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I am so good at reading other people’s blog updates and terrible at updating my own. What can I say, everyone else is doing such cool stuff! 

Back in June I was selected (kindly asked and was given the job) to design the Archers of Loaf poster for their Black Cat show in DC. This was sort of a big deal for me as they were and still are one of my favorite bands. The final version was a take on “Freezing Point”. Now that the poster has been approved, created, and sold out, I figure I can show you some of the stuff that didn’t make the cut…

1. The “Hate paste” concept. While I liked this idea, something about it wasn’t jiving and I stopped with this illustration. This was drawn during the one lunch break I took over the summer. 

2. The Postage Stamp. I wish this could be used for something else at the Black Cat. It is a play on the DC metro and the stop in which one would get off to go to the venue. The stamp is in relation to touring and traveling all summer. 

3. Toaster Poster. I would like to see what this looked like screen printed. It is so poppy and fun that I bet it would have turned at very nice with some silk screened imperfection. Unfortunately there was already another Toaster Poster made for Austin. So much for an obvious song choice.

4. Freezing Point. This was the final of the poster that we ended up printing. In the end I was most excited about this design and I think we all felt that it fit the band’s style in addition to my own. 

There you have it. Just a little clue into the world of what goes into to making something like this. And this was an easy project :)