Alek.

There's a story about Alek that fits exactly the age when you're figuring out who you are. He went six weeks unable to work and still went to the workshop, every day, just to watch: he saw what shortcuts the others took, where they wasted time, which tool was always in the wrong spot. He said nothing for six weeks. When he could, he reorganized the entire workshop without asking anyone, and suddenly everything ran faster. His boss looked at him and just said "good." That quiet watching before moving turns out, a lot of the time, to be the way you improve things.

What the t-shirt puts on your chest is the face: a calm puffin, front-on, in his usual clothes. I kept it front-on with no background: it reads at a glance and holds up to washing like any garment you wear a lot. Good for class or for going out, without drawing attention. If you're curious what this puffin is like on the inside, it's all there in Alek's life, and there are more t-shirts from the same family in the collection.