this is my first try.. uhm... yea. I have lots of ideas.. i just suck at photoshop.



The Maldives

Location:

Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India

Geographic coordinates:

3 15 N, 73 00 E

Climate:

tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March);

rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)

Population:

339,330 (July 2004 est.)

Ethnic groups:

South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs

Religions:

Sunni Muslim

Languages:

Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic),

English spoken by most government officials

Economy - overview:

Tourism, Maldives' largest industry, accounts for 20% of GDP and more

than 60% of the Maldives' foreign exchange receipts. Over 90% of

government tax revenue comes from import duties and tourism-related taxes.

Fishing is a second leading sector. The Maldivian Government began an economic

reform program in 1989 initially by lifting import quotas and opening some exports

to the private sector. Subsequently, it has liberalized regulations to allow more

foreign investment. Agriculture and manufacturing continue to play a lesser role

in the economy, constrained by the limited availability of cultivable land and the

shortage of domestic labor. Most staple foods must be imported. Industry, which

consists mainly of garment production, boat building, and handicrafts, accounts for

about 18% of GDP. Maldivian authorities worry about the impact of erosion and

possible global warming on their low-lying country; 80% of the area is one meter

or less above sea level.

i love anything with maps and long explanations haha. but i would have used different colors. blue on blue is hard to see, and the full detail can't be appreciated at a distance, unless that was your intent, but i would love to be able to see it clearer.

make the islands bigger and center them.

i like the islands off center and small, the blue background is kinda difficult to see, but is still kinda cool how it is. i like it.

If i could make this shirt on a pocketed t, it'd be best .

and also.... i like it being small, because then at a glance in close quarters, the only thing you'll probably be able to read is "Male" which has its own defining/topographical context.

i love the text on the back. 5.

love 5 for it

Check out Envy in Newcastle, there's a brown t-shirt with a cream map of Hawaii on it, looks similar to your stuff. I still like your design though, has a nice quality to it.

envy in newcastle? uhm... i live in Houston Tx.. and Hawaii is too mainstream... its recognizable., at first i was just gonna have a huge design and not have placenames and it'd just look like a splatter on the front of the shirt, then on the back have the same information. but i decided against it.

Alot of text on a tee makes me dizzy, but the concept is good. Maybe size the islands and text on the front up a bit and give a more striking blue so they can stand out more against the background

are you applying for a job with the maldives tourism board? or just making designs from encyclopedia entries on obscure countries? the latter would be hilarious. i'd buy the whole set and wear a different obscure country every day.

I was actually thinking about doing as many obscure island countries as possible....



seychelles, cook islands, canarys, tonga, etc.

I like it

i've seen one like this at Male's airport..for the last minute tourist gift.

you've been to Male's airport?



is it really like this?!



i've been to several small random places and there never seens to be any indie-credible designs.

i like it small. am a sucker for long text.

and appreciate the blue on blue.

male, envy, boring?

wow lets put a map on a shirt yay for me!