New Illustration: Old & New Project

I was recently invited by Jim LePage (creator of Word) and Troy Deshano to participate in the Old & New Project, where a select group designers and illustrators are asked to interpret a Bible verse. I was given Acts 2:3. You can see my design here and while you are there check out all the great submissions by the many talented contributors. Prints are available for purchase and all proceeds go to Blood:Water Mission. I also did a little interview about the process behind my design. Special thanks to Jim and Troy for the opportunity to be a part of this project!

Two awards in AIGA Minnesota Design Show!

I was very fortunate to have posters for The Rural Alberta Advantage and Jeremy Messersmith included in the AIGA Minnesota Design Show this year. The MPLS design community is full of amazingly talented designers and it’s quite and honor to have work showcased with some of the best design in MPLS this year. Special thanks to AIGA Minnesota as well as the design judges, Bobby C. Martin, Sarah Labieniec, Bonnie Siegler and Michael Shea.

American Illustration 31

I recently learned that two of my illustrations, one from the Rabbit Children EP and one from my 2011 music blog post,  will be featured in American Illustration 31 and will appear in the AI illustration archive on their site next month. Quite an honor to say the least. Thanks to AI and the judges for selecting my work.

New Work: Nada Surf gig poster

I recently designed a gig poster for Nada Surf for their show with An Horse at First Ave. The design was inspired by their latest album, The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy and is available for purchase at the link above. The poster is an 18 x 24 , four color screen print on heavyweight dark blue stock (French Construction Nightshift Blue) and was expertly printed by The Half and Half. Special thanks to the band for the opportunity to work with them on this project. I will post a few detail shots very soon.

Every Beer is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day

Every year I forget to buy Irish beer to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, so I have to improvise.

New Mix on DesignersMX

My newest mix for DesignersMX was posted yesterday. Please go check it out. You can also check out my previous mix here. Thanks to DesignersMX for the opportunity to do another one of these – it’s always fun to make them.

The 100 $how

I was honored to be invited by Antonio de Lucca earlier this month to participate in the 100 $how. The show is described as, “an international event that showcases original works of 100 illustrators from Canada, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden and the US.” I was asked to donate four original pieces of art – preferably something existing and small in size. It could be anything from finished art to a collection of sketches. All art was displayed at the show opening @ W+K Portland on Feb 2.