Jason Munn

One of my favorite poster designers, Jason Munn, has been in the (blog) spotlight this past week due to his Alamo Drafthouse series for their Texas Monthly Rolling Roadshow. Here’s one for Bonnie and Clyde:

It’s great. But it just reminds me that I’ve never posted some of my other favorites of his greats. He’s been around for quite some time, and has even compiled a book of over 150 posters he’s done for different musicians which came out last year: The Small Stakes: Music Posters.

This book from Chronicle is super nice with some lovely metallic ink (it was one of my Christmas presents to myself… thanks, me) and features posters for the Pixies, Broken Social Scene, Iron & Wine, The Books, Wilco, Animal Collective, yada yada yada…

grain edit did an interview with him a few years back, which is pretty charming… like all of their interviews. Short and worth a read. And while you can still purchase a bunch of prints from his site, he has sold out of quite a few—or simply doesn’t list them anymore as they grow older. Doesn’t mean we can’t ohh and ahh over his smart simplicity, though, now does it?

Fair Trade you say?

What’s in a label?

“We’ve all seen Fair Trade products as we browse the grocery store shelves, but do you know what the label means? It’s a symbol that the product has been certified by a Fair Trade organization as having been produced under a set of principles that include fair labor practices and environmental regulations. Most of the raw materials we consume are grown and harvested by farmers who live in abject poverty. Fair Trade products try to correct some of that imbalance by guaranteeing fair prices, investing in communities to improve quality of life, and insuring fair treatment for the people producing raw goods.”

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A collaboration between Good Magazine and Bradley R. Hughes. More info on Fair Trade products can be found at Fair Trade USA + The Fairtrade Foundation.

American Filmmakers Series

I did the poster for The Englert Theatre’s spring (and second) season of their American Filmmakers Series. They’re FREE, and despite my lateness, you can still catch a couple dates—including Aronofsky’s The Wrestler tomorrow, and a couple Tarantino flicks next month.

The Englert Theatre

The mission of the Englert Theatre is to own, maintain and operate the Englert Theatre as a community arts center and performance space, enhancing the vitality of Iowa City’s historic down town by preserving its last historic theater.

The Englert Theatre will provide diverse programming, educational opportunities and exposure to the performing and visual arts. Our focus is on highlighting the talents of local performers, artists and ensembles as well as hosting regional, national and international touring performances.

I just finished some work with these kind folks at the theatre and wanted to share some snippets. First, they needed to send out their upcoming Fall schedule and were looking for a new, updated feel from previous years—something that played up the great diversity of upcoming events. We also did some quick poster work for their new movie series. (PS Iowans—it’s free! Check ’em out the next few months.)

Poster for Metropolitan Tenants Organization

Recently worked with Robert at the Metropolitan Tenants Organization in Chicago to produce a poster + fliers for their upcoming fundraising event. Mark it in your cally and head over to Simone’s if you’re in the area!