Too Many Shows

I made a whole heap of cards this month, and even with a few shows getting pushed, I still wound up with six cards. Whew. I'm trying to mix it up between illustrated cards and photographic cards. Keeps things interesting. Though I did overuse Futura, now that I look back over the batch. I'm particularly fond of the VMW graphic, and not so much of the names that were added to the bottom at the very last minute.

Theater May-hem

Super corny, I know. I quite like the quiet simplicity of the Before Sex/After Sex card, and the photo effect on the Love, Lust card. The other one is kind of eh. This month is very red, apparently.

Only Two Shows

Kinda skimpy this month. I realized I've subconsciously been making an effort to make each card different in style and color. I think it's partially a result of boredom with my "regular" style and trying to experiment and see what kinds of strange things I can imagine. Though looking at the cards as a whole, I think that my preferences for bold colors and singular images are still very apparent.

Theater Theater

New shows. I was feeling the stark single images this month.

New Year, New Shows

Theater postcards for the new year. These were done on a super-quick turnaround, and while I'm happy with how they came out, I wish I had a bit more time to finesse them. Two of the cards this time around are photographic. While the Chicago card in particular looks very straight-forward, it took quite a bit of work to make a photo that had just the right quality to it: nothing too modern to keep it timeless, simultaneously sharp and nostalgic, recognizable and distinctive. I had to use all the tools in my photo-editing and color-correction toolbox to make something that looks like it didn't have any work done to it.

Annie's Got a Gun

This past weekend was a production of Annie Get Your Gun by the Jewish Women's Repertory Company. I was originally brought in to design the poster for the show, and though they later decided to go in a different direction and use another designer, they paid me for my work and we parted on good terms, as it should be. I liked my poster and thought it would be a shame if no one else saw it. We went through multiple ideas and rounds of revisions on this one. Here's my favorite of the bunch.

Christmas in the Theater

Here are some new theater cards I made. I like the house on the Timeless Christmas one.

Children's Theater

Two more cards for kids’ shows.

Cheesesteak Latkes

My friend Ben is directing a show that our friend Matt wrote. It's hilarious, so check it out this weekend. Show info here. Guess who made the poster.

Lotsa Cards

So many shows going on now. Here are some postcards.

I'm on Broadway!

Well, not quite. Over the summer I designed the title and key art for a show in the New York Musical Theater Festival, which starts next week. It's a musical about vampires called The Cure. If you're in the area, why not check it out.

Cards Cards Cards

For some upcoming shows. Pinocchio’s Playhouse is their children’s program, and I’m now doing cards for that as well.

Straggler Card

The odd lone card. Thank the Lord for the Public Domain.

Cardy Cards

I’m really happy with the Vagina Monologues card. I’m so clever sometimes. Friends was a bit tricky because it’s based on the show, but we legally can’t have representations of the characters. I thought this was close enough to make the connection clear without direct infringement.

My New Favorite Cards

I’m so proud of myself for making these cards. Such talent! Special thanks to Guy Gascoigne-Piggford for allowing me to use his photo as reference for the ruff. Check out his amazing costume work here (select Costuming from the drop-down).

Update: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead was canceled. Another masterpiece for naught! Maybe I’ll find an opportunity to reuse that one eventually.

New Theater Gig

A friend is an actor for a theater company in Hollywood and through him I got a small gig designing postcards for their shows. Here’s the first batch. These have a pretty quick turn-around and aren’t quite as refined as I would like. They put on a whole bunch of shows at a time, which means there’ll be lots of these. I like the title treatment for Bit of Broadway, which was a pain to put together, though the rest of the card never quite gelled for me. I also like my Machinal illustration. Too bad the show was canceled!