FYI Monday: Gorgeous Gig Poster Illustrations by Adam Hill

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.
Adam Hill works under the moniker Velcro Suit. He specializes in graphic design for the music industry and creates outstanding gig and concerts posters. By combining clean vectors with textures Adam truly captures the feel of a live show. Please visit Adam Hill’s portfolio to see more of his inspiring work, including CD covers and logo designs.

Sleepers-Coal-inspiration-by-Adam-Hill

Verona Walls Two Towers-inspiration-by-Adam-Hill

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FYI Monday: Beautiful Gig Posters by the Silent Giants

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.
Brian Larson, Ed Knight and Chris Everhart are the Silent Giants, a design studio located in Detroit best known for their beautiful screenprinted gig posters. As an avid music lover I’m always on the lookout for gorgeous prints promoting bands and shows. Each of the Silent Giants’ artworks are stunning. Below is only a small selection, so make sure to visit their portfolio for more inspiring work.

Modest Mouse by the silent giants

Sigur Ros by the silent giants

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Featured Studio: La Boca

Founded in 2002, La Boca is an independent design circus specializing in art & design for the film, music and fashion industries. The London-based studio is run by Scot Bendall and Alain de la Mata. Clients include Capitol Films, Interscope Records and Sony BMG. Without further ado here’s a selection of their work for your inpiration. Enjoy and make sure to head over to laboca.co.uk for more.

giallos flame by la boca

rocket ride by la boca

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Outstanding Myspace Music Profile Designs + CSS Cheat Sheet

Myspace’s time as leading personal social website are long over with the likes of Facebook and Twitter taking over. However when it comes to music it is still the most popular service for bands to promote themselves and interact with fans. While the standard design is very dull and cluttered at best there are ways to make a myspace music page look great. In this post I have compiled the most gorgeous myspace designs for your inspiration. There’s many more out there. So feel free to link to your favourite myspace in the comments below.

the-mars-volta-myspace

the-killers-myspace

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Great Video: Supergrass – Bad Blood

I just discovered this great music video by Supergrass for a song called Bad Blood. I didn’t even know the song although I got a couple of their albums. It’s hard to explain why this video is so awesome. Have a look and find out for yourself.

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Featured Artist: Andrio Abero

Andrio Abero has established 33rpm in 2000 and has been working for the Seatlle music scene for almost 10 years before moving to New York. I love his strong concepts and impeccable execution. His designs are among the greatest music poster graphics I’ve ever seen. Apart from prints Andrio also does web design and illustrations for publications. Take 20 minutes of me-time and dive into his portfolio.

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Great Album Cover Designs

I often go into large music stores to see what new music has emerged. Although online stores might be more convenient I enjoy flicking through CDs and vynils. Every now and then a particularly appealing album cover draws my attention. I might know the band and like their music, or not. Anyways, yesterday was such a day where i spent about an hour browsing through album covers seeking that eye-catching artwork. I got lucky and found a few real gems which I want to share with you. Unfortunately it wasn’t easy to find good quality pictures of the artworks. So please forgive me for some pixelated pictures.

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Unusual Music Videos

I was wasting some time on youtube today and stumbled upon some old and new music videos that are quite unusual. The music isn’t always my cup of tea, but the videos itself are amazing. You probably know some of them, well they’re so good that you can watch them over and over again.


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Death Cab for Cutie: Music meets Design

It’s been 3 years since the majestic album “Plans” and Death Cab for Cutie have finally released their new album called “Narrow Stairs”. The first single comes with a beautiful 8 minute long video. “I will possess your Heart” has the kind of melody you can lose yourself in. Have a look/listen for yourself. DCfC really manage to make a bond between design music and design. Their website has a lovely retro feeling and the new album cover is pure genius. Not to forget their concert posters (including works of Jason Munn). I’m off buying Narrow Stairs.

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