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01 / Rolligator · Freelance apparel case study

From brand artwork to garment panels.

I refined Rolligator's supplied logo, developed the graphics for a long-sleeve fightwear top, and prepared separate artwork for the body, sleeves, and neck ribbing.

Client
Rolligator
My role
Logo refinement, garment graphic design, and print file preparation
Deliverables
Refined logo, editable Affinity artwork, and PDF and TIFF exports
Rolligator logo beside front and back digital views of the orange and black fightwear top
Front & back garment presentationDesign Visualization

02 / The brief & starting point

A cleaner direction
for Rolligator.

The brief called for a cleaner, less crowded fightwear design that highlighted the refined logo and Rolligator name. The client was open to colours beyond green and yellow, while keeping the brand's combat-sports character.

Supplied Rolligator logo with a green crocodile, yellow lettering, and shield background
Before / Client-supplied referenceOriginal supplied artwork
Christopher's refined Rolligator vector logo with a green crocodile mark and yellow wordmark
After / My contributionMy vector refinement

I traced and refined the supplied logo as vector artwork for use across the garment graphics.

03 / Design direction

High contrast.
A clear focal point.

I developed an orange, black, and white direction, combining a central crocodile mark with repeated typography and horizontal lines. The brighter shoulder areas frame the upper body, while the darker back gives the secondary brand mark more space.

Front garment mockup showing the central orange crocodile, repeated typography, and horizontal stripes
Front / garment mockup
Back garment mockup showing the smaller Rolligator mark on a dark base and orange shoulders
Back / garment mockup
01Central chest mark
The main focal point of the front design.
02Orange shoulders
A strong colour accent carried onto the sleeves.
03Restrained back
A smaller brand treatment against the dark base.

04 / Artwork for production

Print file
preparation.

I prepared separate artwork for the front, back, and sleeves, keeping an editable master alongside the PDF and TIFF exports.

Working file & exports.

I organised the garment artwork on separate artboards in an editable Affinity master. The exported sheets identify each garment piece, the Medium size, and colour references.

.afAffinity master
Editable text, curves, and grouped artwork across separate garment artboards.
.pdfPDF artwork sheets
A multi-page export with labelled garment pieces, size information, and colour references.
.tiffTIFF layout
A single combined RGB layout exported at 300 ppi.
Download files

Affinity master, PDF & TIFF · via MEGA

05 / Design Visualization

See the design
in context.

Design visualizations show how the logo, typography, and colour placement work together on the garment.

06 / My contribution

From logo to
print artwork.

I refined the supplied logo, designed the garment graphics, and prepared the artwork for PDF and TIFF export.

  1. Logo refinement

    Vector artwork developed from the client's supplied logo.

  2. Garment graphics

    Front and back designs with coordinated body and sleeve graphics.

  3. Print file preparation

    An editable Affinity master with PDF and TIFF exports of the garment artwork.

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