Amped Ampersand
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The Ampersand Collection
After much doing, Ross Moody of 55 hi’s has just released The Ampersand Collection. Ten, 9×9 original screen prints of ampersands from Ten different designers around the globe.
Sooo stoked to contribute to the project along side this talented cast of designers. Big thanks to Ross for putting the project together & for hand screening all the prints! It’s a huge task to take on, but the result is looking impressive!
If you haven’t already, please take a few seconds out of your day to check out the project… and if you’re feeling sassy, pick up a pack or two of the limited addition prints!
To Resolve Project – Love What You Have
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To Resolve Project – Love What You Have
So there’s many things I would like to resolve post 2011, but for me, this resolution stood out more than the others. If I can can manage this in 2012, it should be a successful year.
When you have a moment, check out the other To Resolve Project submissions organized & collected by Chris Streger. Big thanks to Chirs for putting together another wicked rad collective. hope you enjoy…
Gestalten – Boxed & Labeled TWO
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Gestalten – Boxed & Labeled TWO
Super stoked to have some of the most recent Bold City Brewery pieces as well as the Yellow Jacket Bar-B-Q sauce in Gestalten’s Boxed & Labeled TWO! Thanks a heap Gestalten for the including the work in your super rad publication!
33.3 art show – Ween, The Mollusk
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33.3 art show – Ween, The Mollusk
Here’s one I put together recently for Dana Lechtenberg’s 33.3 art show. The show invited designer/illustrators to reinterpret existing album covers for a one night showing at Schera’s Fine Art in Elkader, Iowa. I chose WEEN’s 1997 album, The Mollusk as my inspiration. It’s been a favorite in my collection since hearing The Golden Eel in Volcom’s Freedom Wig.
If you haven’t checked out the 33.3 site already, I definitely recommend taking a peek when you have a minute to spare. Lots of talented contributors & a heap ton of great work going on. Big thanks to Dana for his time & organizational skills, wrangling this many creative folks is no small task.
Lefty’s – Sign Lettering
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Lefty’s Sign Lettering
There are few things more satisfying than doing work for your parents. For all that they have done for us in our lives, it’s great when we can give a little back.
Above is a logo I’m working on for my pop’s Fabrication & Repair shop. I’ll be hand painting this little puppy in the coming weeks… process photos to come. Really stoked on how things are shaping up & even more excited to be working on it with my dad. Hope you enjoy…
Little Shop of Horrors – Poster
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Little Shop of Horrors – Poster
Here’s a fun project I just finished at Shepherd for the Atlantic Beach Experimental Theater. I was really stoked when this one came through. Though I’m not an avid fan of musicals, Little shop of Horrors has always been a standout classic in my mind. It was heaps of fun modifying the type for the poster. I’ve been enjoying a lot of Jessica Hische’s work lately, and it’s had me really inspired to explore more type focused solutions. That said, this project gave me a small taste of how difficult custom type can be. Modifying an existing face is challenging enough, but I can barely imagine the work that goes into creating type from scratch, especially like some of the perfection I’ve seen from Ms. Hische. Here’s to aspiring to better things… hope you enjoy.
A Beast Every Week
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A Beast Every Week
Just finished up another collective project with Halftone Def Studios for Ellis Latham-Brown’s, A Beast Every Week. Been loving the surge of online collectives lately. Folks like Ellis have been doing a great job of wrangling illustrators from around the globe for the sole purpose of a creative stretch. Had a great time breaking free from the daily grind for a bit & working on this lil’nugget of fun. Big thanks to Ellis for putting it the idea together & for letting us take a crack at it!
The Momentus Project
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The Momentus Project
I was recently lucky enough to participate in Evan Stremke’s Momentus Project, along side of some of my favorite designer/illustrators. The Momentus Project is “A collaborative effort in which a select group of designers, illustrators, and artists create visual interpretations of the most defining moments in United States history as a way of informing others of our proud, yet sometimes troubled and forgotten past.”
If you haven’t already, I highly recommend spending a few moments of your day checking out all of the great submissions & reflecting on our countries past. Big thanks to Evan for concepting & organizing such a worthy effort…
Fire it up – spot Illustration
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Fire it up – spot Illustration
Morning, noon, & night… you’ve never failed me when I needed a push. Cheers to you Coffee & all deadlines you’ve carried me through.
Halftone Def Studios – Business Cards
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Halftone Def Studios – Business Cards
So, this post is a little overdue. After nearly 3 1/2 years of operation, the modest Halftone Def Studios finally has proper business cards. The studio started out, & continues to be, a fun outlet for design and illustration projects. The up side is, the shop only takes on work (around busy day-job schedules), that is deemed “fun” by the owners. The downside? Well, there’s virtually no profit, only enough to do the next run of posters… but that’s how we like it. Needless-to-say, business cards seemed like a luxury out of reach… until now. After much lunch money saving, Tron & I finally scraped enough together to do a small run of cards with the wonderful Jackie Robinson, at 42 Pressed. We couldn’t be happier with the end result. Hopefully the cards convey the gritty, labor intensiveness, and honest love we have for our Halftone Def Studio projects. Big thanks to ALL the nice folks that have brought work to our door, & all the ones that have accepted us when we came knocking on theirs. Without you, none of this fun would be possible.