Melvins gig posters get their own topic

JUDY · September 17, 2012, 07:43:22 PM

Yeah, that's one of the best ones I've seen. Symmetrical and mono-tone is easy on the eyes.

Turn your head sideways. Now look at the icon at 5 O'Clock. Reminds me of the super-badass Batshirt :

dead mike · September 17, 2012, 09:38:45 PM

Anyone seen a DC poster?

spunkmonkey · September 17, 2012, 10:02:39 PM

Quote from: dead mike on September 17, 2012, 09:38:45 PM
Anyone seen a DC poster?

He posts quite a bit in the Ecumenical Discussion thread.

dead mike · September 17, 2012, 10:30:40 PM

Quote from: spunkmonkey on September 17, 2012, 10:02:39 PM
Quote from: dead mike on September 17, 2012, 09:38:45 PM
Anyone seen a DC poster?

He posts quite a bit in the Ecumenical Discussion thread.

*Womp womp*

swampviking · September 18, 2012, 06:03:12 PM

Seattle Show Posters (for Salt Lake City) - available here:
http://www.rowboatpress.com/collections/rock-posters/products/melvins-lite

spunkmonkey · September 18, 2012, 07:17:42 PM

Damn, that's a lazy poster.

Dan_Halen · September 18, 2012, 09:13:13 PM

I'm hoping there is going to be a CT poster...

smokey · September 19, 2012, 07:31:34 PM

Swamp, hey thanks for updating! Yr on it.
Spunk, I agree. Pretty meh. Guess I expected more considering it was over a week late!
Dan, hope you get a cool show poster, and something good from Walsby!

Rick · September 19, 2012, 11:45:10 PM

What a bummer for you guys that you find it lazy. This thing took me a very long time to design; longer than many I've done.

It's a 43lpi halftone printed reversed on 130# black. It's pretty tight, but I guess that isn't so important to you.

They were dropped off with the band on September 7, so I have no idea why they weren't at the show.

Justin - let me know when you're in town and I'll give you a few. If I'm not too lazy to get around to it.

anaconda · September 19, 2012, 11:48:17 PM

what was the source of the photo? is it archival? stock? self-shot??

Rick · September 20, 2012, 01:31:38 AM

It was a mix. Some of it is from Pripyat (where I haven't been, obviously), part of it is from a picture I took in Balestrino, and part of it is a shot of a girl I've had sitting around for ages, wanting to do something cool.

jules · September 20, 2012, 06:07:00 AM

Looks great. Very eerie.

(the) flutter nuts · September 20, 2012, 09:36:06 AM

i like it a lot, took me a little while to find the date and band name, well done!!! i consider this more art then just a show poster.

spunkmonkey · September 20, 2012, 11:03:16 AM

Quote from: spunkmonkey on September 18, 2012, 07:17:42 PM
Damn, that's a lazy poster.

Sorry, that was a little harsh. It was just my initial reaction to reading that it was one color, "cranked out in a single evening". Also, in my opinion a gig poster should feature the gig info a little more prominently (it took me a minute to find it as well). It does look cool, just more of an art print than a gig poster.

Rick · September 20, 2012, 03:03:54 PM

Aha - yeah I can see how that would read as me just phoning it in.

I actually spent forever on the design, but forgot they were due at the venue on the 7th. Around 6pm (in the middle of dinner) I texted Swampy just to check when they were supposed to be dropped off. When he replied "Tonight, dummy" I raced to my shop and cranked the prints out. The design was already done, I just printed them at the last minute.

Sorry if I seemed defensive!