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“GONNA BURN YOU ANYWAY!” Ah, classic lyric from one of Cleveland’s best. Rising from their respective rock coffins, The Manimals look to stalk the stage once again. So what better way to let the world know than with this poster?

Theodore Crispino hails from New York as one of the finest suit designers to hit Cleveland. Being a man of fine taste, he desired a “refresh” of his company’s brand. “Classic and traditional” were the names of the game but also a distinct splice of something modern, which in essence is what Theodore’s designs reflect — an homage to classic tailoring standards with the approach of a modern gentleman’s eye.

He desired both a logo and a monogram, ultimately settling on two distinct visions that could be supplemented and interchanged as desired. The cards featured at his revelatory show are a 5-piece set that pictographically demonstrate the myriad ways to tie a tie.

Oh, and those shotgun shells? They contain cufflinks. If only that was my idea…

Be sure to visit Rifle Quality for more information on these incredible suits.

Here we have another theater poster, this time for the densely plotted fairy tale Into The Woods. Being able to design for other areas of art is by far and away the most creatively challenging. Keep these kind of jobs coming, I say!

Another poster! This was a super super rush job for a play opening in what was a formerly a defunct theater in the Cleveland area. Without spoiling anything, the play, put on by Bert Royal, centers around the Peanuts gang growing up and realizing that life is even more complex than their emotional childhood’s paneled out each day. In developing this piece, I wanted truer, less illustrative visuals to represent some of the dramatic themes.

Poster for yet another upcoming, awesome show at Aperture. I’m not saying anything else, go check it out yourself!

To put the cherry on this project, here is a small promotional vid for the book as well. Hang on, there’s more to come.

An awesome little piece that is VERY soon to be released. Once again into the fold of collaborating with Mr. Scott Meivogel of Aperture. This time we did up a little photo book featuring an excellent selection of analog photography as an almost love letter to the city of Cleveland. Look for it on sale at the Mom&Pop/216 Shop THIS WEEKEND, not to mention after the fact at his store.

Quick bit of fun. Got to do this nifty little postcard for Kirkbrides. If only all jobs were this hassle-free — fun photos, attractive subjects, “check’s in the mail already” kinda attitudes… in a word: pleasant. Scott over at the ever-prolific Aperture shot the photography.

ockuly asked: i stumbled upon your Salon 1896 design concepts, and found them quite pleasing to mine eye. Sarah Vorhees cuts my hair. it occurs to me that this is more of a group of statements rather than a question, per se. keep up the good work!

Thanks a ton man. It’s weird how people get connected these days. Our world is hella small but also full of some sweet people. Annnnnnd that concludes my posi-statements for the day.

Happy … October. Well, we must get a jump on things here. Featured above is the logo and initial graphics for the Tremont Holiday Brewhaha. Sure to be an exciting 3 day long, neighborhood wide event. Be sure to scoop up the details as they surface!