Art of Sport‘s prints have been on my radar for a while now, and with the World Cup starting today, it seems like the perfect time to share their work here. The San Francisco-based company’s graphically striking, athletics-themed creations have a charming back story:
When we were kids, it was okay to hang posters of our favorite team all over our walls. When we grew up, as much as we loved our team, our girlfriends (and later our wives) wouldn’t have a giant Man U banner hanging above the mantel (even if they were big fans). And while it was a tough decision—loyalty to team or girl—we came up with an ideal solution: Art of Sport, a series of limited edition, living-room worthy prints that brings a modern design aesthetic to your favorite team, while subtly incorporating team history, colours, names, and mythology.
Art of Sport has come up with a print for each of the 32 teams competing in the 2014 World Cup, as well as a few extras—such as the one shown above, which features all of the countries together. (There are also designs based on teams in England and Spain.) If baseball is more your thing than soccer, good news: Art of Sport has a line of MLB prints, too.
United States
Costa Rica
Australia
Greece
{ All images via Art of Sport }