Communication Arts
First Images of Album Gatefold Design for Everest!
We could not be happier to show the first vinyl record samples of the design we did for Everest! So nice to see it LARGE ON A VINYL RECORD SLEEVE (12″). Wow. The print work is really sharp and shows some nice details on the uncoated paper stock we opted to run this one on.…
Read MoreUpcoming Album Design Work for Everest’s “Ownerless”!
Here’s Everest‘s new website hero page, revealing the cover for Ownerless, their fantastic new album you should most definitely pre-order. Wait till you see the inside…GATEFOLD VINYL.
Read MorePosters Featured in Wilco’s New iPad Book.
Wilco just released a new free e-book called The Incredible Shrinking Tour of Chicago that includes images of our poster series we created along with D.R. Sapperstein. It’s available exclusively through the iBookstore for iPad via the band’s own dBpm Records. The images of our poster series can be expanded for more detailed viewing. As you’d…
Read MoreLots of Work, Little of Blog.
The Silent P has been… a bit TOO silent. The reason for the lack of updates is a great one though: WE ARE BUSIER THAN A ONE-ARMED MAN AT A HIGH FIVING CONTEST (clap sounds). So, to bring you up to speed (of sorts), here’s a partial list of some of the projects that have…
Read MoreSaul Bass Tells It Like It Is.
Short and (bitter)sweet this week: We lost an account that we were pitching… An account that we as a team (we partnered with another firm we love) really wanted and had a great feeling about. The project went elsewhere, and of course we feel like the decision was not in the best interest of the…
Read More“I will solve your problem and you will pay me.”
– Paul Rand I recently finished the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson, and besides being an insightful look into the man, it’s full of really interesting stories relating directly to advertising and design. Classics like the “Think Different” campaign are in there, the story behind the best Super Bowl commercial ever, “1984”, and Jobs…
Read MoreCoffee Never Smelled, Tasted or Looked So Good.
We were recently asked to design Wilco’s latest coffee mugs. It was fun creating the two sided design, which highlights two of Wilco’s songs on the new album The Whole Love. On one side we have “One Sunday Morning”, the other has “Dawned On Me” on the record art created. Check out the images below to see…
Read MoreNew Band Logo Designs
We were recently asked to help this new band with their identity development and to help capture the “feel” of the band and their music. The only specific directive from the band was that we not use ANY imagery of flowers or an actual magnolia. US: “Right, ok, roger dodger, NO magnolias in the design,…
Read MoreOld Crime Fiction Novel Cover Designs
We recently came across some classic old crime fiction novels (covers donated by Gary Applegary) and had to share our love for these sorts of things. Most are from the early to late 1960’s with a variety of graphic designers given credit. Look at the great composition on “Slack Tide”. Pure visual sweetness. The art…
Read MoreCommunication Arts thinks we’re “fresh”, how about that?
We’re really thrilled to be the “fresh” feature over at Communication Arts Magazine online edition. Communication Arts is the largest international trade journal of visual communications. Founded in 1959, the magazine’s coverage includes graphic design, advertising, photography, illustration and interactive media. There are some insights into the design samples they chose to feature that you…
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