Marathon T Shirt
As a complimentary service for marathon runners, the original icons were designed and provided as heat transfer labels so as to create one of a kind customized T-shirts at a caffe in Tokyo. To make it a memorable gift for runners from all over the world, the icons were reflected on Japan and marathon themes like Mt. Fuji, map of Japan, origami, running shoes, and marathon runners.
Marathon T Shirt Graphic Art by Chika Kakazu was recognized as an outstanding representation of communication design by the A' Design Awards. Marathon T Shirt Graphic Art earned the Iron A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design in 2022. The A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award is an international, meritocratic, just and fair design award which honors superior design of logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs, business cards, book covers, billboards and more.
