Takashi Murakami Logo
So why a puking flower, you say? well, let me tell you.
Murakami has used a smiling flower as a metaphor for the people of Japan, and a puking figure as a self-portrait. The short version: you put those two together and you get Japan purging out Murakami.
It’s pretty neat because it also communicates how Muramaki feels about the western influence in Japanese culture.
Add comment March 24, 2008
How Design Annual
I’m happy as a clam to have a poster featured in the latest How Design Annual. Notice that I’m credited as Art Director, Designer, Illustrator AND Printer, which coincidentally also makes me a runner up for the Cocky Bastard of the Year Award. Thank you, thank you.
Studio week is in full effect. I’ll post some stuff once its all over.
2 comments March 2, 2008
Takashi Murakami Logo Pt. 2
Slightly polished. That puking flower is my favorite here. I’m going to spoil it for you and tell you that it will make it to my final five. There’s 30-ish more sketches to show but my beer is all gone. It’s time for bed. Until next time…
3 comments February 12, 2008
Takashi Murakami Logo Pt. 1
What’s up party people. This here stuff is for Intro to Design, where each of us has to develop an identity package for a modern artist. I got Takashi Murakami. If you’re not familiar with his work, I recommend you check him out. His stuff is amazing. Here’s my first round of sketches for logos.
2 comments February 12, 2008
Ryan Adams poster
Here’s a brand spankin’ new poster for Mr. Ryan Adams, who is playing a show in Tulsa on January 16. So if you are in the area, go check him out. He’ll break you in half with the Alt-country quickness. No doubt.
This was inspired by his song New York, New York.
Add comment December 22, 2007
Matryoshka
This project was probably the most fun of all quarter. It was done for a Production class. It was open to whatever we wanted to do, as long as your project applied production techniques (die-cuts, pantone colors, illustrations, 3D objects, foil, etc.)
I decided to create a Matryoshka doll (a Russian nesting doll). I did some research and found out that, during Perestroika, the most popular doll was one of different Russian political leaders. So I created one that used Chinese communist rulers in the shape of take-out boxes. At the end, everyone in my critique panel got a fortune cookie.
Not pictured here: Each box has a chart in the back that gives you a brief historical description of each one of these guys.
1 comment December 14, 2007
