Tom Macfarlane
on 7 November 2016

Yakkety Yak

Design

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The Yakkety Yak 16.10 release animal artwork is now available to download here.

16.10 release animal

Origami Yak

Initial design exploration

Design development – head detail

Final Yak

Colourways

T-shirt design

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