Bloom, The Jellyfish

After the last poster with the hidden jellyfish, well I used their tentacles mainly, I've remembered how amazing these creatures are . They are so pretty. This is my Ode to Jellyfish. I used layers of jellyfish photographs and hand-drawn type.

Did you know a group of jellyfish is called a bloom. How perfect for welcoming spring, jellyfish? They're always one of the most memorable parks of aquarium for me. What's yours?

Rebuilding Hope

Created in early July. Movie poster re-design. This is a documentary people I know worked on about four boys returning as adults to their birth villages in Sudan. 

Sunny Junabell

For the week ending on June 13th. It has been so sunny lately I have am starting to worry! It is Seattle after all! How every I have been thinking of beach/tropical places to go. 

Shout Out to the Show

For the first week of June. Camera Obscura is one of my favorite musical groups that I found by randomly purchasing CDs that had photography references one day, many years ago. I have never seen them perform but just learned that they have a show tomorrow night in my general location. Score! 

Sasquatch Remake

Went a head a continued making the poster what I wanted it to be. 

Hand Draw You Crazy Type

Drew this today, a Tuesday late in May.  Hand-drawn poster!

The Thoughts That Go Through My Head

This poster created for the week of May 12th. This week I have had a terrible head cold so not only did I want to do something simple but I have also been watching endless amounts of BBC shows. Therefor, I decided to re-created the classically British WWII poster with my design motto. 

Green For April

Created April 1st. After a weekend participating in Earth hour and going to the Green Festival it seemed appropriate to create something for Earth Day, which is coming up soon. Read The Lorax and go plant a tree.

Inspiration when in need

I've been trying to keep this in my head to reference when I might need it. And you know how trying to remember a list goes... it's stressful. So here it goes:
— Lyrics from a song (more importantly a Beatles song) 
— Think/talk bubble poster
— Elephant poster
— 2 color Japanese print
— Textures make image
— Es or other letters
— Old Movie (Hitchcock)
— Typographic
— Update British Keep Calm poster
— Crazy Type Monster Poster
— Bearded Lady
— Clip Art mirror images
— A Day on Earth
— Green
— Moulin Rouge
— Peace
— Political Statement
— For Bodegas Terras Gauda (winery)
— Centered Image with type below
— Street Sign (funny foreign)
— Layer Transparent colors
— There's always band posters

Any other suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Poster Shows!!!

Attended a panel discussion of some of Seattle's top poster artists at EMP (wednesday) and The Stranger's Poster of the Week opening (last night) at Vermillion.

Designers that spoke at EMP were:
Barry Ament, Coby Schultz
Ames Bros.

Don Clark, Ryan Clark
Invisible Creature, Tooth & Nail

Art Chantry
Art Chantry Design Co.

Jeff Kleinsmith
Patent Pending Industries, Sub Pop

Also got to see some of: American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print.

Have a couple of pictures to upload and add. I took a lot of notes and sketched, because that is what you do when you get a chance to list to such people talk about work, feeling inspired, motivated, and creative. I need attend more such lecture type events because it reminds me of being in school and that feeling like I can go out and do anything.

March Poster 2

Created the second week of March. Inspired by the retro 1971 posters by Scott Hansen. This last year was very difficult for me therefore, 2009 is something that I am very optimistic about I decided to celebrating with a poster.

March Poster 1

Created the first week of March.

Poster Challenge

create a poster
— within one day
— every week
— for one year

52 posters total

Are you up to the challenge? If so please let me know!!!

Also in the future I hope to offer the posters created and shown here for sale. If you are interested in owning any of these design please leave a comment!!!