Poster design
“Sky Has Spoken” Artcrank Poster Now Available.
We are thrilled to be a small part of the great collection of bike-centric screen printed posters over at Artcrank! As Artcrank’s site explains: “ARTCRANK® is a poster show about bicycles — a show that’s always open here on the Internet, and occasionally pops up in the real world as well. We make art as…
Read MoreWilco Has a New Ride, “The Detroit Arrow”
It’s always a pleasure to work with Wilco and management on creative projects. In this particular case we wanted something bike-centric because… well, because bikes are awesome. A study conducted back in 2007 showed that exercise boosts brainpower and that cycling is also great for your heart, helps lose fat, helps prevent cancer, reduces stress,…
Read MoreWinner – Print Magazine’s Regional Design Annual: East Coast
Print Magazine announced winners in the 2016 Regional Design Awards Winners from the East. Wilco’s book has been selected as a winner of the 2016 Print Magazine Regional Design Annual.”Beyond the Fleeting Moment: Wilco Concert Posters 2004–2014″. According to Print Mag’s site, “The Regional Design Awards is America’s preeminent design competition.” We can’t claim credit…
Read MoreAlabama 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…
Read MoreWilco Poster Process.
Please indulge us in a little process post for The Silent P’s latest poster art created for the amazing band Wilco. For those with shorter attention spans, below is the entire process represented in a handy image gallery. Below the gallery is a more expansive detailed description of the process. We’d like to thank Dan…
Read MoreLove & Mercy & Design
Recently got to watch (and thoroughly enjoy) the new Brian Wilson biopic “Love & Mercy”. Any fans of The Beach Boys, Wilson or music in general will likely enjoy this well done film. I’m also a big appreciator of the poster art & website for the film, seen below in the gallery. Watching it also…
Read MoreMassimo Vignelli, Design Hero.
Our homage to one of the greats in the craft of graphic design…Massimo Vignelli died today at 83. “Inspiration Never Dies” is our nod, the rest are quotes of Mr. Vignelli’s. // Click on each image to enlarge // @Pfahlert Creative Labs, 2014
Read MorePolicyMic features Two Poster Designs
A recent article in the Arts & Entertainment section of PolicyMic, a popular news and lifestyle blog out of NYC, talked about poster art and design in the music world. Two Silent P posters are featured, one for Mike Gordon, the other for The Autumn Defense. Read the article: “15 Beautiful Indie Concert Posters That…
Read MoreThe Making of a Poster (Process Photos)
Behind-the-scenes peeks of any creative endeavor, be it a movie, a painting, or in this case, a poster design, are always kinda cool to get a glimpse of…hopefully you’ll agree, and if not, there’s endless shots of cats on the Internet waiting just for you…and away we go! * EDIT: Band management informed us that…
Read MoreLong Lost Wilco Towel from Japan
Finally saw the special towel print we did for Wilco’s Japan tour, hard item to find! Japanese have the custom of carrying your own personal hand towel everywhere you go. It’s considered good manners to have your hand towel when you’re out. Read more about this interesting trend here, and check out the Wilco towel…
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