A Special Trip to the Hickory Museum of Art

We recently traveled to see the Hickory Museum of Art’s “Contemporary Voices” exhibit. As their own website describes… In September 2019, Hickory Museum of Art filled a major hole in its collection of American Art by acquiring a work by celebrated Conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth. “CONTEMPORARY VOICES” introduces works that push the boundaries of what…

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Solid Sound Festival Branding, Behind the Scenes.

When Wilco was first starting the now-well loved and respected Solid Sound Festival back in 2009/2010, we were asked to do some initial concepts for how this unique festival could be branded and presented to the public. The gallery below shows some of the process we experimented with, from pencil roughs all the way to…

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The Wilco Album You’ve Never Heard Of.

Before Wilco’s great 2011 album had the name “The Whole Love”, it had a completely different working title…”Get Well Soon Everybody”. I know this because we were asked to submit some concepts for the album in the early stages of the as-yet announced release. Kept under wraps for obvious reasons since 2011, we think it’s…

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Alabama Shakes Poster Process

Here’s a sneak peek at the process to print the official poster for Alabama Shakes sold out night in Vancouver, BC. Printed masterfully by Fairweather Press in Oregon. Can’t say enough about Justin and his amazing ability with inks, paper and making details matter! The overprints came out beautifully. Our good buddies Speedball Inks were…

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“10 Seconds” The Process of Hand-Made Neon Signs

At The Silent P, we’ve always loved neon signage and neon art in general. 10 SECONDS is a short film about work and happiness, and shares a bit of Mike Heist’s thoughts and insight into the amazing process of hand-made neon signage. The Pressure designed the sign as a component of event branding for the…

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Graphic Means.

“People are amazed by what designers could once do with their hands” Enjoy the official trailer for “Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production.” – a film that graphic designer and tutor Briar Levit has directed, a film on traditional, handcrafted typesetting. Graphic Means (Official Trailer) from Briar Levit on Vimeo.

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