Show Posters - by Pat Jones & Ben Nunery (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>-Powerhouse Factories, creators of iconic, handmade posters promoting indie bands and venues across the country, reveal their secrets for using music and design to evoke meaningful responses from fans. In this hands-on guide, the masterminds behind the kickass posters you've seen at your favorite shows and festivals teach you the DIY process of rock poster design and printing---Dust jacket flap.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Design meets music in a one-of-a-kind tour! <p/> Powerhouse Factories takes you beyond album covers to teach you all about the art that drives today's biggest shows and festivals. <i>Show Posters</i> offers a visual timeline of the big players in the music industry, from The Black Keys and Passion Pit to Phantogram and Real Estate, as well as the posters that launched their shows--and the designers' careers. <p/><i>Show Posters</i> features step-by-step instructions to guide you through screen printing, hand lettering, and yes, even Xeroxing your way to recreating iconic, kickass posters. The high-energy rock-and-roll artists of Powerhouse Factories will coach you on how to hook up with bands, managers, and promoters, and create an original, limited poster for one of their shows.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Learn how to design incredible and iconic gig posters with Show Poster's tips, and step-by-step instructions, to win over fans."-- "Format Magazine"<br><br>"Written by the founders of Powerhouse Factories, a successful design studio specializing in rock posters, this book is part art technique reference book and part art monograph.... Covers good professional practice, offering a wealth of business advice for the prospective gig poster designer. This guide has strong crossover potential among readers interested in music, design, and graphic technique." --<i>Library Journal</i> <p/> "Everything you need to know about creating something remarkable. And I mean everything. Design tools-painting, stencils, Xerox, lithography and more. Trends and design styles over the decades. How to meet and work with bands. Profiles of poster artists. And, of course, lots and lots of examples from bands like the Foo Fighters." --The Journal of Musical Things<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Powerhouse Factories</b> is a rock poster shop and design studio. Since 2004, their energy and success has been rooted in the hands-on, DIY process of rock poster design and printing, and a rich understanding of the culture. They spot niche trends that inform and enable the creation of powerful rock poster designs that have been featured in publications and galleries all over the world. For almost a decade, they have translated the same spirit of collaboration and artistic drive into projects for both music industry clients through their rock poster shop and Fortune 500 companies through their brand-building agency.
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