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Day of the Dead at Starkweather Arts Center, Romeo, MI, Oct. 7th, 2011

We are part of a huge group show happening at Starkweather Arts Center in Romeo, MI on October 7th. Curated by the lovely Heather Hansma, the pieces, as the title may suggest, revolves around the theme of Dia de los Muertos.

We wanted the focus of the print to be the traditional Day of the Dead skull, but with a somewhat photorealistic spin. The final print measures 16 x 20″ and is three colors on French Speckletone Madero Beach paper.

Process and detail shots behind the cut.

Our Gigposter for Darling Imperial’s Show at the Berkley Front

We were recently approached by the band Darling Imperial to design and print a poster for their upcoming, and sadly final show, at The Berkley Front, in Berkley, MI. The band gave us free range, so we jumped at the opportunity to design a posted inspired by antique book covers and maps.

Detail shots are behind the cut.

Meth Motel Print for Meth and Hot Dogs 2 at Lift Detroit

We wanted to participate in the upcoming Meth and Hotdogs 2 show at Lift Designer Toys & Gallery in Royal Oak, curated by Kill Taupe. Kill Taupe suggested that we do a collaboration of sorts. So he tasked us with creating a print using his Meth and Hotdogs Character. We decided to push ourselves a bit and try to make our first ever four color process print.

See the process of how we made the print behind the cut.

Matchbox Showcase Print

We were asked to design the poster for an upcoming show at Antones in Austin, called the Matchbox Showcase. We were inspired by vintage / worn packaging, as reflected in our color choices as well as the texture of the print. The print is two custom mixed colors on French paper, and will measure 16″ x 20″ once cut down. The poster is of an edition of 30 and will be for sale at the Matchbox showcase on March 18, and a couple will be in our our Etsy Shop.

See our process shots behind the cut.

Our Gigposter for The Juliets

We are both big fans of the local band The Juliets, so we were super excited for the opportunity to design a poster for their upcoming show. The poster’s theme revolves around the line “Peacocks in the Detroit snow” from their song Sweetheart. Below is how we went about designing and printing the poster, from start to finish.

See the rest of the process behind the cut.

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