Concept and connection to the main project
The Right to Pause
This T-shirt continues the theme of the interactive long-read, «Whose is the Pause?». The question displayed on the front and the short inscription «mine.» on the back transform it into a personal statement about the right to one’s own time.
The typography is shifted toward the bottom edge—most of the fabric remains empty, and this negative space becomes a visual pause.
Full T-shirt
T-shirt visualization. Front and back views.
T-shirt on a person
Typography and Color
The composition features a combination of Manrope Medium and Cormorant Light Italic. The sans-serif font highlights the words «КОМУ» and «ПАУЗА?». The light italic connects them with the word «принадлежит» and forms a brief answer on the back—“мне.»
Two closely related gray tones support the calm nature of the composition: C4C3BD for the words «КОМУ» and «ПАУЗА?», and 96958F for «принадлежит» and «мне.»
Parameters and Fabrication
Product Specifications
Base — black, oversized t-shirt.
Planned size range — S–XL.
Front print — 38 × 23.56 cm.
Back print — 8 × 2.49 cm.
The bottom edge of both inscriptions is positioned 3 cm from the bottom hem of the t-shirt. The front print is placed 5 cm from the left side seam in the front view; the back print is placed 5 cm from the right side seam in the back view.
DTG — Direct-to-Garment printing — was selected for production. Print files are prepared at 1:1 scale, in PNG format with a transparent background, at 300 dpi, and using the sRGB color profile.
The project is currently in the mockup and visualization stage.
