Posters & Art Prints
Posters & Art Prints
Intro
Because they toe the line between design and art, posters are both immensely rewarding and incredibly challenging. We’re fortunate enough to have our own dedicated screen printing studio and we’re always thrilled to receive commissions for posters or art prints.
Station Numbers
We teamed up with our studio mates Ben and Amy (of Tremper Creative) to create these large scale screen prints for our studio in North Boulder, Colorado. The prints brought a much-needed punch of color to our space without affecting a strong or distracting personality.
Poster Specs
- 24˝ × 36˝
- 2 color screen print
- 100# cover stock
- French Paper Speckletone Starch White
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- 30% postconsumer recycled (PCW)
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Colorado State Seal
We were chosen as a participant for the 2013 ARTCRANK poster show, a “poster party for bike people.” We reimagined the State Seal of Colorado, maintaining the seal’s history but incorporating elements that, in our opinion, better represent our wonderful state.
Print Specs
- 18˝ × 18˝
- 2 color screen print
- 100# cover stock
- French Paper Construction Fuse Green
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Tools of Letterpress
This art print celebrates all things letterpress and was (appropriately) letterpress printed. The hefty stock and textured paper are really great, but the best part of the print is the wavy blob of ink on the ink knife.
Print Specs
- 12˝ × 16˝
- 2 color letterpress print
- 160# double-thick cover stock
Sustainability Specs
- 100% postconsumer recycled (PCW)
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
Patton Oswalt
Patton asked us to design a poster for his six-night residency at the Irvine Improv in California. The poster is inspired by Patton’s pessimistic (but hilarious) twist on, well, just about everything.
Poster Specs
- 12˝ × 16˝
- 2 color screen print
- 100# cover stock
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Calexico
We designed and printed a tour poster for the Calexico’s 2013 winter tour. The poster is inspired by “Splitter,” a track off of Calexico‘s album “Algiers.” About half way through printing the poster, we ran out of ink, which was a huge pain in the ass (but the printing went well, all things considered).
Poster Specs
- 18˝ × 24˝
- 2 color screen print
- 100# cover stock
Sustainability Specs
- 100% postconsumer recycled (PCW)
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Measure Thrice
You’ve most likely heard the old adage “measure twice, cut once.” While those are indeed wise words, we’ve decided to kick it up a notch. Related story: A pressman in Nebraska bought one of these and told us he hung it above the guillotine cutter in his shop. We couldn’t have imagined a better spot.
Print Specs
- 12˝ × 16˝
- 2 color screen print
- 100# cover stock
- French Paper Poptone Red Hot
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Scream-O-Rama
We were commissioned by The Loft Cinema to create a poster for their annual Scream-O-Rama event. We created a fictional product and advertisement for each of the seven movies shown at the twelve-hour horror movie extravaganza. Reading through the text on our Loft Cinema project page is highly recommended.
Poster Specs
- 18˝ × 24˝
- 2 color screen print
- 80# cover stock
- Mohawk Paper Loop Smooth Ivory
Sustainability Specs
- 100% postconsumer recycled (PCW)
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Tucson + Bikes
We worked with BICAS to create a screen printed poster coinciding with their annual art auction. The poster features various illustrations related to Tucson and, of course, bikes.
Print Specs
- 18˝ × 24˝
- 3 color screen print
- 100# cover stock
- Neenah Paper Environment Desert Storm
- Printed in 2 color variations
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Spoke Serpent
We participated in the VelociPrint Bike Art Show, held at the newly opened Borderlands Brewery in downtown Tucson, Arizona. This print, a snake weaving through the spokes of a bicycle wheel (in a highly improbable geometric fashion), was the first of our two entries.
Print Specs
- 18˝ × 24˝
- 4 color screen print
- 80# cover stock
- Mohawk Paper Loop Antique Vellum Husk
Sustainability Specs
- 100% postconsumer recycled (PCW)
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Bike! Bike! Bike!
This print was the second of our two submissions in the VelociPrint Bike Art Show, held at the newly opened Borderlands Brewery in downtown Tucson, Arizona. We used an overprint to achieve the third color (brown).
Print Specs
- 18˝ × 24˝
- 2 color screen print
- 110# cover stock
- Mohawk Paper Loop Antique Vellum Husk
Sustainability Specs
- 100% postconsumer recycled (PCW)
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Other Lives
We saw Other Lives play at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was an incredible show, and shortly after talking with the band we were making this poster for the last leg of their North American tour.
Poster Specs
- 18˝ × 24˝
- 1 color screen print
- 80# cover stock
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- 30% postconsumer recycled (PCW)
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Fleet Foxes
We collaborated with designer Ryan Trayte (of Saywells Design) on a set of gig posters for Fleet Foxes’ Tucson, AZ show at the Rialto on their tour supporting the release of “Helplessness Blues.” A diptych that tiles on all four sides, the posters represent the connection between the seemingly disparate elements repeated throughout the record.
Poster Specs
- 18˝ × 24˝
- 2 color screen print
- 110# cover stock
- Mohawk Paper Loop Antique Vellum Husk
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Good Design is Felt
We experimented with the use of handmade elements, resulting in this four-color screen print. The artwork started as a photo of the word “felt” cut out of paper and glued onto Richard’s hand. We digitally manipulated the photo, separated the image into process plates (cyan, magenta, yellow, black), halftoned it, then screen printed all four layers, resulting in the final product. For the print nerds, the registration was done by hand (no pins) and kept to within a thirty-second of an inch throughout the run.
Print Specs
- 18˝ × 24˝
- 4 color screen print
- 100# cover stock
- French Paper Speckletone Madero Beach
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
BICAS Unicorn
We worked with the Bicycle Inter-Community Art & Salvage (BICAS) to create a series of screen printed posters. They described the target audience as hardcore bikers, punks that only wear black and red, and carnivalesque-DIY-kind-of-people. This one, of course, is for the carnies.
Poster Specs
- 24˝ × 18˝
- 1 color screen print
- 80# cover stock
- French Paper Speckletone Cream
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
BICAS Skull
We worked with the Bicycle Inter-Community Art & Salvage (BICAS) to create a series of screen printed posters. They described the target audience as hardcore bikers, punks that only wear black and red, and carnivalesque-DIY-kind-of-people. This one, of course, is for the punks.
Poster Specs
- 19˝ × 25˝
- 2 color screen print
- 100# cover stock
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Hypnotic
We participated in an exhibition of 26 different posters, each representing a random word from the corresponding letter of the alphabet. Our word was “Hypnotic.”
Print Specs
- 16.5˝ × 23.4˝ (A2)
- Archival digital print
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Manufactured with renewable energy
Ghost Town Carnival
A poster advertising the “Ghost Town Carnival” Halloween event put on by the Wildcat Print Association at the historic Hotel Congress in Tucson, Arizona. The event had live music, drinks, dancing, and a live printing demo where guests could take home screen printed t-shirts.
Poster Specs
- 12˝ × 18˝
- Archival digital print
Refrigerator
We printed this experimental six-color screen print hoping it’ll get some conversation going about how and what we’re eating these days. Available in our shop on baby blue, light pink, or kraft-colored stock.
Print Specs
- 19˝ × 19˝
- 6 color screen print
Sustainability Specs
- Manufactured with renewable energy
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Supermarket
For a majority of human existence, we were hunters and gatherers. In the modern age, we are consumers. Not that the latter is necessarily bad, we’re just pointing it out for the sake of discussion.
Print Specs
- 24˝ × 18˝
- Five color screen print
- 100# white cover stock
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Undertones
The Undertones are a punk rock/new wave band from Ireland. They formed way back in 1975 and, the last time we checked, they’re still doing gigs. Incredible.
Poster Specs
- 24˝ × 18˝
- 2 color screen print
- 110# stock
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry
Little Joy
Little Joy is a band consisting of Rodrigo Amarante (Los Hermanos), Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes), and Binki Shapiro. We think the poster has something to do with parallel dimensions, but we’re leaving it open for interpretation.
Poster Specs
- 18˝ × 24˝
- 2 color screen print
Sustainability Specs
- 100% recycled
- Processed Chlorine Free (PCF)
- Printed with water-based inks and green chemistry