'Joyous Elevations' Bay Area Elevation Map Tee

- Backstory -

I've always loved the famous Joy Division album cover. It reminded me of mountain ridges layering into the distance. Seeing it large at the SF MOMA Art of Noise exhibit made a strong impression on me.

I looked into it and found out it came from a Scientific American article about Pulsars. It's a cool story worth checking out.

I had the idea of plotting Bay Area elevations for a while before I did it. I've spent a lot of time exploring the Bay Area hills and peaks by bike and on foot. I love how they layer into the distance, just like the album cover. So I took Bay Area elevation data and plotted it in that style.

The bottom text "Joyous Elevations" felt perfect. It captures my love for hiking and biking these hills and exploring the various peaks, valleys, crevices, and micro climates. And I liked having "joy" in the name as a nod to the original album.

- About the Shirts -

I'm printing these on a mix of blanks. The Next Level 6210 blanks which are cotton-poly (60 40) and the G500 Gildan T-Shirt 5000 Heavy Cotton 5.3oz blank.

I do the screen printing myself at Compound Gallery in Emeryville.

The large size is shown on me; I am 6'2" and 205 lbs.