January 20, 2010 in design, typography
i love the “KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON” world war ii motivational posters (which apparently were never actually used), yet spawned dozens of spinoffs…here are two of my favorites:
GET EXCITED AND MAKE THINGS
KEEP CALM AND ROCK ON
January 18, 2010 in design
I have made some deep intentions for this new year. I am ready to live a more creative life.
I will keep you posted.
words of wisdom
October 13, 2009 in design, music, photography
Here are some examples of my promotional materials for my own band(s) and events:
Concert Poster Collage using original record purchased from Exile on Main Street in Barre, VT -- this is the one that went in the window of Langdon Street Cafe in Montpelier.
Detail of Some Girls Concert Poster Collage
Poster for Documentary Film about Koko Taylor
Concert Poster for my Opening Show for Birdie Busch -- showcasing my Poladroid fascination
Concert Poster for Claire's of Hardwick
Concert Poster Design for a Solo Show
Concert Poster Design
Poster Design for Daniel Haley
Concert Poster for Daniel Haley
Concert Poster
Poster design for Katie Trautz
CD Jacket Design for The House Carpenters: simple, effective, and cheap to print, glue and fold!
Concert Poster
Poster Design for Anais Mitchell
Concert Poster for Dave Keller Solo Shows
Concert Poster for Dave Keller Band
Concert Poster
Concert Poster Design for The ImproVisions
Concert Poster for the ImproVisions
Concert Poster
Concert Poster for Show at Higher Ground
August 20, 2009 in craft, decor, design, nature
i truly cannot comprehend how an acorn can become a tree. but more on my acorn obsession later.
because right now i’m completely captivated by tree rings.
Bryan Nash Gill's "Hemlock 82" print
dendrochronology
dendrochronology or tree-ring dating is the method of scientific dating based on the analysis of tree-ring growth patterns.
Chris Harrison made “digg rings” by visually representing the “most dugg” stories of the day for one year. i don’t really get it either but you can read about it here. but i dig the graphics he made:
digg rings
Tracy Melton's tree ring paintings
tree-ring themed poster design i made for the band The House Carpenters
August 4, 2009 in design, photography
i will always love retro psychedelic rock and movie posters.
but Tadanori Yokoo took it to a whole nutha level:
Emerson, Lake & Palmer concert poster, 1972
Movie poster: "The Trip" with Peter Fonda, 1968
i mean, how crazy are these? i love the how the registration is deliberately off, like in those turn-of-the-century offset screen prints or the WPA propaganda posters from the 30′s and 40′s.
"The Trip", 1968
[and is it just me or does the woman in this poster totally look like Marie-Louise Parker?]
"Cochin Moon", 1978
pretty sure they were done without Adobe Illustrator. this gives me hope.
(images via pinktentacle. even more TY awesomeness here)
July 5, 2009 in design, typography
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