VOID Magazine Limited Edition Tee Shirt
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Surf, skate, music, fishing & eateries… VOID magazine covers it all, in North Florida. I recently ran in to Tye & Aaron (founders of V.M.) in the line-up… though none of us had worked together before, the conversation had come up several times, and seemed like something we were all interested in. So between sets of thigh-high summer mush, we started kicking around the possibility of doing some shirt designs for VOID. I was so stoked on the idea, I couldn’t wait to start sketching. It wasn’t long before before I had a rough line drawing for what you see above. I’m a huge fan of anything detailed/intricate, and given V.M.’s wide rage of coverage in NorFl, an “everything shirt” seemed like a natural fit…
If you haven’t already, check out the new issue of VOID in stores now, & don’t forget to show some V.M. love by picking up one of these crispy fresh tees’, available on their site. – GREASE
VOID Magazine T-Shirt Preview by Grease
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Here’s a quick preview of Grease’s New Limited Edition Artist Tee for Void Magazine. Keep a weather eye out fellers, Cause just like the surf, this thing is gonna drop soon and they won’t last long! – TRON
She & Him Featured on FrenchSampleRoom.com
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So we submitted our SHE & HIM poster to the French Sample Room Contest last month and we got a little feature on their blog under Brown Speckletone. We were pretty stoked as French is one of our very favorite papers to use when we can. We dont always have the time or budget to get it but for special posters like this one where the paper plays such and integral part in the design as one of the colors, we look no further than French! So hopefully we will get lucky and win one of the monthly contests cause we would love $250 worth of free paper fo sho! And taking a tour of the factory would be super awesome as well but right now we’ll settle for the paper, haha. So get on over and comment/vote for us because we would do the same for you! www.frenchsampleroom.com And also check out some of the other rad work as well. – TRON
Halftone Def Letter Pressed Cards (Preview)
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Thanks to Jackie over at www.42pressed.com, in a couple of days we will have these bad boys letter pressed on some very cardboard like 210lb stock. I don’t think Grease or myself have ever been so excited about getting something printed in all our lives. We have always wanted something to hand out to people we meet but we really wanted it to be something more than just an informational card. So when we thought to make it more of a service order or mechanics slip that we could fill out on the spot to whomever we meet just like you would do if you were at a real garage we jumped on it. And after seeing the cards Jackie did for the guys at GoGreenhouse.com and watching the video of her process, we were sold that this was the only way to print them. Plus Jackie is a super awesome chick and a hometown printer as well. Oh and one more thing, If you do find yourself on the receiving end of one these little dudes, they will actually be worth more than just the paper they are printed on… Hint Hint (the little blank circle). Stoked like a fire – TRON.
Rhett & Link’s Mythical Carpet Ride!
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Here’s a fun one Grease worked on recently with the super talented internetainers Rhett & Link. Not long ago, the duo relocated to a new studio in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, and were looking to do a bit of decorating to make their new digs feel like home. If you’re even vaguely familiar with the comedy duo, you know that a couple of couches and a fresh coat of paint weren’t going to be enough. Yes, that’s right, I’m talking about Mythical Carpets, the single item that no internetainment studio should be without.
Although Grease had never designed a Mythical Carpet before, the boys assured him that if he handled the design part, they’d take care of “the Mythicalness” (something about a guy named “Unicorn Steve” down at the flea market, I dunno). So after a quick meeting and some back’n’forth with Unicorn Steve, the two Mythical Carpets pictured above were born, along with a brief & highly entertaining demo video.
Big thanks to both Rhett & Link for making this thing called work waaaay too much fun. Hope you enjoy…
VOID Magazine Volume #1 Feature and Interview
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So our good friends over at VOID Magazine ( aka SurfJaxPier.com ) asked us to be a part of the first edition of their new Local Surf / Arts Publication last month. We were super stoked. We have known and designed with these guys for a long time and surfed with them even longer so we jumped at the opportunity to be first in line. Plus it was one of the best interviews we have ever done. Completely off topic and random as hell, just how we like it! Click here to Read It – TRON!
Click here to read VOID Volume One Magazine online now! Or don’t, You can just keep picking your nose.
Rhett & Link Packaging in CA Illustration Annual
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Yes! We just got the 51st edition of the Communication Arts Illustration Annual, and guess who is up on pg. 77… That’s right folks, Grease Himself Mr. Kendrick Kidd and his pals Rhett and Link. We thought it was going to be in one of the regular issues but to have it in the Illustration Annual is a extra special. “High Five” Kendrick next time you see him or a big ole’ baseball style slap on the bottom would work too! – TRON!
HASHROCKET Poster – Behind The Scenes Pics
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This poster series is an initiative developed during Hashrocket’s rebranding effort. While most people consider branding purely an aesthetic exercise, Hashrocket understands and believes that branding also drives action. They wanted to introduce things into thier culture that helped reinforce thier company’s values of craftsmanship and quality. While something more digital would be expected, They wanted to go with something that not only expressed these concepts in the piece, but in the medium itself. Hashrocket hand-screened posters seemed to fit that criteria perfectly.
The concept for this poster was to communicate how hard it is to make something simple. The amount of craft and hard work it takes to make complex ideas and processes into simple interfaces for you to enjoy is often overlooked on the web. We only printed 30 of these posters and they have been giving them out at different conferences and events in the past month or so. They have a couple left but the idea was to only make limited amounts and give them out to people they respected in the industry, clients and friends. Mass-producing these and giving them to everyone would’ve defeated the purpose of this series. So if you didn’t happen to get one of these, stay tuned because we will be continuing to make posters on different topics in the future. – Read the whole article on Hashrockets Blog or View The Poster – Thanks DEBO!
She & Him Savannah Poster Photo Set
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Fresh out the Hand Tuned Garage is the SHE & HIM Savannah Music Festival poster. what we have here is a Hand Screened 3 color poster printed on 100lb French cover with Tangerine/Patina/Chocolate ink. Edition of 100. 14in x 24in. We knocked this sucker out in 7 hours straight like a boss! The inks came out great on the chocolate wood grain background and the French paper is beautiful. Get your hands one of these bad ladies either at the show or in our store. Posters start shipping April 1st and it’s no joke yall! -TRON
Click here to view the whole photo set on Flickr | Click here to purchase this beautiful poster in our store
SHE & HIM Savannah Show Poster Preview
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So a couple of months back, TRON’s wife Mrs. Burgundy being the huge fan that she is, found out that SHE & HIM was coming to the Trustees Theater for the Savannah Music Festival in March. Shorty after we found out that we were not going to be able to go due to wedding. Needless to say heartbroken was not the word. But since we could not go, the least we could do is design a poster. So we did. And seeing how the show was is in Savannah, one of our favorite places to visit and also where we got engaged, we happen to know a little bit about Savannah’s charm, southern hospitality, and haunted past. Which is what makes this poster a perfect match with the throwback sounds of SHE & HIM, who lyrics, while adorable on the surface, are a darker shade of red with an emphasis on love and heartbreak. Hopefully if everything works out there might be some at the show, but if not we will definitely have them for sale in the Halftone Def Store very soon! So stay tuned to the site cause im pretty sure these will go fast as we will probably only do a run of around 75-100 and printed on some nice French paper. -TRON
Check out the new album “Volume 2″ from SHE & HIM streaming on NPR | also visit www.sheandhim.com
