/strong><\/a> is a Cuban singer-songwriter, trained in classical guitar and with a long career in Cuban music, having played in different formats and orchestras in her country and having dedicated herself to composition since she was seventeen years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE BRIEF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To celebrate her new album, Alma de Colores, Markia asked me to create two t-shirt designs, based on songs from the album \u2014 Canto a la Habana<\/em>, and Hoy Hablamos de Futuro<\/em>. One shirt would be dark blue and the other light pink, so my designs needed to work with those colours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE PROCESS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I spent time researching symbolism related to Cuba and brainstorming possible directions for design style that would match with Markia\u2019s album. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I settled on a vintage illustration style, pulling together various elements that connected with Cuba, Cuban music, and the themes of the songs themselves \u2014 these included the White Mariposa, Cuba’s national flower, which features on the Canto a la Habana<\/em> shirt, and the Cuban Trogon, the country’s national bird, which features on the Hoy hablamos de Futuro<\/em> shirt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose some repeating elements including fonts, small stars, and skewed rectangles, to give a sense of cohesion from one design to the next. This also created a template, in case Markia wants to create additional shirts for the same album in future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLIENT FEEDBACK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou’ve done a brilliant job, Jen. I’m so grateful to you! Not only do I love them, I absolutely adore them! I love these designs! Thank you so much!\u201d
\u2014 Markia Sierra<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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