Chris Schmidt

A topographical map to show the rolling hills of Central Texas. Ideally, I'd use an actual map of Austin but this pattern had the right look for a mockup.

Talavera Kit: Promise I didn't just make a white kit. Zoom in! Used a subtle (too subtle?) stamped flower tile pattern to give the jersey more character/texture. SD Loyal's 'Siempre Leal' kit inspired my exploration with this jersey. Another USL club that I enjoy their kits.

Forward Madison Copykit: DM recommendation from Connor Robertson to see what an Austin FC kit would look like using Forward Madison FC's jagged stripe pattern. Honestly... I love it. Thanks for the rec! Some additional alts because these could all totally work:

Margarita Lime Kit: Could recite marketing speak about the pinstripes as a margarita cascading out of a strainer, yada yada. But really, was exploring pinstripes same time I was looking for the brightest verde & decided to marry the two ideas. Also, a Baby A's alternate. Cheers!

ABW Palmas Kit: LOVE when businesses collab with great artists! The new Palmas Paloma from @AustinBeerworks has a can design collab with Ayse Iyriboz and @ClayImports that I absolutely love. Personally petitioning ABW to put this on a shirt so I can buy out the lot. Excellent!

Lone Stars Kit: A nod to Austin's first pro soccer team (which may need fact-checking, turns out I'm not THAT thorough) the Lone Stars. The Lone Stars were, for a time, sponsored by the Austin American-Statesman, whose staff is currently on strike battling unfair labor practices.

EADGBE Kit: My goal here was to create vertical stripes with groupings of stripes of varying widths to emulate the six strings of a guitar. Kept it simple with other accent panels.

Agave Kit: Yeti has all my favorite colors, so when I went looking for another shade of verde to try on a kit, there it was... Agave! Complete with agave plant sleeves and shiny silver logos like you would see on your favorite Rambler.

DFB CopyKit: I love the new Germany kit, and with many sharing German ancestry in Central Texas (me included) I thought I could put a verde spin on it. I like how the sleeves create a tree-top canopy feel with the shapes/gradients. Not original, I know, but I love it regardless.

Lady Bird Kit: One more Texas Wildflower kit design for the spring. Along with the field of Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrushes, I used yellow accents to further honor Lady Bird Johnson.

Parks Kit: Went for a walk in the park and saw two oaks that overlapped in a way that looked as though it created a frame. Made me think of using an oak texture for elements around the edges of a jersey.

Texas Wildflower Kit: Peak Bluebonnet and Indian Paintbrush season is coming (already seen a few springing up early!), which is your annual reminder to visit the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

South x South Verde (2023 Edition): A kit inspired by this year’s SXSW design from last year. Really dig the gradient, which was big in 2023. This one is more verde, but would be great in original colors too.

South x South Verde: A kit inspired by this year’s SXSW design, with a bit more verde. Love to see how SouthBy gets redesigned every year. A lot of talented people working on keeping our city looking good.