Electronic+ Analog Design for Humans

Welcome to Los Angeles

posted in design by Jacob on 8.27.08

jacob lewis takes photographs, among other things. this is the los angeles skyline.

oh and, here's a short video promo he did for imagine 2008. very nice.

John Mark McMillan: Upcoming Release

posted in design by Eric on 8.13.08

just finished with a rather large album release campaign for my good friend, john mark mcmillan. collaborating with photographer andy mcmillan, i designed the album artwork and subsequent marketing campaign, including his website, myspace, posters and cd release flyers. here is a pre-release postcard that went out to john mark's mailing list. it's a bad photo, i realize. what're you gonna do? i'll post more stuff later, i promise.

i was really happy with the way the packaging and overall design turned out. after doing the cover art on john mark's last cd (a very whimsical-styled painting that worked for a sophomore release) i wanted to go somewhere very minimal and serious, a look worthy of an artist who was coming into his own, having matured through 2 fairly indie-style releases. the album is a heavy album...not necessarily dark...just heavy. weighty, i guess. anyway, i felt that what we ended up with was a perfect representation of the music inside while maintaining some sense of distance and mystery. and it didn't hurt that andy took some great photos for me to work with...

A Designer Rarely Sleeps

posted in design by Eric on 7.29.08

late nights, early mornings. all a part of the design lifestyle. and why is it that the best work comes at 3am?

Photo Shoots

posted in design by Eric on 7.26.08

dave and i went out and did a photo shoot today for local charlotte band flagship brigade. we traipsed across the breadth of mecklenburg county, through southern jungles, concrete and otherwise. david stanfield took the one of lead singer drake margolnik up there at the top. i personally love the composition...the lines, the contrast. i, eric hurtgen took the one on the bottom of the boys in a miry swamp of a pond near the county line.

ten.five.ohseven

posted by David on 7.12.08

this is one of the pieces i did for last year's artshow, ten.five.ohseven. this year's show promises to be bigger and better, and we're really excited about it. if you missed it last time around, or if you just want to remember what it was like, check out some ten.five.ohseven photos here.

youth camp.

posted by Eric on 7.5.08

remember summer youth camp? nothing like middle school hijinks far away in the comfort of the middle of nowhere with zany twenty-something counselors and substandard bathroom facilities. here's a design i did for a cooler, more interesting youth summer camp. i did shirts as well, but i haven't seen them yet.

obligatory t-shirt post.

posted by Eric on 7.1.08

i did these a while back for atlanta-based recording artist aaron keyes. i thought they turned out well; he had them printed on premium soft-cotton shirts, similar to american apparel only slightly more "aged."

high end jewelry.

posted by Eric on 6.30.08

i was art-directing a photo-shoot at carolyn hotham's house, when we started talking about graphic design. i ended up doing the entire branding package for her new high-end jewelry store in the south park area of charlotte. this was one of the resulting magazine ads.

hair show.

posted by Eric on 6.29.08

work in the fashion industry, when you can get it, is nice. on a whole they're much more into more novel approaches to design+advertising. here is a piece that i did for a hair show here in charlotte sponsored by carmen! carmen! salons.

This is only a test.

posted by Eric on 6.28.08

the new+improved adah design collective. watch out, it's a jungle in here.