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Terrible Towels

Special edition designs of the Pittsburgh Steelers Terrible Towel

I have worked with the manufacturers of the Pittsburgh Steelers' Terrible Towel, Little Earth Productions, Inc., on multiple occasions to update and redesign special editions of the towel, which are available in the Steeler's Pro Shop. This iconic cheering towel sells between half a million and a million units a year and can be found in the homes of Steelers fans around the world. One of the challenges of doing these redesigns was keeping the core elements of the terrible towel while updating the graphics to feel more contemporary. 

Mother's Day Terrible Towel

I designed the most recent version of the Mother's Day edition of the Terrible Towel for the Pittsburgh Steelers (2020). I created graphic floral illustrations with hearts in a warm color palette to update the former design which was simpler and dated.

Thanksgiving Terrible Towel

I executed the design for the latest Thanksgiving edition of the Terrible Towel for the Pittsburgh Steelers (2020). Working with an established concept and chosen clipart, I created the artwork for the autumnal themed illustrations on this towel. 

Three Rivers Stadium Terrible Towel

I designed the updated version of this special Three Rivers Stadium of the Terrible Towel for the Pittsburgh Steelers (2019). I made the illustration based off of the Steelers' former stadium to honor that part of Steelers history.

Halloween Terrible Towel

I designed the latest Halloween edition of the Terrible Towel for the Pittsburgh Steelers (2019). The parameters I was given were that the design could only use three colors and needed to be simple enough to preserve the integrity of the lines in the fiber-reactive printing process. The white areas are glow in the dark!

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