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New “The Silent P Is For Poster” Book Coming Soon!
Over two years in the making, and covering over 13 years of creating art and design for the music industry. With stories, insights and printing details that music and poster fans alike will enjoy. Includes gorgeous live band photography to introduce each year by some of today’s best shooters. With a Foreword by Jeff Tweedy…
Read MoreSilver Award of Distinction Winner
New York, NY – The 27th Annual Communicator Awards announced “Live From Billy’s Place” digital show poster as a Silver Award of Distinction winner. The Communicator Awards are dedicated to recognizing excellence, effectiveness, and innovation across all areas of communication. It is the leading international awards program honoring talent in this highly competitive field. Founded nearly three…
Read MorePearl Jam: The “Just Breathe” Art Print Project
I was recently asked to be part of a really beautiful project to help keep live music in mind, and in our hearts. The curator of this Pearl Jam themed art show emailed the following description for the show: “In a time where live music and the art associated with the experience has shuttered, we…
Read MoreMaking Conceptual Art in Asheville, NC with Joseph Kosuth During a Pandemic (2 of 2).
In part two of this story, I’ll focus a bit more on the work and less on the personal aspect, but suffice to say, this project was very meaningful to me. For those that have not read Part 1 yet, here’s the short version: Due to COVID taking over NYC, my uncle lived with us…
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 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 MoreFor Immediate Release: Winner in Print’s Regional Design Awards!
Pfahlert Creative Labs named as a Regional Winner in Print’s Regional Design Awards ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Project selected as one of 265 winning designs from around America. [Cincinnati]—’WILCANOE’ poster design, a project developed by Pfahlert Creative Labs, was chosen as one of 265 Regional Winners in the most recent PRINT Regional Design Awards; sponsored by PRINT. The…
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…
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