Design I did a while ago, thought it would be interesting to post it with the cut from Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas with Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro. Still not sure about the title, call it "Can't Stop" or just "Bat Country" haha.
And some Death Kennedys from the soundtrack with shots from the movie:
I was doing some research for an upcoming design, and figured I'd share part of that research here. Enjoy, some of my favorite psychedelic designs all found at pooterland.com, some insane color combo's!
One of my consistantly favorite bands over the last 5 years or so is Kings of Leon. Their new album "Only by the Night" was released on the 19th of September and I've seen and heard their first single "Sex on Fire" come by loads of times in recent days.
Totally deserved I'd say because it is an amazing song again. I am really in awe of how they evolve and can adapt new styles and influences and make it their own. Something I always consider a vital trait in any form of art.
There was just one disappointing thing about this release though...
I have to say the record cover borders on trendwhoring, but trendwhoring as it was done a few years ago. Maybe it's just a designer talking and I'm sure it's great to 95% of the world population that doesn't consider him or herself a designer.
But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It comes as an alternative cover which in my eyes is pretty damn good and smart. Especially when compared to the actual cover.
I really enjoy how they toyed with a thing that has been done before (portraits of the band members) and experimented with how they relate together.
Been having the privilege to design a few e-flyers and print flyers for parties held at Fahrenheit Ultralounge in San Jose, CA lately, check the designs out below and have a look at their website. More to come in the future!
I know most of you won't be... but if you do happen to take a wrong turn and end up in the area of Hoorn in The Netherlands check out the 3rd edition of Just Enjoy! No themes, no bullshit just dance till you drop to a hugely eclectic mix of popular styles. I'll be there!
With some kind help from the patriarch I got a 21" CRT screen. It's not new, but it's a beauty... 21" on a regular (non wide-screen) tube is pretty big! Especially with a classic CRT with those giant boxes behind it, it looks like it's eating my desk, but I'm more than happy with it. So... I'm back to work and readily available for any projects again.
I entered a contest for Hugo Boss called HUGO Create. Thought I'd have a go at these contests for once. I had only entered a contest once before a few years ago. Maybe a nice fresh change to my usual style, just to show I don't "only do retro stuff" haha
Much thanks to the guys at phase02.org who were kind enough to feature me on their blog. Have a look at their cool site for posts on music and design!
Hugo Boss has a competition at hugocreate.com which is open to entry. Every period the theme changes and currently the theme is The Skyline Is The Limit. For my entry I created a slightly retro-comic oriented design. If you're creative, go to the website and take part ;) They even have a shop section where you can select elements and create your contribution online, so you don't need any of the fancy programs that I've used to participate!
This great band from Tenessee gave me the honor of designing some cool stuff for their European tour called "The 808 Tour". Their singer Steve Savage will be touring countries in Europe first before they hit it with the full band. Here's the schedule, check him out live and accoustic if he's anywhere near you:
20.jan.2008 Steve Savage @ Songwriters Guild Den Haag, NL
21.jan.2008 Steve Savage @ Pony Bar Hamburg, DE
24.jan.2008 Steve Savage @ Cafe Soundgarden Amsterdam, NL
29.jan.2008 Steve Savage @ Kafe Nonnetje Live Amersfoort, NL
01.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Dwaze Zaken Amsterdam, NL
01.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Dwaze Zaken Amsterdam, NL
08.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Club Meander Amsterdam, NL
09.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Night of the Stars Burbach, DE, Rheinland-Pfalz
12.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Kinky Star Gent, BE
13.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Radio Kinky Star Gent, BE
14.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Bare Bones Acoustic Cafe Alkmaar, NL
15.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Oranje Koffiehuis Arnhem, NL
16.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ New Orleans Cafe Siegen, DE
18.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Werk Stadt Witten Witten, DE
19.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Toms on the Rocks Ratingen Ratingen, DE
20.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Solaris Dusseldorf Dusseldorf, DE
21.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Irish Pub Wesel Wesel, DE
22.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Steinbruch Duisburg Duisburg, DE
22.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Studio 47 (TV Apperence) Duisburg, DE
23.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Schafer Bottrop Bottrop, DE
24.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Hard Rock Cafe Munich, DE
26.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Mausefalle Bonn Bonn, DE
27.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Total Bar Zurich, CH
28.feb.2008 Steve Savage @ Tarterre Bern, CH
01.mrt.2008 Steve Savage @ Kaff Frauenfeld, CH
02.mrt.2008 Steve Savage @ Grenzwert Bar Basel, CH
06.mrt.2008 Steve Savage @ Verein 08 Vienna, AT
They'll be selling cool promo stuff there such as tour shirts, The 808 EP and posters. All design by me, so support them and pick up something neato after the concert!
Some of you might be aware of the OBEY Giant campaign, some might even know that it came from a stencil project in the 80's called Andre The Giant has a Posse. It has now turned into an icon of not only the advertising world but maybe even more the subvertising world, culture jamming and all that cool jazz.
I felt that Darth Vader, as an icon of popular culture and at the same time commecialism which the whole Star Wars franchise is would make a great icon for a revival and tribute to the OBEY campaign. So I went and had some fun.
The 2nd edition of Just Enjoy sold out last Saturday, Just Enjoy is a party concept by Jetreaction Productions that I am glad to do the visuals and part of the concept development for. JE2 selling out is a great motivation after the excellent but far from sold out first installment. The location was different, but still in the same town. Word of mouth was a good thing, the promotion for JE2 worked great, the organization was fantastic and afterall... the concept really worked!
I'll be back in Holland for JE3, so it'll be the first of the parties that I will actually be around to see. Maybe we'll come up with something extra special to celebrate!
This design won me a cash prize in a stock photo manip contest at Fexboards. Don't Smoke.
Design made for my girl for our anniversary, based on 1960's psychedelic gig-poster art. It was also featured in the international artgroup daGroove.
This is what happens if a poster would be made in 1979 promoting a Soviet themed disco party using 60's style poster art. Discow Moscow...
"The moonlanding on July 19, 1969 was a hoax. The US never landed there, it was daGroove."
Propaganda poster for daGroove.
Have a look at daGroove. This is a group of artists who produce packs and magazines based on certain themes of which I am proud to be able to say that I have been a member since summer 2004. November of 2006 marked a big return for this group as they released their first art pack since the summer of 2005 appropriately called "The Comeback". In February 2007 daGroove released their 7th art pack named "Stick To Your Groove" which was a pack of artworks suitable for stickering and the first artpack released in a magazine format with additional information on the artworks and the artists.
You can find the AP7 magazine "Stick To Your Groove" at www.feeldagroove.com/ap7 or visit the website at www.feeldagroove.com
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