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A super fun branding project was the major highlight of March and April. I was tasked with rebranding a farmer's market favorite, Aarons Bagels, into the brand spankin' new Backyard Bagels. Despite trying a few different approaches, I couldn't help but fixate on the bagel as a tire swing for Backyard. Luckily, owner Aaron agreed and loved it. So we went from there. Be sure to visit Backyard Bagel in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle! In the next few months you'll see plenty of signage and merch rolling out as well!  I was incredibly happy when Ben Schwartz got in touch asking me to design a poster for his hometown New York show. You may recognize Ben from Parks and Recreation, Renfield and the Sonic the Hedgehog films. He's also an wonderfully talented improvisor, hosting an improv tour, Ben Schwartz and Friends. The poster was a great opportunity to incorporate a lot of fun stuff like 1990s basketball, music, snacks, coffee and architecture.  For the second year in a row I was tasked with creating the festival poster for the Bothell Block Party and BrewFest, hosted by University of Washington Bothell. The design was used to create t-shirts, giant banners, merch and more.  Another poster I designed in the early spring was this one for the town of Seabrook, Washington and their intimate Town Hall show featuring the wonderful Sera Cahoone.  I've always enjoyed designing for Death Cab For Cutie and Ben Gibbard over the years. For a long time, Ben's website had just been a bit of a landing page, so it was in need of a spruce up. I loosely used the color scheme of the Home EP, which was recently re-released and I tied in some imagery from the fall leaves and some of Ben's songs. See the website in all of it's glory right here: benjamingibbard.com  And back to more posters! This one is a tour poster for the soulful dudes of The Dip. Their new album Love Direction is out now and it is a great soul/R&B/pop album that I can't recommend enough. Snag one of these posters when the band is on tour!  The Fillmore has a rich history of poster art for their shows, so it's always an absolute honor to be asked to create posters for them. This was for Niko Moon, a pop/country artist playing a sold out show at the historic San Francisco Venue.  To continue the poster path, this was another one for the town of Seabrook, Washington. They hosted a coursed seafood dinner with some fine chefs from the area. I was inspired by a couple 1960s costal European travel posters in my flat file and after a little bit of thought, I decided I really liked the idea of the sea serving a fish on a platter with the sun.  The final poster of March and April was for Tomo Nakayama's anniversary show for his album Fog on the Lens, which was recorded during a residency at Seattle's Town Hall. This poster was created to celebrate the ten-year anniversary and his return to the venue while he performed the album in its entirety.  This April, I also published the second printing of my book Art Hupy: Architecture and Life in the Pacific Northwest and this time...in hardcover. You can find it online at Porchlight Design Co. as well as a selection of retailers in the area: Porchlight Coffee & Records, Third Place Books, Flora and Henri, Seattle Art Museum and Glazer's Camera.  Lastly, I always like to share some of my favorite photos from the two months! Some digital, some film. |
