Poster On-the-Go

So here's the final of the Grace Potter and the Nocturnals poster. Designed through Powerhouse, 11x17 on white. As of now only one color is printed-printing the last color(black) at the concert tomorrow night in Indianapolis. Pretty cool concept-printing posters AT the show-give them out to the fans. Whoever came up with that one is a damn genius. It looks pretty crazy on the computer screen so i'm excited to see how it turns out on paper once the black it printed.

I'm working on designing my mixtape packaging and all that. I just got the CD sleeves and CDs the other day in the mail so it's definitely a 'go.' I gotta finish this before the end of the summer- i'll never do it once school starts back up-so i'll post that sometime before august 25th-i hope.

-Jon
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Skateable VS Non show poster

As mentioned in the 'In Progress' portion of yesterday's post, here is the finished poster for the Skateable Vs. Non show that went on last night at Feralmade gallery. It was an awesome time-Ryan and Ali really busted ass putting all that together - i was only able to get a crappy iphone photo but you get the idea- one half of the gallery was "skateable" and the other side was all installation wood work-pretty cool illustrations.

-Jon
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End of Class

So today i had my last crit in my Grad Printmaking class. Sparing details from the crit, just decided to post the prints i was working on throughout the course. They act as a triptych but i'm just posting them as 3 separate prints. I've just grown really tired of them after looking at them for so long but i don't know, maybe you dig them.

oh, PS...you know anyone can leave comments on any of these posts? -right down @ the bottom left, so do it if you have something to say or just wanna say 'hey.'

IN PROGRESS/COMING SOON:

"Able Projects presents: Skateable VS. Non" installation show poster
Working on it STILL-gonna print tomorrow and sell at the show (as well as DJ there too). Come see the show, the artists are OH SO dope and there's handbuilt skate installation on one side and the artists more 'NON-skateable' work on the other side. And fun times.

The 3RD Listening Party poster-different design from the flyer, gonna be posted up around Columbus and in Sole Classics and at the show on that night.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals poster- designing it for PHF-taking it to be printed by us at the concert in Indianapolis. I have some good ideas for this one so hopefully i can execute them as well as they look in my head. Of course, isn't that always the struggle?

Outie 5000...

-Jon
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The 3RD

I've been so effing busy lately.

In between work and class(which ended today) i've also been fitting in side projects for myself/commishioned from other people. This is the most recent of those that is completed. It's the flyer for The 3RD's listening party for their new album, "1979." It'll be at Sole Classics in Columbus and i encourage anyone who's into real hip-hop music to go-they're good people too. I suppose this is a proper arena to talk about that album. I was given an advance copy of it a while back(as it is not yet released) and it's really great and i'm pretty excited to be doing the entire album's artwork-including designing the CD packaging AND-my favorite-a double LP jacket! For those of you who don't know what that is, it's the biggest, best format to design a record in, it's two records and two sleeves-one per record. It's a big canvas but i'm pretty ready to fill it...Just as soon as i get all the info for the album. Nonetheless-the album is great and it's even better to be a part of something i believe in, not just being assigned to a design for some shitty local rapper or whatever. They're good and they deserve respect.

Check out their MySpace to get a taste of what I'm talking about:
The 3RD

Shout out to Dion for being a dope, non-asshole manager of The 3RD.

-Jon
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SuperNew

I just finished designing and printing a run of these posters(18"x24") for a Medeski, Martin & Wood show @ the Madison coming up. It's definitely one of my favorite posters i've designed and it was the one of many that i originally designed to be the final poster, glad i chose this one though. The 'grey' layer that you see on your screen used for the inner organs and type is actually printed in silver vinyl ink and it looks fantastic. I happen to love this band and am pretty psyched i got to do the poster. - check them out

I'm currently working on a series of 3 art prints for my grad printmaking class @ the art academy, so i'll of course post those when they're completed.

Also working on business cards for SP and hopefully other cool things like that.

laterrrrrrrrrr.

-Jon
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(Some) New Stuff

Yo all...

It's been a minute since I've posted new stuff, or anything at all. Here's three new ones.

The first is a flyer for SKFO's Art of Partying (II) that was held @ BOMA(Bar of Modern Art) in Columbus last weekend. The affiliated DJ Clockwork opened, followed by the man Mick Boogie. I wasn't able to make it up there for it cause i had to DJ a party in town here but i hear it was pretty amazing.

Second is a flyer i did for a party and showroom event in NYC. I have officially decided that 'my font' is Rockwell and Rockwell Extra Bold--I might use it too much, maybe not, i can just say it's 'characteristic of my style.'

Third is a poster(18"x24") that I just finished designing for Powerhouse. It's for The Black Angels, a band I knew next to nothing about before i got assigned the poster. Now that i've checked them out i'm pretty into them, they're a real psychedelic, dark band-some say 'stoner/druggy' as well and i suppose that applies. All that matters is that they have some pretty good albums and i'm definitely gonna go check out their show at the Southgate House.

The Black Angels

I'm gonna go print that poster riiiiiight

NOW.

-Jon

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All of The Above

Tuesday, New York MC, J-Live released his new album, "Then What Happened" (which from what i can tell is a music download only album, unfortunately) and it got me reminiscing about discovering his now 6 year old album, "All of The Above." This album is one of those albums that i can really apply images and vivid memories to. Similar to that of Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek's "Reflection Eternal"(this spawns and entirely different thought/post-also much to speak on) I've kinda forgotten about it recently while on the neverending quest for new and undiscovered(to me) music but as I sit here now with it on loop i realize again how much I love it, how high quality it is, how important it is and the reason why i actually went out and bought it twice. Because of the great experiences I've had through this album and thoughts that followed it makes me think of what music is to a person and how a piece of music may be more than just a great composition. I think an album is truley important and holds a place in one's memory when it can be remembered as a conversation piece and as something that's shared through experience(s). Aside from my personal reasons for loving this record, anyone who is at all interested in Hip-Hop or music in general should take a listen to "All of The Above" or BUY IT-but i know you won't. It's fantastic, it's thought provoking, and stretches the entire length of an album's capacity-which is quite rare these days.

-Jon
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It's Been a Long Time...

...Shouldn't a' left you © Rakim

Been a while since i posted anything but HEY! i just finished a poster so now it's time to post. It's for a Nappy Roots (remember them?) show in Covington-designed and printed for Powerhouse Factories(check the link on the right side). Dig it.

I should post more about 'random shit.' -Maybe people wanna see more 'random shit.'

-Jon
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Add to the New!

Just finished the latest flyer. Tom(Juke!) and Floyd are throwing a party @ the Gypsy Hut with TIme Machine from LA. It's definitely gonna be a good time. Ill be printing these as posters for the event in then next few days-week.

-Jon
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New Poster

So i thought i was gonna chill on flyers and posters after this crazy SKFO week was over(the planning bit at least) but alas i finished a flyer today(above) for a 3-person photo show I'm in @ the end of April and am working on one-look for it on wednesday-for a party being thrown by Tom(Juke!) and Floyd in May. SKFO week is upon us officially starting tomorrow night with Talib Kweli @ Cue! Be there!

-Jon
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