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Russian Circles design process

October 21st, 2009 · 5 Comments

This is the first of hopefully many posts about our design process.
When I’m working on a gigposter, I’m usually digging into the band’s lyrics to find inspiration for a visual idea. In the case of Russian Circles, that isn’t possible. They are an instrumental band. Save for song titles, there are no words involved at [...]

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It’s a ‘typeface,’ jackhole.

September 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I find myself annoyed when I’m watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and he says something like, “you like that font?” referring to a comedic story title the art department came up with. It’s even more annoying when I hear designers say “oh, i love that font,” or ask “what font is that?” Maybe [...]

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