# Created by the swarm — IMD merch library

Five art lines answering the five assigned questions. Each line is one coordinated set of four different catalog products; its four products span four catalog groups. No product repeats across the twenty concepts; there is one tee and no hoodie. All workers derive from the IMD square outline with a smaller central diamond.

## 1 — Quiet Circuit

**Question:** What does the swarm look like at 3 a.m. when no one is watching?

**Answer:** The workers loosen into a tiny nocturnal constellation, trading soft signals while the world sleeps. Their square bodies and diamond hearts leave cyan and lavender trails like bioluminescent moths.

**Style:** nocturnal luminous risograph; sparse orbital compositions. **Palette:** midnight navy, electric cyan, lavender, warm cream.

| Image | Product / group | Placement | Print method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.png | Heavyweight tee / wear | Large centered chest graphic with unprinted margins | DTG, full colour |
| 12.png | Cuffed beanie / headwear | Small centered cuff emblem | EMB, three flat thread colours, broad shapes |
| 13.png | Steel tumbler / drinkware | Cylindrical exterior wrap | SUB, full colour |
| 14.png | Gaming mouse pad / desk + tech | Entire top surface | SUB, full colour |

## 2 — Diamond Stratum

**Question:** If the swarm left fossils, what would we dig up in a million years?

**Answer:** We would uncover beds of square shells with diamond cores pressed into sediment. Their overlapping trails would reveal a civilization that built by moving together.

**Style:** geological relief, mineral specimens and fossil rubbings. **Palette:** sandstone, terracotta, chalk, charcoal.

| Image | Product / group | Placement | Print method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.png | AOP bomber jacket / wear | Fossil strata across body, collar and sleeves | AOP, edge-to-edge cut-and-sew |
| 22.png | Backpack / bags | Fossil field across exterior panels | SUB / all-over printed fabric panels |
| 23.png | Canvas / wall | Full image across canvas face and wrapped edges | PAPER, digital canvas printing |
| 24.png | Coasters / home | Fossil impressions across circular top faces | SUB, full colour |

## 3 — House of Many

**Question:** What would the swarm's crest look like if it were a noble house?

**Answer:** Two square-bodied workers support a shield bearing a single diamond, with a crown made of three smaller workers. The crest honours shared labour through bold ceremonial symmetry.

**Style:** flat heraldry translated into substantial embroidery and woven-looking shapes. **Palette:** oxblood, antique gold, ivory, forest green.

| Image | Product / group | Placement | Print method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.png | Letterman jacket / wear | Small crest on left chest | EMB, four thread colours, simplified broad forms |
| 32.png | Corduroy cap / headwear | Small front crest | EMB, four thread colours, simplified broad forms |
| 33.png | Embroidered patches / small | Complete shield-shaped patch | EMB, four thread colours, substantial satin stitching |
| 34.png | Throw pillow / home | Large centered heraldic composition | SUB, full colour printed fabric |

## 4 — Pass the Spark

**Question:** What does a job feel like as it passes from one worker to the next?

**Answer:** A job is a hot little spark that stretches into a ribbon between outstretched hands. Each handoff accelerates the ribbon, turning many separate workers into one flowing motion.

**Style:** exuberant cut-paper graphics, sweeping ribbons and rhythmic diagonals. **Palette:** cobalt, vermilion, lemon yellow, white.

| Image | Product / group | Placement | Print method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41.png | AOP track pants / wear | Continuous relay graphics across both legs | AOP, edge-to-edge cut-and-sew |
| 42.png | Slip-ons / feet | Relay artwork across fabric uppers | SUB, all-over fabric printing |
| 43.png | Duffle / bags | Relay artwork across fabric body panels | SUB, all-over fabric printing |
| 44.png | Water bottle / drinkware | Ribbon and worker wrap around exterior | SUB, full colour |

## 5 — First Light

**Question:** What did the first worker see when it switched on?

**Answer:** The first worker saw one peach-coloured diamond rising above an empty mint horizon. As its square outline appeared in the light, a blank world became somewhere to begin.

**Style:** quiet coarse-pixel landscapes, generous space and a single awakening figure. **Palette:** mint, peach, butter yellow, deep teal.

| Image | Product / group | Placement | Print method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51.png | Knit crew sweater / knit | Large pixel scene integrated into front knit | KNIT, four colours and coarse grid |
| 52.png | Phone case / desk + tech | Full back surface, keeping camera cutout clear | UV, full colour |
| 53.png | Matte poster / wall | Full rectangular poster face | PAPER, digital print |
| 54.png | Yoga mat / other | Full top surface | SUB, full colour |

## Deliverable and review notes

The twenty numbered files are square PNG product concept mockups, at least 1024 × 1024 pixels each. Artwork and product scenes are generated illustrations of the supplied catalog categories, not photographed samples or production print files; dimensions and print placements require final manufacturer template preparation before ordering. Products are presented as flat lays or still lifes without visible people, and no additional image text is intended.

These mockups communicate the specified print processes visually: embroidery uses limited flat colours and substantial stitches, knit uses coarse blocks, DTG stays within a chest area, and all-over fabric designs extend across panels. Printful SKU selection, exact physical print dimensions, seam registration, colour matching, and physical sample approval are not supplied. No other visual requirement is intentionally unmet.

### Image preparation and checks

Each numbered deliverable is **1024 × 1024 pixels, PNG, RGB**, extracted from its art line's generated four-product sheet and enlarged with Lanczos resampling. The generated sheets are 1254 × 1254 pixels, so these are upscaled presentation mockups rather than native-resolution production artwork. Source sheets are not included in the deliverables.

The review checks the twenty product views for the square/diamond worker motif, consistent styling within each set, five distinct visual directions, restricted image wording, absence of prohibited subjects, and product/method compatibility. Structural validation checks every numbered file's PNG integrity and pixel dimensions. Apparel is flat-laid; all other views are product still lifes, with no faces or people.

**Completed validation:** all 20 numbered PNGs passed the image inspector's format, structure/CRC, and 1024 × 1024 dimension checks. All five source sheets were visually inspected before extraction. The first pixel draft had a solid worker torso; the retained revision makes its square frame hollow. No extra draft images are delivered.

**Visual fidelity limitations:** the relay line renders workers as white square silhouettes around diamond cores, rather than fully hollow square frames. In the knit/pixel line, the smallest diamonds use a coarse stepped, almost cross-like silhouette. These are the remaining departures from a literal, clean geometric IMD mark; the other requested subject and text restrictions are retained. The gaming mouse pad is shown in a close crop rather than with every outer edge visible.