new work: "last saturdays" flyer

infrequent.

so i realize that i've been slacking a lot with posts on here. i apologize to the people that check this regularly. i've just had so much on my plate and so much going on in the social life that i've been really strapped for time. dating back to june, i've been bogged down with a lot of design projects. here's a few of the things i've worked on:

green room / max jerome flyer:


last minute birthday flyer:


sweet nelly's bbq sauce label:


dingbatz unplugged flyer:


abacinate / fit for an autopsy tour poster:


dingo's den bikini bike wash flyer:



dingbatz dio tribute / cancer benefit flyer:



joehate's birthday bash flyer:


still in the works.. album artwork for my man sebzero.. website layout artwork and a sticker design for the upcoming feelin' friendly website.

not to mention, i'm still in the process of putting together a handful of my own shirt designs that i want to release independently. unfortunately, those currently have to take a back seat to jobs that are paying me so that i can actually put the cash together to get them printed.

and i'm also slowly but surely collecting material for my upcoming project.. STREET CELEBRITY. i have a list of people that i want to eventually contact about doing interviews, but if you are interested in setting something up, please let me know.

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besides my full-time job, my freelance and my own personal projects, i've also managed to see a shitload of shows over the last few months. since may i've managed to see all of the following bands live:

troublemaker
black kites
fleshtemple
suburban scum
wisdom in chains
trapped under ice
skarhead
madball
H2O
cro mags
ill bill
cage
nassau chainsaw
sebzero
waking the cadaver
totimoshi
melvins
isis
faith no more
gravehill
cardiac arrest
infernal revulsion
unearthly trance
high on fire

(and those are just the ones i can think of off the top of my head. there are definitely a bunch more. plus next week i'm going to see slayer, megadeth and testament as well.)

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SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION:

IF YOU NEED FLYERS, POSTERS, STICKERS OR T-SHIRTS FOR YOUR BAND, BUSINESS, EVENT OR ANYTHING ELSE, PLEASE CONTACT ME. I CAN DO STRICTLY LAYOUTS/DESIGN FOR YOU VERY CHEAP, AND I ALSO HAVE HOOKUPS FOR PRINTING AS WELL IF YOU NEED THEM.

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i'll definitely be posting some of my usual goodies this week and try to get this thing back and rolling like usual. thanks for checking me out.

new work: avenue bistro ad/promo campaign

just finished up my recent advertising/promotion campaign for avenue bistro in clifton. you might remember them being on van houten ave in clifton near school 13. due to unfortunate circumstances out of their hands, they had to move their location a couple months ago. they've finally settled at a new location in clifton on grunwald street. it's a block over from dingo's den. the old angie's bar, if you remember where that is.

the new location has turned out to be a better choice. it has a full sit-down bar, and much more room for tables/guests. the food hasn't changed. if you were at the old location, you know the food was top notch and very affordable. if you haven't tried it out, i would absolutely recommend going there. they have amazing lunch, dinner and bar menus. you can get food from 11am and up til midnight most of the week.

anyway, the owner/head chef is my boy pat that i've known for many years. and my boy andy is also a chef there as well. they contacted me recently to get some stuff ready for their grand opening reception, which is this coming saturday (6/26). they asked me to put a flyer together. i laid out this flyer for them, which they actually didn't use:



although i thought the original flyers looked really dope and eye-catching, they didn't really want any kind of graphic. so we wound up going with something much more plain:



just goes to show, that with design, as much as you know something will catch people's eye and actually make them pick a flyer up and look at it, you will inevitably have to do it the way the customer wants regardless of what you think. but i digress. the last part of the campaign is a full-page ad for stepping out magazine. the ad is also pretty simple, but they wanted it really similar to the flyer:


all this stuff will be dropping this week. if you are around on saturday, come down to the grand opening reception. starts at 9pm. they will have free hors d'oeuvres along with $2 domestic bottles, $3 import bottles and $5 car bombs. there is also a live jazz band playing. the matt panayides group. they are pretty awesome.

if you build it, they will come.

once again i find myself needing to stress a few points to some inquiring minds in regards to my affiliations and work with dingo's den. as many people well know, i took over all the promotion and advertising for them. people have been wondering what i'm getting out of it and what i'm doing it for. and for all the inquiring minds, i'm going to break it down for you:

many people also know that i bartended and bounced at dingos for a few years. i was always a regular at dingos since i was old enough to drink. but when i started working there, my life was at a very low point. i had been fired from my previous job over some complete bullshit and i was collecting minimal unemployment and just barely scraping by with my bills and even putting food in my stomach. at this shitty time in my life, freddy dingo was kind enough to throw me a few bouncing shifts here and there for extra cash. i told him that i had bartended for many years, but there were no openings behind the bar. one night i went in for a bouncing shift, and one of the bartenders called out last minute. they asked me if i wanted to bartend and obviously, i said yes. it was all history from there. i wound up becoming a steady bartender there for a couple of years after that.

so obviously, i will always have loyalty to dingo's den because it helped me in a real time of need. but beyond that, i truly believe it is an awesome place with tons of potential. it is literally one of the only places in clifton and the surrounding areas where you have basically zero chance of running into guidos and such. it is the only place around that has such a diverse selection of music without a DJ. the selection of metal, rock, oldies, classic rock, 80's, funk, indy, hardcore, punk, thrash and everything else is second to none and its still being improved upon. there is definitely something for everyone. we never made the switch over to a digital jukebox, because i think some old-school things are better. but i challenge anyone to find a better selection in an old-school CD jukebox anywhere in this area. outside of possibly bars in manhattan or other parts of the city, i doubt you'll find it.

i've travelled all over the place. i've been to countless numbers of bars in different cities and countries. i can honestly say that dingo's den is a truly amazing bar. it is a dive bar and its dingy, rustic and old-school, and that's exactly what i like about it. in a lot of ways, i have a very old spirit. i enjoy simplicity and good times with good friends. i've gotten to a point where i've seen so much and explored so many places, that i can truly appreciate a place that just feels like home. i've met so many amazing friends in dingos. i've met so many talented artists and musicians. people from all walks of life. rich, poor, young, old. you name it. i've never been anywhere else that has such a diverse group of people that all like to hang out at the same place.

but i digress.. basically what this boils down to is that i ain't making shit from all the advertising and promotion that i do for dingos. not one single dollar. i do it because it's something that i believe in, and something that i'm taking on like a school project in a sense. it used to be packed 7 nights a week. now its packed on weekends and randomly during the week. obviously, i understand the economy tanked and people had to curb a lot of spending, but i really believe we can get it back to its rightful place. as of late, i have done many major improvements to start getting people back. anyone who knows me, knows that i throw good parties and fun events.

here's a breakdown of everything we are doing:

DAYS:

HAPPY HOUR 12PM-7PM / 7 DAYS A WEEK

SUNDAY - FREE BACKYARD BBQ 12PM-9PM (WEATHER PERMITTING) / FREE HOTDOGS AND BURGERS FOR EVERYONE AND YOU CAN ALSO BRING ANYTHING YOU WANT FROM HOME OR THE STORE AND USE THE GRILL LIKE YOUR OWN.

NIGHTS:

SUNDAYS, MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS: $2 DOMESTIC PINTS / $3 IMPORT PINTS 9PM-CLOSE

WEDNESDAYS: LADIES NIGHT - $2 LADIES DRINKS / $2 PBR CANS FOR ALL 9PM-CLOSE / HALF-PRICE APPETIZERS 9PM-2AM (INCLUDES 3 VARIETIES OF WINGS, CHICKEN TENDERS, BROCCOLI OR JALAPENO POPPERS, CHICKEN QUESADILLA ROLLS AND BAR PIES)

THURSDAYS: $2 BRING YOUR OWN MUG (DOMESTIC BEERS ONLY / 32oz MAX / MUST HAVE A HANDLE)

EVERY NIGHT: THE DINGO'S COCK AND BALLS SPECIAL - ONE DOMESTIC BEER AND TWO SHOTS FOR $10

WE HAVE 5 TVs IN THE FRONT ROOM FOR ALL YANKEES, METS, WORLD CUP, NBA, HOCKEY, FOOTBALL OR ANY OTHER GAME YOU WANT TO WATCH.

BACK ROOM HAS ITS OWN JUKEBOX ALONG WITH TWO POOL TABLES AND A DARTBOARD.

i put a lot of time and effort into all the improvements and i learned a lot in the process. i talked to literally hundreds of people over the last few months and got suggestions on music for the jukebox, specials and all kinds of other things. we are really trying to make it a bar for the people, by the people. if you have any suggestions, please send them my way.

and if you haven't already, please add the offical facebook page. click here. thanks!

phase one.

so i'm in the process of really getting this graphic design thing legitimate and into full swing. finally found some reliable printing. still putting my website together. got so much stuff to organize. hopefully i can roll out my website and have business cards in circulation within the next month or two. in the meantime, if you need print flyers for your band or any event, please get in touch with me.

for starters, here are some standard flyer prices:

4x6 double-sided / full-color:

500 flyers - $100
1000 flyers - $125
2500 flyers - $225

i can do smaller and larger runs than this, but these are the most common orders. if you need any other quantity or different size flyer, let me know and i'll get you a price.

prices include design and printing. if you need it shipped somewhere, you will have to pay extra for shipping. if you are local, i can meet up with you for pickup. you can do payments through paypal or in cash when you pick them up.

i can also do posters and business cards as well. if you need them, give me a shout and i'll get you a price.


give me a shout HERE if you need anything.

new work: no name society / custodian of records flyer

jersey bred hip hop. don't sleep:

new work: cage / acid blotter sheet flyer

just finished up this flyer:

don't miss this show. if you need tickets, let me know. $25 and well worth every penny.

the secret art of the 20 minute flyer.

just finished up a revised version of this today. come thru:

do work son.

heavy grinding. new shit. hot off the presses:

flyer design for my boy gutter:

check out his shit here. death metal, hardcore, hip-hop. tons of merch.

business cards for my homegirl tara:


i also did her website a while back. check her out.

flyer design for my boys at lower level gallery:


this will also be a full-page ad in steppin' out magazine. if you are interested in showing your art at their gallery, hit them up here.

40s, blunts and all types of ill shit.

some updates/upcoming shit etc.

first of all, can you say budget? i was asked to do a flyer and i had zero time to do it so this is what it looks like haha:


(division east video showings at drop-in for our upstate new york peeps and wonderbar in asbury park for our south jersey peeps.)

i had a little more time to work on this one. but not much. and poor emma was bored as fuck and fiending for scotch watching me do it:

(my dude is throwing this benefit to get some kids toys for christmas. december 11 @ hartleys in north arlington. come through if you can. if you can't and still wanna donate a toy, hit me up.)

also - the re-do of our premiere party that got shut down by the cops last weekend will be december 26th at dingbatz. one of the original bands can't play (njdots) so i am working on a line-up as we speak. right now its looking like cough, fleshtemple and mcrad, but that's not set in stone quite yet. i should have all the final details in the next week or so. most likely the rundown will be an 8pm-10pm open bar. video showing at 9pm and bands starting around 10-10:30pm. i believe it will be something like $30 bucks for the 8-10 open bar and show and either 8 or 10 bucks if you come after 10pm just for the show. we will have dvd copies of the video for sale along with a bunch of other division east merch and possibly the debut of my t-shirt line (if i can finalize the artwork and get them printed in time). i will be mass circulating an official flyer and facebook invites as soon as everything is finalized.

puttin in that heavy work.

non-stop for this premiere party on the 13th. all the final artwork for the cases and disc are sent out. next up was the flyers and vip passes:

sadly enough, i have to create a hater-free version of the flyer because this blog has a lot of stalkers that don't need to know the address.

if you are down with the get down, you will get a print version of this with the address and/or a facebook invite with all the full details.

also sent out these vip passes to get printed as well. mainly for team riders, band members and anyone else that is helping in the production of the video or the premiere party. there aren't too many so don't get mad if you don't get one. it's only 5 bucks to get in <3

lobster dinner.

ladies and gentlemen.. may i present to you.. unquestionably the most budget flyer that i have ever done in my entire life:

my man dave from DE hit me up for this yesterday, which he needed on the fly. it's not for print, thank god. i was gonna do it last night, but instead found myself shit drunk and unable to do anything functionable (big surprise). i woke up about an hour before i had to be at work and immediately said "fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck". so i jumped onto my laptop and made this embarassing online flyer in about 7 minutes.

now some people might look at this flyer and wonder if that $200 is a typo. and no, it's not a typo. these are a limited-edition release and i've seen them online for $250 in some places. and some people might ask, who the FUCK would pay $200 or $250 for sneakers. and i would answer them, smart people who will never take them out of the box, and then turn around and sell them on ebay in 6 months or a year for double or triple the price. and trust me, that happens. when nike puts out some limited-edition shit like this, kids line up around the block and wait for the skateshop to open just for that reason.

regardless of the crap flyer, if you are a sneaker junkie, you might wanna jump on these quick:

(i hear they are going like hotcakes)

DE also just put out this MJ tribute shirt, which i like because its the cool, black MJ on a skateboard with an afro and not the creepy, white boy-touching MJ in an oxygen tank with a monkey. it comes in blue and white.


don't believe me about the sneakers?
last year, nike released the original lobsters:


look what they are going for on ebay right now:


so if you wanna make yourself a little money and you don't mind a brand new pair of sneakers sitting in a box for a year, take a trip down to the shop:

DIVISION EAST
460 BLOOMFIELD AVE
MONTCLAIR, NJ
973-509-0083

or you could just be a high-roller and walk around in those $200 sneakers like a fucking bad ass. whatever you wanna do.

old/unused.

super quick, budget photocopy flyer for voice or no voice.


gdp flyer that never got used. gdp, being the modest guy he is, didn't want his name bigger than the other artists, even though it was a party for his record release. turns out the city of clifton closed down the warehouse anyway, so the party never even happened. r.i.p. division east warehouse.
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(back)

freddy, my good friend and owner of dingo's den and dingbatz is also president of the new jersey licensed beverage association and he had me do a flyer for their annual picnic this year.


a super-quick flyer for my boys down at 660 grand.

work.

people have been hitting me up left and right for flyers. just sent these out for print today:
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i got free reign for the back of the flyer, so of course had to put some plugs for my blog, the skateshop and some friends. if you live in the jersey city area, check out the jersey grand art gallery on grand street. its run by some friends of mine, and they always have some pretty dope stuff. for any gallery info or inquiries hit up my boy eric.

also, if you ever need flyers for your band or any other event, make sure to hit me up. i have a good printer and if you go through me you can get them on the cheap. i can also hook up stickers and t-shirts. i just added a contact email for the blog on the top right. get at me.

untitled.

if you are in the design field, you undoubtedly know the usefulness and necessity of having a ton of good textures. they have so many different purposes and can turn something plain into something totally sweet with a simple place underneath a layer and a change in blending modes. along with my obsession with vintage flicks, posters, ads and all that, my other obsession most definitely lies with textures. i can never get enough, and i search far and wide to find as many as possible. you can really never have enough.

generally, i don't give away too many of my sources. especially when it comes to design resources. i look at it like this. i'm not going anywhere special to find my shit. they are all freely available on the web. i just dig and search and click on links upon links and sometimes get lost in the vortex of the internet for hours. and i find a lot of cool shit. anyone can find the things i find, they just need to have the patience and dedication. but today i'm in a good mood, so i'm going to give out a few things.

first, a couple links to some sweet websites where i download a lot of free hi-res textures:

circleboxtextures.com
lostandtaken.com

you can find some really cool stuff there if you need some background textures for design projects, or even if you want some dope flicks for your desktop background. i'm also going to do something that i've never done before. i'm going to give away some of my very own hi-res textures in the spirit of circlebox and lost and taken.

you can download all of them as a zip file here, or you can click on the thumbs below if you just want to download individual ones. i have so many of these and i will be giving out more for free in the future. i just have to organize the thousands of photos on my hard drive. anyway, enjoy and if you ever use them for anything, hit me up and show me what you did with them.

































and while we are on the topic of design, check out some of that recent flyer game:





this voice or no voice show should be pretty wild in august. they are doing a video shoot at the end of the show, so make sure you get your ass down there and get your face in the video.

on a side note, my man gdp is on tour right now with pistol pete and daniel joseph. they started a blog with tour photos and words of wisdom from the road. check it out.

found this website today called threeframes.net. the name is pretty self-explanatory:



(these are all animated but for some reason, they don't seem to be working on here. but check out the site for the real versions along with a lot of others.)

also found this site which had a lot of funny shit:










but i digress. anyway, there's a family of stray cats that live underneath some huge trailer outside my building. i bought food for them and i feed them all the time. a mother and three rascally little kittens. they like to sneak up on me when i'm smoking cigarettes:






















and finally some random weekend flicks:

yo she slapded that shit.

















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