THIRTY81 is an ongoing design study focused on the ballparks of Major League Baseball, highlighting and celebrating the qualities that make each venue unique.
Unlike other professional sports, baseball is played upon fields that vary from park to park. With the exception of the infield diamond, where strict rules regulate the dimensions, no two ballparks are alike. From the geometry of the field to the distance of the outfield fences, the cathedrals of baseball exhibit their own unique characteristics, making each a singular gem among the fields of baseball.
The Ballpark Posters is the first effort created around the THIRTY81 core theme. The series consists of 31 minimally designed serigraphs — 30 individual 'Ballpark' posters represent the current Major League venues and one additional 'index' poster specially designed to illustrate the variety of field geometry by overlapping the outlines of all 30 ballparks around a common infield pattern.
The initial Kickstarter campaign to fund the project fell short of its ambitious goal. The project was remagined and simplified to a single 18" x 24" 'index' print in and was successfully funded in October 2013 with nearly 250 backers.
Other projects from the ongoing series can be found at THIRTY81Project.com
Unlike other professional sports, baseball is played upon fields that vary from park to park. With the exception of the infield diamond, where strict rules regulate the dimensions, no two ballparks are alike. From the geometry of the field to the distance of the outfield fences, the cathedrals of baseball exhibit their own unique characteristics, making each a singular gem among the fields of baseball.
The Ballpark Posters is the first effort created around the THIRTY81 core theme. The series consists of 31 minimally designed serigraphs — 30 individual 'Ballpark' posters represent the current Major League venues and one additional 'index' poster specially designed to illustrate the variety of field geometry by overlapping the outlines of all 30 ballparks around a common infield pattern.
The initial Kickstarter campaign to fund the project fell short of its ambitious goal. The project was remagined and simplified to a single 18" x 24" 'index' print in and was successfully funded in October 2013 with nearly 250 backers.
Other projects from the ongoing series can be found at THIRTY81Project.com
Software: Illustrator
Printing: Multi color serigraph by Valhalla Studios
© Copyright Louis J. Spirito
Printing: Multi color serigraph by Valhalla Studios
© Copyright Louis J. Spirito
