Design
New Work On Display in Germany for Speedball Art
We recently completed a massive overhaul for Speedball Art‘s trade show booth design that was unveiled at this year’s ‘CreativeWorld‘, the world’s biggest and most important trade fair for the DIY sector. The International Trade Fair for Hobby, Arts and Crafts Supplies takes place in Frankfurt, Germany every year. The design used original art created…
Read MoreAIGA Asheville Chapter Members!
A long time coming, but we are thrilled to be members of the Asheville @AIGAdesign chapter!#asheville #AIGA #ashevillecreativehttps://t.co/uP2Mv5H9xJ pic.twitter.com/nWcZQOpjyY — Matthew Pfahlert (@MatthewPfahlert) August 20, 2019
Read MoreMoogseum Timeline Environmental Designs
Here at Pfahlert Creative Labs HQ in Asheville, NC, we love all things synth. As an adolescent in Toledo, Ohio I had a subscription to Keyboard Magazine (thanks Mom & Dad!), and loved all New Wave that spoke to me, ala Depeche Mode, New Order, Joy Division, Devo… you get the idea. Like it was…
Read MoreCapital At Play Magazine Feature
Read our feature in the April issue of ‘Capital at Play, Western North Carolina’s Free Spirit of Enterprise”. Big thanks to Fred Mills, Managing Editor and the whole editorial team at Capital at Play. https://www.capitalatplay.com/p-is-for-productive/
Read MoreEmpire Circus ‘Making of’ album Music Documentary
We are sharing a 6 part music documentary here that our great mates at Empire Circus made with the supremely talented folks at Design For Life in Dublin, Ireland. Take a few moments and enjoy these beautifully made short stories, all 6 are below. If you’d like to support great art, go buy the album…
Read MoreTradeshow Design for Speedball’s “Creativeworld 2019” in Germany
View this post on Instagram Super excited to be kicking off our first tradeshow of the season, Creativeworld 2019, in Frankfurt! If you’re in the area, come by and see our latest and greatest products and take home a print designed by our friend and Professional Artist Network artist, Gemma Berenguer! @serigrafia_monostereo #speedballart…
Read MoreJeff Tweedy, San Francisco Poster
We’re excited to share our latest poster for Jeff Tweedy for his recent (SOLD OUT) show in one of our favorite cities – San Francisco, California. Based on the rough sketch below (originally created for Wilco), we got approval from management to move forward with finalizing artwork + design. From the beginning we wanted this…
Read MoreDraplin Drones Defined
WARNING: The following includes design commentary humor, most of which is tongue-in-cheek, you can figure the parts out that aren’t. #DraplinDrone – {dræp-lin drōn} – noun. A graphic designer sporting a thick ‘Yeard’ {one year of growing your beard, without trimming it, shaving it} commonly seen in the wild wearing trucker hats with patches associated…
Read MoreLet’s Go Rain – A short (true) Story About a Jeff Tweedy Poster
There we were, listening to Jeff Tweedy perform a beautiful collection of his songs in Saxapahaw, North Carolina (worth a visit!) at Haw River Ball Room. We were there in part, to sign the limited edition screen printed posters we had created for the event (you can scope that poster art out here). He starts…
Read MoreBikes and Branding.
Great article about the importance of branding design for the mountain bike industry, originally published via Singletracks. Featured image: Tim Koerber Images https://www.singletracks.com/blog/uncategorized/branding-in-the-mtb-industry-a-look-at-how-companies-create-their-image/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=18_08_16
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