Tuesday, February 24, 2009

ON THE MOON.

STORY:
on this last, beautiful sunday, the staple design SPRING 2009 COLLECTION made its debut on the internet. in the collection, i had the privilege of helping to produce two designs, which would become three items. it is truly a complete honor to see my work displayed under the name of STAPLE DESIGN. i've been incredibly grateful to learn so many things from JEFF (NG) STAPLE over the years, whether through his blog or in interviews.

last year, to show how grateful i was for everything learned, i did a SIMPLE DRAWING based on a quote that jeff had NOTED on his blog. i attached the a scan of the drawing to the comments, and within a few days, THIS was posted on his blog. of course, a bit of CONTROVERSY AND HONOR followed.

i contacted jeff and he spoke with me about life, the piece, and thoughts on life with a blog. it was one of the most thrilling experiences i have ever had. being completely honest, he is in a three way tie for numero uno on my list of inspirations. within a week, i was working on the billy joel piece, which shows a drawing of every event that mr. joel mentions in the song. next, the research came, then sketches, followed by DETAILED DRAWINGS. all in all the project was long, hard, and one of the most enjoyable i've ever had.

then came the hardest part of the whole project, which was the wait. i didn't hear much, until around DECEMBER a little package arrived. everything looked beautiful and, then, i slipped up in an INTERVIEW by forgetting to mention that the details of the work should probably be kept under wraps until they arrive in stores. in the end, it was an unnecessary worry in a project that was, in the truest sense of the word, incredible to work on.

MOTTO:

SCREENPRINTED:


T-SHIRT:


START THE FIRE:


EVERYTHING, CLOSER:


MY FAVORITE:


THE ACTUAL SONG:

HINT:
i recommend playing the video, while viewing the illustration. also, remember to click on the images to see them enlarged.

TO BUY:
jeff said that the items should be available for purchase online from DIGITAL GRAVEL, TOBI, REVOLVE CLOTHING, and TURNTABLE LAB. the actual pieces from the collection won't be out for another few weeks, but i'll do my best to post about them when i see they've arrived in stores.

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Blogger WITH A P! said...

F Yeah Brader!

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