Padd Solutions

After an amazing run of concerts in 2009 at the Kilns Bookstore we were able to put together an outstanding disk featuring some of the best tracks from the series recorded live. When it came to developing a concept for the album packaging I knew it had to focus on the venue itself since the musical acts were so diverse. I decided to hand illustrate the packing and focus on the unique architectural elements of the space. For the cover we simply drew the front exterior of the building but replaced the store's sign with the album title. On the interior we featured the exposed ventilation and the pipes and meters from the front side of the building. To separate the track title from the artists on the back we used the exposed wiring's tubing and faceplate.

After the illustration was done we took a printed copy and painted in key elements of the illustration to add more complexity, color, and texture. After that was complete we scanned in the painting and inserted it below the illustration giving a sense that the paint and illustration we applied right to the disk and packaging. For all of the text we used Tapscott from YouWorkForThem because of its illustrative nature and unique interaction between adjoining letterforms. We did have to customize the typeface a little bit were combinations we wanted we lacking, but overall it was an amazing font to work with.

I did some work recently for my friends over at Muffintop Records using illustrations by the amazing Tom Monson. Tom is an illustration genius and I love his work. Justin needed business cards made for his employees as well as a flashier twitter page. We decided to turn the cards vertical and take Tom's Indie Muffintop Man and slap him on there like he was standing on the information. Justin got them in just in time for the Bend for Haiti Benefit Concert and Afterparty which he organized all the musical talent for. As he passed them out he had amazing reactions. Here's a little look at them.

Chris Chabot played at the Kilns Bookstore a few weeks back. It was, in my opinion, one of those shows most of Bend should be kicking itself for missing. Chris and his band sounded amazing as they worked through most of his new album. With his black jacket and a harmonica around his neck, Chris at moments had an eerie resemblance to Johnny Cash and musically covered the same vast emotional territory and personal transparency as The Man in Black's later works. Here are a few photos from that night.

Erin Cole-Baker had her CD release party here in Bend a few months back at the Historic Liberty Theater. It was a beautiful evening celebrating the release of her new album while on a short break between touring France and heading to New Zealand. I was able to help Erin with designing the posters and tickets for her CD release party as well as make her a four foot tall, six foot wide vinyl banner for her merchandise section that featured three of her new promotional images we shot her for. Look below to grab a peek of the banner as well as some photos we shot for her that evening.