spaghetti abduction

Earlier on this week I drew out some t shirts designs.

 I did this for Middlesbrough punk rock dudes, Glass Avalanche;

And this cosmic piece for my buddies The Computers;

(and in red)

Alex said that they wanted something weird...

Ssssnakes are going on tour today (sort of). Sounds like fun!

thanks

Big Mike - Sometime, Somewhere

My good friend Mike Santostefano asked me to help him out with the artwork and layout for a solo 7" of his that is coming out soon. He wanted to mainly use photography with text layered over the top of the images so that's what i did. It was enjoyable to actually use some of my photos for something.

Here are the various parts that make up the whole layout;

Thanks Mike!

stickittodaman

Recently I've been getting into making flyers in a knock 'em up fashion using the xerox machines at Staples. Scanners and Photoshop have made my brain and fingers lazy. When I'd help put on gigs with friends as a snotty teenager we used to just rock up to the copying machines with Thrasher magazines, pens and scissors and make the flyers on the spot, they always looked cool and it was fun!

 For some reason I'm really into doing things that way again. Maybe it's nostalgia. 

The coolest thing about making flyers in the dreaded StaplesOfficeSupplySuperStore is that they have everything you need right there and if you act like you know what you're doing you don't have to pay for ANY of the supplies that you use - Take That!

Here are some i made earlier;

i've posted this one before... here it is again

DAMN SEAGULLS!

I made a t shirt design for my friends in ASTPAI. 

They are a really kick ass band, they are on tour in April, if you get a chance then go and see them play, they rule!

They're playing at Mozart's in Swansea with the all mighty NOZZLE on april 14th. i'm going to staples to make a poster for it tomorrow...

I also doodled on some 7" sleeves for my friends in THE COMPUTERS

They are releasing a single and getting friends of theirs to customise each sleeve so that they are all individual. Sounds like a pretty cool idea!

 I thought it would be good to spread one design across all 4 sleeves that i was given.

is this normal?

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW!/?

Before embarking on a 5 week tour, mainly around the treacherous and frozen landscape of eastern europe, my friend Rhys Polopee and I printed a load of A2 posters to sell at the shows...

There are still a few prints left after the tour. you can buy them HERE!

We also printed a load of these crusty back patches but there aren't ant left.

I think Polopee might print some more when he gets a chance. At least in time for our next Arteries tour.

thanks for looking

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'kickin' the dirt around'

i made a t shirt design for BIG EYES from New York.

 they are the best, get there self titled 7" it seriously rules!

thanks for looking!

mash puh tate ahs

wait for it

San Francisco's DEAD TO ME are coming to town in April we're putting them on in swansea so i knocked up a flyer and printed a bunch out, if you'd like one i'm sure they'll be loads on the floor after the mighty TAINT send off show tonight - cutting flyers out in the shape of a coffin takes time people.

DEAD TO ME rule so write the date in your calendar, it will be awesome!

i also drew a freaky looking bat for OK PILOT to use at their discretion;

i think that they're going to be featured on patches.

Every chance i've had to hit the dark room or the neg scanners in uni has been blundered, the most recent attempt was snowed off! i have a whole load of photos to sort out, if i do ever get round it then i'll upload some of them. 

Thanks for looking

sorry ma, i forgot to take out the trash...

i painted a picture of my mum's dad for her birthday

i never got to meet him but i hear he was one of the good guys.

no matter what you hear from a bands bio they're Never going to play with as much snot and ferocity!

Shiftless When Idle