INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE

I know its been awhile, but we've finally posted a new piece on the Team Eight Press site. This t-shirt is by Bizhan Khodabandeh. We printed it in the now well broken in t-shirt studio, but forgot to take pictures. Sorry guys. Check it out here -->> TEAM EIGHT

FUNS WANT Interview

I have a feature interview in the Taiwanese magazine Funs Want Vo. 9. You should check out their very cool website. However unless you can read traditional Chinese you're going to need to use babel fish to translate for you.

its a new exciting installment of "i've wasted my life"!

A little poster work on the side for El Jefe

I've been doing quite a bit of screen printing for clients lately. One of the more interesting designers I've been printing for is Jeffery Everett, aka El Jefe. He makes rock posters mostly for bands playing in DC, but occasionally he'll do a Richmond show. He also has a thing for Luchadores. He keeps popping up on this blog.

Here's two of his designs that recently I had the pleasure of swiping onto posters for him:



Yes, this one does feature a different Mexican Wrestler for every letter of the alphabet. I have to admit, the semi-transparent yellow layer that I laid down over the green layer had me worried that it was too opaque, but I guess Jeff was happy with it.
And here's an alternate version:



This next one Jeff designed for a Blitzen Trapper show at the Black Cat. That is gold ink and it really, really wanted to stop up my screen. Near the end of the run I was swiping three times over to get good coverage. But I was very proud of my precise trapping on this one.



I believe these, as well as many other of El Jefe's great posters, are available on his site eljefedesign.com. And with any luck, I'll be printing a lot more of his upcoming work.

-Spencer

February goes on forever! It's the week of wrapping up old projects. This is proving to be a long and uncomfortable process, but it's nice to get these dudes out the door. Here's the final mockup of the cardboard cutout figure i've been meaning to finish designing.

We are going to screenprint cardboard and have it laser-cut so the finish product will be wedged-together pieces that are somewhat modular. Soon, the specs will be put together on paper with visual guides for anyone who wants to make one that matches this batch. That way, we can mix and match each others' parts. Isn't that ultimately what human relationships are all about?

A I extended deadline

The final online deadline for the American Illustration 28 Call For Entries has been extended through Monday, March 2nd until 6pm PST. So there's still time to get your work in front of our distinguished jury. Be a part of our 28th exquisitely designed and produced, hard cover annual - as yet to be imagined by one of the industry's top designers.

Here's a look at our current volume, American Illustration 27, when it was hot off the press and freshly bound. Designed by Open N.Y. with an original fold-out jacket-as-poster by Ted McGrath. Limited copies are still available at the 30% discount (plus S&H). Order yours now.

Blu

I realize that I butt heads with a lot of people with this opinion, but I hate graffiti. For the most part I think it's a bunch of rich art school kids who didn't want to learn how to draw, but wanted to rebel against society (in reality, their parents), so they co opted art produced by poor inner city youth. And aesthetically, most of it's disgusting and/or poorly executed. I know many will disagree with me, but it's what I think.

Having said this, I love the work of Blu. His work is smart, innovative, and breaks free from most of the trappings of graffiti. His graffiti animation (below) blows my mind! Here's a link to his blog: http://www.blublu.org/blog/



"The Gaza Strip"