Wearable critical thinking.

it looked obvious.
that was the problem.

Frog Theory, from Dan Polaris, pokes fun at the things we're only sure of because everyone else is. Same frog every time, in four series.

Illustration: the spotted Frog Theory frog holds a steaming orange coffee mug, seated in front of an orange circle.
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The four series

T-shirts & posters, risograph style

01 / AWARENESS

beneath the surface

The things we accept out of habit.

Illustration: the spotted frog leans over the edge of a pond and looks closely at the water.

02 / EQUALITY

Illustration: one spotted frog sits on a lily pad in the rain, beside a second, empty lily pad.

same pond.
same rain.

We all live in the same pond, and no frog matters more than any other.

03 / FREEDOM

born to jump

Freedom, and the nerve it takes to say no or start again.

Illustration: the spotted frog leaps into the air, stretching its long legs and round-tipped toes.

04 / LOVE & CARE

Illustration: the spotted frog rests on a lily pad beside an orange water flower.

ribbit softly,
love loudly

The softest of the four.

read the source, not the headline

For centuries people believed frogs were born from mud and rain: every time it rained, frogs appeared in the fields. It looked obvious, and it was wrong. Frog Theory takes its name from that mistake. The designs go after its modern versions, the ones we fall for every day.

Where the name comes from ↗