Piecemaker Design | John Whitlock Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:18:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Untitled 1 My problem isn't actually with Lady Gaga. But there's not much in her music to distinguish it from other glossy, formulaic pop. She just happens to wear slightly weirder outfits than Britney Spears. But they're not that weird-- they're mostly just skimpy. She's fully marketing her body/sexuality; ... /?p=3016 A couple of photos, and a couple of nice write-ups of the Paper Cuts rock poster exhibit I was in last month. This one has a quote that makes me sound mildly funny! /?p=3001 Beloved Beasts #1 - KONG [podcast]wp-content/uploads/2010/04/03 Kong.mp3[/podcast] Bonobo Kong /?p=2983 Specimen. /?p=2994 SWAT - 5 - Flon Song's With Abstract Titles 5 - Flon by Four Tet. [podcast]wp-content/uploads/2010/04/02 Flon.mp3[/podcast] Four Tet Flon /?p=2981 SWAT - 4 - Bocuma Song's With Abstract Titles 4 - Inspired by Bocuma by Boards of Canada, and Earth Day. [podcast]wp-content/uploads/2010/04/09 Bocuma.mp3[/podcast] Boards of Canada Bocuma /?p=2955 MSCED - 16 - GuruOne of the greats. [podcast]http://www.piecemakerdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/06 The Planet.mp3[/podcast] Gang Starr The Planet /?p=2966 Goodbye NOVA. It's been swell, I'll miss you. I'll miss DC more... but NOVA, I'll remember you. In fact, I plan on printing this little logo on a shirt in your remembrance as soon as I am up and running. Seriously though, to all the friends I've made down here over ... /?p=2920 SWAT - 3 - Dett Song's With Abstract Titles 3 - Dett by the group Plaid. [podcast]wp-content/uploads/2010/03/02 Dett.mp3[/podcast] Plaid Dett /?p=2909 SWAT - 2 -Ganglion Songs With Abstract Titles 2 - Ganglion from Icarus's I Tweet the Birdy ElectricI guess Ganglion is an actual word, but it seems abstract... at least in concept... especially based on the nature of the music. [podcast]wp-content/uploads/2010/03/01 Ganglion.mp3[/podcast] Icarus Ganglion /?p=2895 Some of my posters have been included in the upcoming DC poster show, Paper Cuts: The Art and Science of Rock Posters. The opening reception is on Sunday, March 28th from 4–6 pm at the Athenaeum in Alexandria. Come check it out, and learn more on the Facebook event page. /?p=2874 SWAT - 1 -Ummer Songs With Abstract Titles - Today's selection, Ummer from Zach Hill's Astrological Straits. [podcast]wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1-07 Ummer.mp3[/podcast] Zach Hill Ummer /?p=2861 MSCED - 17 - NunoSaturday morning and Nuno Canavarro. [podcast]http://www.piecemakerdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/08_wask.mp3[/podcast] Nuno Canavarro Wask [podcast]http://www.piecemakerdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/15 [Untitled].mp3[/podcast] Nuno Canavarro [Untitled] /?p=2844 The Clientele/Vetiver show last night was great, lots of compliments on the posters from possibly the two nicest bands I've met. If you happen to be one of the people who emailed me asking to buy these posters online - and I failed to respond to you due to ... /?p=2801 I made this poster for the Junior League Band's show at the Rock N' Roll Hotel in March. It will be printed on 19"x25" Madero Beach Speckletone French paper, and have 3 colors - metallic gold/olive on the bottom, orange in the middle, and a deep brown on the top ... /?p=2770 ... of all time? I think maybe. /?p=2750 This poster, for the Wild Beasts' show at the Black Cat next month, went out this weekend. I did it in 2 colorways, one on Starch Rain Speckletone, and one on Chocolate Speckletone, both 25" x 19" with editions of 50 for each. I'll post photos when I get them ... /?p=2732 Sent these two Posters down to Murfreesboro, Tennessee this week for the old squeegee treatment. They are mostly inspired by The Clientele's song "Harvest Time" (below), and the "Bonfires on the Heath" album artwork. I can't wait to see how that Tangy Orange, "Harvest by Night" version turns out. I'll post ... /?p=2706 My friends at All Our Noise have redesigned. /?p=2685 Really beautiful work found on one of my favorite sites of recent. FPO. /?p=2669