IT-Themed Apparel Design: T-Shirt and Hawaiian Shirt

Title: Apparel Designer Needed for Defense-Tech T-Shirt + Custom Hawaiian Shirt Artwork DO NOT USE AI-GENERATED ARTWORK — WE CAN DO THAT OURSELVES. I am looking for a real apparel designer/illustrator who can create original, production-ready artwork. I’m looking for a freelance apparel designer to create custom artwork for two related shirt projects: one screen-printed t-shirt and one all-over print Hawaiian shirt. The overall theme is a modern defense-tech / information innovation organization focused on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, information technology, resilient systems, computational power, and national defense. The design should feel smart, technical, mission-driven, future-focused, and credible — not cartoonish, not generic “hacker,” and not overly tactical. Project 1: Screen-Printed T-Shirt I need a two-sided t-shirt design: One front design One different back design Cohesive overall look between the front and back Artwork prepared for screen printing Vector-preferred final files The front and back should not be identical. For example, the front could use a shorter phrase or smaller chest-style graphic, while the back could carry the stronger visual concept and main tagline. T-Shirt Tagline Direction For the screen-printed shirt, I would like the designer to explore a short front phrase paired with a stronger back tagline. Possible short front phrases: Information Advantage Computational Resilience Process. Protect. Prevail. Trustworthy AI Resilient Systems Secure by Design Future Capabilities Possible stronger back taglines: Where Computation Becomes Advantage Computational Power. Operational Resilience. Groundbreaking Science. Future Capabilities. Built for Resilience. Designed for Surprise. Trustworthy Systems for an Untrusted World Process. Protect. Prevail. I am open to the designer recommending the best pairing, but the tone should feel aligned with advanced research, information technology, national defense, AI, cyber resilience, and future capability development. Possible Visual Directions Possible visual directions include: AI / neural network visuals Cyber defense or digital shield concepts Secure data flow, signal pathways, or network nodes Resilient infrastructure / interconnected systems Computational power and information processing visuals Retro-future computing mixed with modern defense technology Clean briefing-room / aerospace / technical aesthetic Systems that suggest resiliency, adaptation, and technological advantage Preferred T-Shirt Style Deep navy, black, slate, steel blue, muted cyan, white Limited accent color, such as red or electric blue Bold, clean, technical typography Strong vector shapes, grids, signal lines, circuit/data motifs Must remain readable from a distance Should work well on dark shirts Should feel modern and official without copying any government seal or protected branding Project 2: Custom Hawaiian Shirt Artwork I also need custom all-over artwork for a Hawaiian shirt. I already have the general idea and will provide direction/assets, but I need a designer to create polished custom artwork and a repeatable pattern for production. This should be a true apparel/textile-style design, not just a logo placed over a background. The final artwork should feel intentional, balanced, and ready to apply to a shirt template. For the Hawaiian shirt, I need: Custom all-over artwork/pattern Balanced layout suitable for a button-up Hawaiian shirt Production-aware design that considers seams, pockets, bleed, and safe areas Files suitable for use with a manufacturer/template Artwork that covers the full print area, including the bleed area Important artwork kept inside the safe area so it is not cut off No important design elements aligned with the pocket area Hawaiian Shirt Template / Production Details The Hawaiian shirt artwork will be applied to a manufacturer-provided template. Product size: 5XL Print area size: 2724 × 5468 px DPI: 150 Artwork must cover the entire print area The bleed area must be fully covered so the shirt sides are not left blank Important design elements should remain within the safe area Important graphics, logos, text, or focal points should not be placed where the pocket may shift or cover them The design may shift within the bleed area, so placement needs to account for production movement Final file must be suitable for upload/use with the manufacturer’s shirt template Deliverables Needed Front t-shirt design Back t-shirt design Hawaiian shirt all-over artwork/pattern Vector or high-resolution print-ready files Editable source files Transparent PNG previews Any separated files needed for screen printing or production Final Hawaiian shirt artwork properly placed on the provided template Ideal Designer Please have experience with: Apparel graphics Screen print design Textile or all-over print patterns Production-ready design files Technical, military, government, cyber, AI, or aerospace-inspired visuals Working with manufacturer templates, bleed areas, safe areas, and pocket placement constraints Please include: Relevant portfolio examples Estimated turnaround time Pricing for the full project What file formats you provide Whether you can work from a shirt template/manufacturer file Confirmation that the artwork will be original and not AI-generated

Project ID: 40523502