For the June poster design, I used a close-up photo of some old barn wood for the background. I love the rugged look of the wood. It has such a great, weathered character and so much depth. I added a … Read more
For the May poster design, I used a photo of the rocks at Presque Isle on the shore of Lake Superior for the background. By laying a close-up image of the rocks over the clear blue sky, I achieved an … Read more
For the April poster design, I kept it fairly simple with a focus on readability. I used a dark gray to black gradient for the background, then added a very faint but highly warped version of the text for a … Read more
For the March poster design, I returned to the idea of doing a text based design that I had last month. The layout is loosely structured around the sacred geometry of a golden spiral that sweeps out from the bottom … Read more
I just finished a new poster design for Terracotta half-life. The poster lists gig dates for the first half of 2010 as well as the band’s website. I based this design on some ancient Egyptian art. It has a gritty … Read more
I felt like doing something different for February. At first I was thinking about doing a completely text based design, until I had a vision of a zipper. I’ll save the text idea for next month.
The year has just begun, so it’s back to work for me. The first poster of 2010 for Harley’s Lounge has just been finished. Harley’s Lounge is one of the few venues in Marquette, Michigan that supports local music and … Read more
December is upon us. I just completed a design for the last Harley’s Lounge poster of the year. Harley’s Lounge is one of the few venues in Marquette, Michigan that supports local music and I am proud to design their … Read more
Music is a beautiful thing. I’ve been working on an audio restoration project lately. The group was called the Calypsonians and they played authentic Calypso. The recordings were made with a portable cassette recorder in the early sixties. My job … Read more
October is nearly over and November is looming. I’ve just finished the design of the November Poster for Harley’s Lounge. Harley’s Lounge is one of the few venues in Marquette, Michigan that supports local music and I am proud to … Read more