scientific american: earthquake forecasting

this is a two page spread that i illustrated for the april 2011 issue of scientific american.

i'll let the words of richard allen (the author) explain the story better than i ever could:

Within seconds of an earthquake’s first subtle motions, scientists can now predict with some certainty how strong and widespread the shaking will be. By integrating new science with modern communication technologies, we could get a few tens of seconds’ warning, or perhaps a half minute, to those in harm’s way. That may not sound like much, but it’s enough to send shutdown warnings to power plants and rail networks, automatically open elevator doors and alert fire fighters.

pretty amazing stuff.

in order to visually convey all of that, i chose to mesh a seismograph line with a city skyline with the arm on the seismograph doubling as the second hand of a clock.

the war of the worlds

aaaaaaaand here's the second of my two screenprints that'll be debuting at gallery 1988's "required reading"show. based on the prints that have been shown so far, this event (curated by OMG posters and rob jones) is going to be unbelievable.

though most people have a vision of the RGB-eyed aliens from the 1953 film, h.g. well's novel was actually written in 1898 and is set in victorian london. that provides the unique opportunity to do a steampunk-ish take on the alien tripods, which i happily took. it was also cool to be able to work with period-specific fonts and effects for the typography.

as with the adventures of sherlock holmes poster, this one was printed at D&L and looks amazing.

show opening
friday, april 15th
7-10 pm

poster info
size: 18"x14"
medium: 2-color screenprint, french speckletone 100# cover
edition: limited, 50

location
gallery 1988
7020 melrose avenue
los angeles, CA 90038
ph: 323.937.7088
hrs: tues-sun 11am-6pm
e-mail: gallery1988@aol.com

on sale info
prints will be available at the show. any left after the opening will be available online here within a day or two.

the adventures of sherlock holmes

so, here's the first of two screenprints that i'll be debuting at gallery 1988's "required reading" show. it'll feature a diverse selection of limited edition prints inspired by classic literary novels. the artist lineup for this one is killer, thanks (in no small part) to the show being curated by OMG posters and rob jones.

this poster is a rework of a sherlock/watson design that i did last year. i'm really pleased with how it translated to a silkscreen. as always, the jpeg i'm posting here does no justice to the actual print, which was pulled by D&L.

i'll be yapping about my other "required reading" entry later this week. in the meantime, here's the show info:

show opening
friday, april 15th
7-10 pm

poster info
size: 18"x14"
medium: 2-color screenprint, french speckletone 100# cover
edition: limited, 50

location
gallery 1988
7020 melrose avenue
los angeles, CA 90038
ph: 323.937.7088
hrs: tues-sun 11am-6pm
e-mail: gallery1988@aol.com

on sale info
prints will be available at the show. any left after the opening will be available online here within a day or two.

mondo: roger rabbit

here's my latest silkscreen poster for mondotees, the one and only "who framed roger rabbit?"!

i feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work on a print for this amazing film. i remember how much buzz it produced when this joint came out it in 1988. revolutionary for not only its meshing of live action and animation, it also featured disney and warner brothers characters side-by-side for the first time. check out the wikipedia page for all of the interesting details.

at any rate, the poster drops at a random time today. all of the gory details follow.

poster specs:
• 4 color screenprint on cougar natural 100# cover stock
• size: 18" x 24"
• limited edition of 210

sale info:
• date: fri, apr 8
• time: random (follow @MondoNews for a hint!)
• where: mondotees

maniac poster

up next in the colonial theatre's first friday fright night series: william lustig's slasher classic, "maniac"!

admittedly, i hadn't even heard of this film until i saw it was going to be featured as one of the late night horror films at the colonial. a buddy of mine graciously lent me a bootleg DVD (thanks, brendan), i eagerly popped it into my computer, and any remaining shred of innocence that i had left evaporated sometime just after the infamous shotgun decapitation scene. i can't wait to see that on the big screen.

what's really going to set this screening apart (aside from the insane nature of the flick) is the fact that the film's director, william lustig, will be making an appearance at the theatre for the screening...he's agreed to do a Q&A the night of the showing. very cool.

we're hoping horror fans will really show up for this one...it should make for an electric atmosphere!

nicktoons: avatar

it's nicktoons calendar time again! here's my take on aang from "avatar: the last airbender".

i'm kinda embarrassed to admit that i've never seen this show. everyone tells me how awesome it is. at any rate, it took a few passes for me to nail aang's youthful intensity. truth be told, i think i like my initial take better, but this is what we ended up going with.

ya win some, ya lose some.

© 2011 Nicktoons