It’s been a while since I updated the site with some of the work I do for the record label Wah Wah 45s, but as they are having the big annual bash at The Scala next week this seems like an ideal time to do it. So, here are three recent flyers (three different venues and three different types of night therefore three different designs) from the last few months…
Following on from the recent Paul White post, it seems right to mention the design and release of the new Remix EP. The artwork has the same basic design and look as the album, but it has been ‘remixed’. Simple, but hopefully effective.
It is always nice to see your work out and about – not just on a computer screen or in the studio. Unfortunately, that happens less and less these days, so it was nice to see the recent advertisements I did for The Golden Dragon appear on the Guardian website. Obviously, I knew they were going to appear on it, but still it is nice to actually see them in situ – and working. Print ads will appear in the next few days and weeks in places such as Time Out and the Guardian Guide.
The play (‘a theatrical fable of globalization set in your local takeaway’) runs from 1-24 September at the Arcola Theatre.
Some time ago I was asked to do a one-off job for the V&A Museum and this was the result; a 16pp brochure for a Members trip to Istanbul to celebrate the opening of Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art within the V&A Collection.
I must say it was a joy to work for the V&A, even if it was just a one-off. The visual identity is so strong and so well done, but they give outside designers like myself leeway safe in the knowledge that the brand guidelines are good enough that the finished job will look right. And, thankfully, it did.
The new album from Paul White is all set to be released, which means the artwork is finished and I must say I am proud of it and can’t wait to see it printed. Once I get my copies I’ll get this and the other recent One-Handed releases properly photographed and up into the portfolio proper. The illustrations for this project are by Penny Davenport and they definitely have a distinct feel to them. Spooky, otherworldly and kinda creepy, they recall some of the illustrations you often see on Polish book covers.
Predating the album release is the first single, entitled Trust, which features Guilty Simpson as the guest rapper. The album itself features a cast of Paul White’s favourite MCs: including the aformentioned Guilty Simpson as well as Danny Brown, Marv Won, Homeboy Sandman, Jehst, Tranqill and Moe Pope. There’s a folk singer too, Nancy Elizabeth, reading a peculiar poem. More information on the release can be found on the One-Handed site.
When I last posted about The Jazz Meet I mentioned that the venture might becoming a weekly one – this has now happened and as such the look for the event has had to change accordingly. May and June’s flyers are shown below, along with the new reverse for the generic flyer which you may just see out and about.
As the 2011 SPILL Festival has just finished this seems like an appropriate time to post about SPILL: On Agency, a book of writing, thinking and conversation on and around the SPILL Festival of Performance which I designed last year.
The book (114 pages of 185mm x 235mm), edited by Robert Pacitti and Sheila Ghelani, ‘brings together a range of people who have been involved in SPILL across the past few years: all of the artists within the festival to date; Kira O’Reilly in her capacity as SPILL Thinker-in-Residence 2009; a series of chapters written by members of SPILL: Overspill; and Manuel Vason discussing the SPILL Tarot. Artists discussed in the publication include: Jan Fabre, Romeo Castellucci, Needcompany, Julia Bardsley, Forced Entertainment, Ron Athey & Lee Adams, Visions of Excess, Gob Squad and Victoria, to name but a few.’ The book includes information and images of events from both the SPILL 2007 and 2009 Festivals.
It was a lot of hard work to do but totally worth it, especially when you hold a printed copy – the stock is ‘right’ – something which you can do, as the book is available to buy here.
I should mention that the tricky and time-consuming six page cover section (shown as a single image below) was done with the help of Krista Nyberg, who is now living and working in Stockholm, Sweden (tack så mycket, Krista).
I’ve been the designer of Historic House magazine for the Historic House Association since 2002 and during those years the magazine has been gradually tweaked and amended and hopefully improved. The latest design alterations came about in time for the Spring 2011 issue and have been received favourably. The Summer 2011 issue is in production and the new look is taking shape nicely…
Wim Crouwel is quite simply one of the best designers on modern times and rightfully the Design Museum are going to celebrate his legacy with an exhibition from 30 March to 03 July. If you a fan of design you should go. Full details of the exhibition after the jump..
In December I posted about a new jazz venture that I had created the identity for and I mentioned how I hoped they were successful as I could see a whole range of possibilities for the posters and flyers. Well, thankfully the new year has started well for The Jazz Meet and there is even talk about the event going weekly! Until that happens it is still a monthly affair, which suits me fine as it means we can have a new posters for each month – speaking of which, the posters for March and April are below.
