“Never underestimate an old man who plays chess.” The first line arches over a retro sunset — red, orange and cream stripes — with a row of chess pieces silhouetted against it, then the rest in heavy distressed capitals below. Three colours plus black. A gift design, and a good one.
Two inks. Dark ink — black type — for white, sand and heather; light ink for black and charcoal, where the sunset stripes really carry. The distressed texture is in the file, not a print fault.
10 to 11 inches on an adult front. The chess pieces are small silhouettes and need the size to read; at 8 they turn into a smudge on the horizon.
Father’s Day, birthdays, retirement gifts, and chess clubs — which exist in more towns than you’d think.
