Poster
Wilco in Desert Palms, California.
We are always happy to work with clients that “GET IT”. And by “get it”, we mean they get why a client allows a designer/artist to pretty much do what they do best: CREATE/DESIGN without a lot of static from the client. Here’s what was produced from a healthy client relationship as described…We can all…
Read MoreSolid Sound Festival is Back, We Have a Banner to Prove it.
We were happy to get the call to help Wilco‘s management create a teaser banner for the return of Solid Sound Festival in 2013! Sneak a peek at the big ol thang here, printed on large format vinyl at nearly 6 feet wide. At all upcoming concerts this will be hanging around the merch table,…
Read MoreBefore and After with Wilco.
It’s interesting to see the rough thumbnails that eventually become actual printed merchandise. BEFORE: Here’s our pencil (very) rough thumbnail concept for Wilco‘s recent show poster at Big Sky Brewery in Montana: AFTER:…and here’s the finished art/design: Some background on the locale: Obvious ones, like Montana being known for “Big Skies”, we knew the sky…
Read MoreMessy is Good.
We were inspired to revisit making art with a xerox machine and a scanner. Here’s how you can too: Step 1. Print typography (or image) in black. Step 2. Open copy machine cover (or scanner bed) and as the scanner or copy machine is in the process of making the copy, move your print all…
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 MoreWorking it. (THIS IS A CONTEST TO WIN A FREE POSTER)
© Eckard Photographic 2012 In the last month or two we have been fortunate to be asked to create and design five different albums for musicians we highly respect and admire. We can’t wait to show you all the print and design details once we start to get these samples shipped to us and photograph…
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 MoreArt Print Concept // Paul Rand Quote
Kinda love this quote from the well known graphic designer Paul Rand. So much so that I think it will make a great art print…what do you think? You can read our entry about the now infamous story here. Here’s what we’re thinking: Two color print: White ink // Silver Metallic ink on French Paper…
Read MoreThe Band of Heathens Print and Poster Design
From Austin, Texas comes The Band of Heathens. The guys contacted us to produce a tour poster design and screen print, as well as a digital version for use as a limited online release EP cover (see images below). Great print run again from our friends over at The Half & Half. We used the…
Read MorePoster Art Created for Eric Church Event.
It was fun creating the imagery for Eric Church‘s event poster for his Savannah, GA show, seen here. It includes some scanned rough wood texture, custom typography work, silver metallic ink, and a SKULL! It’s probably the most ‘metal’ poster we’ve done, and it’s for a country music star…some call it “Outlaw Country.” Buy your print…
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