I Want My... AIGA

AIGA NY is organizing an evening celebrating the creative history of MTV. I will be one of the speakers talking about the birth and early days of the MTV logo. Details here.

Pantone 333c

My previous post got me thinking about the Police. . . and the cover I designed for Danny Quatrochi's 1986 photo collection, Police Confidential.

Amazon Dot Calm

Watching the news just now I saw a story about last night's Rainforest Foundation benefit at Carnegie Hall. At one point the organization's funky, tribal-looking "R" logo appeared on screen. At that moment I remembered that I had drawn it. That was back in 1989 when Sting and Trudie Styler founded the organizaion. I don't remember how we came to do the logo, but my old studio Manhattan Design was working on a logo and some album package designs for Sting's Panagea Records at that time. Probably we just threw it in.

Andy + Dean + Britta

Poster and T-shirt designs for Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips' 13 Most Beautiful... The T-shirt features the first names of some of Andy Warhol's Screen Test subjects. Both will be available on their website this Summer.

Coming Attraction

Cover design for Dean & Britta's forthcoming album 13 Most Beautiful... Songs For Andy Warhol's Screen Tests. Available in July.

Attention Getter

T-shirt and CD package design for Richard Julian. His terrific new album is titled Girls Need Attention. Both available soon here.

Cover Versions

I was recently contacted by French photographer Antoine Quereuil ("modelising and shooting") who with his partner Bruno Perrin ("painting and shooting") have created a wonderful and imaginative series of interpretations of classic album covers called Hall of Fame. Included are their "cover versions" of album packages I art directed: The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and Sonic Youth Murray Street. Amazing work you guys.