global knowledge: adventure

pack your bags. next stop: adventure!

this is the fourth in my series of five promotional posters for global knowledge, the worldwide leader in IT and business skills training.

there are a lot of separate elements on this one, but i think i'm most happy with the snake/type/jewels treatment in the upper left corner and the chalice/treasure pile in the lower left. at any rate, it was a blast rendering this pulp adventurer!

you can check out the rest of the series here:
• sci-fi poster
• romance poster
• horror poster

next up: the spy!

© 2010 Global Knowledge

star wars: jabba's palace

picking myself up off of the floor after being asked to illustrate a jabba the hutt poster for mondotees' star wars series, i immediately popped return of the jedi in my dvd player and traveled back in time to 1983. i remember my parents informing me on a particularly warm saturday afternoon that, once yard chores were finished, we'd be going to the theater to see the final chapter of the star wars trilogy.

that saturday evening would stay with me the rest of my life.

the the scenes in jabba's palace perfectly encapsulate the dense, alien-rich texture of star wars that completely hooked me as a kid and continue to inspire my work today.

i remember sitting in the theater as a 9 year-old and being completely blown away by the sheer variety of spectacles in the palace; the jade-skinned slave girl, the tiny scavenger turned fan-boy, the worm-like translator, one of our heroes hung as a trophy, and, of course the bloated slug crime lord and his twisted pet.

i envision my poster as a family portrait of this collection of miscreants taken shortly before meeting their ultimate demise.

poster specs:
• 4 color screenprint on offwhite stock
• size: 26" x 17.5"
• limited edition of 260

sale info:
• date: fri, oct 22
• time: random (follow @MondoNews for a hint!)
• where: mondotees

star trek: journey to babel

when mondotees contacted me to illustrate a poster for the journey to babel episode of star trek: the original series, i wanted to bring to it a vibrant, clean design sense that evoked the retro/future vision of the show. from the gallery of alien delegates to the hierarchy of mr. spock's family, the classic episode provided me an abundance of visuals to work with.

when i began this project, i had only seen a hand full of ST:TOS episodes, and most of those were when i was a kid. having watched a few to get me in the right frame of mind to design this poster, i can finally see why this franchise has so many rabid fans. it truly was an amazing, thought provoking, progressive show. i can't wait to go back and watch more episodes!

poster specs:
• 4 color screenprint on offwhite stock
• size: 18" x 24"
• limited edition of 260

sale info:
• date: fri, oct 22
• time: random (follow @MondoNews for a hint!)
• where: mondotees

global knowledge: horror

oh, the horror!

this is the third in my series of five promotional posters for global knowledge, the worldwide leader in IT and business skills training.

i couldn't wait to try my hand at illustrating a schlocky, 1950's style B-movie poster. as a self-confessed monster nerd, this is the poster that i was looking the most forward to creating!

you can check out the rest of the series here:
• sci-fi poster
• romance poster

next up: adventure!

© 2010 Global Knowledge

cobra industries poster

having been a huge GI Joe fan since i was a kid, i was thrilled when i heard the hub (the new hasbro/discovery animated network that launched today, 10/10/10) would be rolling out a brand new 'toon called GI Joe: renegades!

I was even more thrilled when i received an e-mail from the hub's VP of creative services commissioning me to design a promotional propaganda poster featuring the show's mysterious cobra industries! i was instructed to keep it "subtly evil". hope that shows through in the final.

the poster has not yet been used, but if you happen to see it or any other materials in the near future urging you to join cobra industries, please think twice...those cats are eeeeeevil!

© 2010 the hub

trick 'r treat poster

up next in my first friday fright night series for the colonial theatre:
the amazing "trick 'r treat"!

this has quickly become one of my must-see-yearly halloween flicks. often described as the "pulp fiction of horror", the movie consists of four small vignettes that are elegantly intertwined, highly stylized and imminently satisfying. while i don't think the film ever specifically states when it takes place, it has a definite 1980's vibe...which i love. and that's where i drew the inspiration for this poster. i had to have one of those cheapo halloween costumes in-a-box every year. i'll always remember the garish colors of the godzilla one.

at any rate, it still blows my mind that this awesome little flick never found a proper theatrical release. relegated to DVD, it has nonetheless found a cult following and i couldn't have been more excited when i heard the colonial would be screening this...i'll finally get to see it on the big screen where it belongs!

gallery update!

i've neglected the poster/illustration/logo galleries over to the left for
waaaaaaay too long. so i finally forced myself to sit down tonight, resize
some recent work, and add some fresh images to all three areas.

enjoy!

© 2010 Merion Publications, Inc.