Made of Air Humpback Whale Tee · Brights

A whale drawn out of 1,100 bubbles.

A humpback mid-lunge, drawn entirely in the bubbles it blows around its food before rising up through them. The motto ends in a small ¹; the footnote underneath gives the proof and its source.

¹ Humpback whales blow a curtain of bubbles around their prey, then lunge up through it, alone or in groups. Szabo et al., R. Soc. Open Sci., 2024

Fig. 8 of 11 in The Small Print, Deep Planet’s series of animals drawn from their own true stories, here in the Brights edition. For the one who makes something out of nothing.

Watch the bubble-net episode on Deep Planet.

About the print

• 18 bright shirt colours, each printed in its own pair of inks: a white or navy drawing, and a bright accent for the story’s details, so the print stands out on the colour.
• The same drawing, count and footnote as the original Small Print tee, 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.
• 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 Aqua, Yellow, Gold, Mustard, Orange, Heather Orange, Heather Raspberry, Berry, Kelly, True Royal.