| Title: |
Joe and Jo's Flyer
(2006) |
| Client: |
The Experts / Véronique
Diabolique
/ Blackstrap |
| Goal: |
Flyer to announce music
show in downtown
Durham, NC. I'm not involved in efforts to revitalize
downtown Durham,
but as a Durham resident I'm supportive of the efforts. I
wanted to
create a special flyer that would show pride in the downtown
area. |
| Solution: |
Re-created club and
surrounding street
with Legos. Included figures and vehicles to show an active
scene.
Hidden jokes include Blackstrap's drummer skateboarding,
Véronique
Diabolique hiding on top of a building, a construction sign,
and Star
Wars characters. |
| Result: |
Fans and musicians
requested copies,
and the club owner hung a framed copy in her club. The image
was forwarded
to neighborhood listservs and online newsletters. A huge
crowd attended
the show and the club owner was quite pleased. Flyer won
Honorable
Mention for Poster Design in the NC AIGA Boom Biennial Show
(2007). See more of my posters at Gigposters.com.
|
| Title: |
Pinhook Flyer (2010) |
| Client: |
Véronique Diabolique |
| Goal: |
Flyer should grab attention quickly since it will compete
with numerous other flyers in a variety of environments (walls,
bulletin board, online, etc.)
|
| Solution: |
Large, bold silhouette catches eye; clean design and simple text makes it easy and quick to read.
|
| Result: |
Positive comments when posted on Facebook, and print copies were eagerly accepted by fans before and after the show. One out of town fan requested a print.
|
|
| Title: |
Album Art for Slim
Case: VDCP+2 (2006) |
| Client: |
Véronique Diabolique |
| Goal: |
Design package for a
special edition of the band's first CD, "Carte Postale." Match the art
style of the band's previous CD, flyers, and website. |
| Solution: |
Incorporate art from the
original CD: thumbnail of the original cover on the back with the song
list; close-up of the face for the front. |
| Result: |
The band and their fans
appreciated the design. |
| Title: |
Dork Fest 2 Flyer (2007) |
| Client: |
Mini rock festival with six music acts
|
| Goal: |
Dorky and fun.
|
| Solution: |
Combine two nerd/geek themes: Legos and Devo.
|
| Result: |
The poster was very popular and generated discussion online via emails and GigPosters.com. The poster was also appreciated by the music acts and may have helped them feel better about participating in small, uncertain music event. The event itself went very well and had a large crowd.
|
| Title: |
NC Health Physics
Society (2006) |
| Client: |
NIEHS / NC Health Physics
Society |
| Goal: |
Client provided text for
the poster and suggested a mountain graphic to represent the meeting
site: Asheville, NC. |
| Solution: |
I researched mountain
images of western North Carolina and drew the illustration. I tweaked
the colors and did test prints to confirm suitable contrast between the
blue mountain sections. |
| Result: |
Client approved the poster. |
| Title: |
Interdisciplinarity
in Practice (2007) |
| Client: |
Duke University Scholars
Program |
| Goal: |
An artistic looking poster
that includes an image related to one of the presentations. |
| Solution: |
Some of the presentations
titles (i.e., "Visualizing the Invisible") don't offer easy graphic
solutions. I researched the areas of study and focused on the keynote
topic of constructal theory. The river delta image symbolizes one of
the ideas of constructal theory, and the flowing letters represent
areas of study merging and relating to each other. |
| Result: |
The client and the keynote
speaker were very happy with the poster. |
| Title: |
Album Art for Unreleased CD: Demo (2010) |
| Client: |
Véronique Diabolique |
| Goal: |
Design package for a demo CD with two songs.
|
| Solution: |
Match mood of songs and style of band.
|
| Result: |
Unknown
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| Title: |
Fan-Tan Flyer (2009) |
| Client: |
Fan-Tan and Véronique Diabolique |
| Goal: |
Striking image to stand out against other gig flyers. |
| Solution: |
Most band flyers are done on computer, so this flyer, which was cut and assembled by hand, easily stood out against all the other gig flyers that week.
|
| Result: |
Bands and fans liked the flyer.
|
| Title: |
NIEHS Earth Day
(2004) |
| Client: |
National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) |
| Goal: |
An eye-catching poster that
generates greater interest in NIEHS Earth Day activities. |
| Solution: |
NIEHS is a science research
institute, and the halls are lined with scientific posters and official
announcements. I selected a cartoon style that stood out from the
other posters and mimicked art designs from the 1960-70
period, when the idea of Earth Day originated. |
| Result: |
The poster was noticed and
talked about during the weeks before Earth Day. The poster design was
reused the following year. |
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