KDTU is back... and so are new merchandise deisgns. 60's inspired, 70's inspired, 80's inspired, 90's inspired - we've covered the last 4 decades!!
Themes of the band's home state of Minnesota and Asian culture and art were used for these merchandise designs. Solid colors and a limited pallette were also part of what the band wanted to up the ante on it's merch items.
Propaganda posters were the inspiration for this series of designs for Dispatch. We like to refer to the ominous, suited figure in the art as "The Man."
This series of designs for Boston, MA's The Dresden Dolls draws from Art Nouveau sources, and in keeping with the band's passion for fashion, variations of the art are used on a neck tie and a handkerchief.
Two saxophones at once - that's how Jeff Coffin rolls. So for these designs we focused on that fact.
Karl Denson's jazz trio, KD3, wanted some avant garde art that embodied the style of their music. They also wanted the KD3 initials to be the focus of the designs. We used chunky type and choppy but flowing art to pull this off.
Indie/Roots rockers Backyard Tire Fire could play at a motorcycle rally or in a hipster nightclub and feel right at home. We tried to create designs that would embody thier take on Americana.
Urban funk with a beach attitude - that's what San Diego's KDTU are. Karl has an incredible presence, so we wanted to work him in to all of the art for this series of designs. The tan "Stand Tall" design remains KDTU's best seller of all times.
Hailing from the urban neighborhoods of Los Angeles, Ozomatli are all about the city. So we used a streetscape and a custom grafitti/stencil verson of the classic oZo logo.
RHD's hard-driving rock n' roll are a throwback to the 60's and 70's, but there is no mistaking that home-town heroes RHD are the rock band of the future. They love cars, and a litttle heavy metal edge.
Master of the "Sacred Steel" Robert Randolph is the star of the show, but we wanted these designs to also feature the other incredible band members. Skylines and speaker imagery help these designs personify what they are all about.
It was a great honor to have to opportunity to work with rock n' roll legend Steve Winwood. We designed a logo for his record label, and also created the CD package for his 2005 release "It's About Time." For this series of mech designs, sold around the world, we re-visited some of his decades-old album art and re-worked it for apparel that would sell well in 21st century.
