Category: Graphic Design

The October poster for Harley’s Lounge was inspired by The Twilight Zone. The intro scene to the television series featured a dark background with stars shining and various objects floating by as if they belonged in the depths of space. The poster includes a view of our galaxy from afar as the backdrop with the…

The September poster for Harley’s Lounge features a photo of an old Polaroid camera at the top. This camera represents those special moments in life that can be captured instantly, but will eventually fade away to be replaced by others. The camera sits on a wooden shelf and is peaking out from underneath a dark,…

The August poster for Harley’s Lounge features the Mayan calendar both as the center piece as well as the background. In the center, it is covered by white splatter which makes the title easier to read. For the background, I used a gray, brushed metal texture. Also, the large Mayan calendar in the background is…

The July poster for Harley’s Lounge incorporates a military-industrial style in honor of my brother who recently re-enlisted in the service. The font used is Stencil BT for that “military crate” look. The color scheme for the copy is based on camouflage and includes various greens, rust brown and gray. A light drop shadow helps…

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 little flare and contrast with three brightly colored gears. The way the gears overlap each…

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 effect similar to satellite imagery of clouds.

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 little bit of attitude. Finally, I chose white, and a couple shades of vibrant blue…

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 right corner and curves around from the upper left to the upper right corner where…

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 I am proud to design their monthly posters.

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 monthly posters.