Half Asleep Dolphin Tee

It’s not a dolphin. It’s 700 half-moons.

A bottlenose dolphin drawn in 700 half-moons, for an animal that sleeps one half of its brain at a time. The motto ends in a small ¹; the footnote underneath gives the proof and its source.

¹ Bottlenose dolphins sleep one brain hemisphere at a time, usually with one eye open, so they can keep swimming and breathing. Mukhametov et al., Brain Research, 1977

Fig. 19 in The Small Print, Deep Planet’s series of animals drawn from their own true stories. For the one who is only half awake before coffee.

About the print

• Large front print centred on the chest, with the small Deep Planet emblem at the upper right.
• Print area 15 × 18 in on sizes L–3XL; Printful scales it proportionally to 11.5 × 13.8 in on S and M.
• 18 shirt colours. On 5 of them the design is printed in a single ink, cream or navy, so every mark stays easy to see.
• Printed to order by Printful, direct to garment.

Shirt

• Bella+Canvas 3001 unisex tee, 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (heather colours contain polyester)
• Lightweight 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²), pre-shrunk, side-seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Sizes S–2XL in every colour; 3XL in the ten core colours (Navy, Black, Dark Grey Heather, Forest, Maroon, True Royal, Heather Deep Teal, Athletic Heather, Natural, White). The fabric is slightly sheer, most of all in lighter colours.