Falling Down
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Music, New Work, Posters, Seattle
Here’s our new poster for The National show at Marymoor Park on 9/11/10.
The Changing Of The Guard
Posted by Ryan Clark | Filed under Design, Music, New Work, Packaging
Just wrapped up the artwork for Starflyer 59’s 12th album, “The Changing Of The Guard.” The music, as always, is incredible… and it’s always refreshing to work with Jason Martin, a guy who truly “gets it.”
From The Alfred Paulsen Files
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration
Many of you know that our grandfather, Alfred Paulsen, was a gifted illustrator who worked for NASA for 25+ years. During his tenure there (and after), he dabbled in all kinds of fun freelance work on the side. Recently we’ve started unearthing loads of his work and will be posting it on the blog from time to time.
I’m not sure what this spot was done for, but couldn’t help but crack a smile just looking at it. Circa sometime in the 70’s.
Much more to come.
New Neighbors
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Architecture, Just Plain Bad Ass, Toys
Charles and Ray just moved in. Thanks House.
Books On Parade
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Editorial, Illustration, New Work
Here’s a recent spot we did for Atlanta Magazine about how ‘bookish people like to party’. I couldn’t agree more.
Thicker Than Water
Posted by Ryan Clark | Filed under Illustration, Music, New Work, Posters, Seattle
Just finished this poster for Vampire Weekend… couldn’t help but go the literal route for this one. Just too fun. Vampire meets piranha- a match made in Heaven.
Lil’ Happy Invisible Creature S.A.S.E. Club!
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under New Stuff
Do you remember real mailboxes? How about real mail? What about that feeling of excitement as you opened up that rusty old mailbox in hopes that something would be addressed to YOU?
It seems like much of that is lost nowadays. A letter addressed to us now means we probably owe someone money.
Well, we miss that feeling. So, we decided to start The Lil’ Happy Invisible Creature S.A.S.E. Club. Inspired by our youth – when the simple task of addressing an envelope to ourselves, licking a few stamps and patiently waiting a few weeks could mean receiving anything from a signed baseball card from spring training to various stickers from our favorite skateboard company.
It’s real simple. Send us a self-addressed stamped envelope and we’ll fill it with goodies. Put 2 stamps on your return envelope and we’ll fill it with more.
However, we thought we’d make it a bit more fun and interactive. Regardless of your artistic ability, we ask that your envelope addressed to us be creatively designed or illustrated. No rules, anything goes – and we’ll post the coolest ones on the Lil’ Happy Twitter page.
So, that’s it! Oh, and we figured we should set some ground rules and answer a few questions. Just in case.
DEADLINE: September 1st, 2010
Please send us your S.A.S.E. by that date. We hope to do this once a year, but since we don’t know the volume we’ll be receiving, we have to shut off the valve at some point.
Please send your envelopes to:
The Lil’ Happy Invisible Creature S.A.S.E. Club, P.O. Box 375, Seahurst, WA 98062
Q: I can’t draw to save my life. What should I do?
A: Like we mentioned, it’s regardless of your ability. C’mon, it’ll be fun!
Q: What are you going to send us?
A: We’re not telling. It’ll be fun though. We promise.
Q: When should we expect our envelope back?
A: After the deadline sometime. It could take awhile as we also run a full-time studio over here. If you send it, it will come. A little patience.
Q: I don’t live in the U.S., can I still participate?
A: Probably not, due to customs. However, we aren’t international mail professionals, if you can find a way that works via USPS, we’ll definitely send it back! If it involves anything more than dropping it in a mailbox, we won’t be able to pull it off. Sorry.
Q: Can I send you more than one envelope?
A: No, sorry.
Q: Can I send a poster tube? How about a large document envelope or soft pack?
A: Nice try. Let’s keep this old school. Legal sized envelopes would be the biggest/best option.
Any more questions? Feel free to email us at lilhappy@invisiblecreature.com
The XX Cometh
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration, Music, New Work, Posters, Seattle
Here’s our new (and early) poster for The XX show at The Paramount in September.
Rowdy Boys Heavy Metal Club
Posted by Ryan Clark | Filed under Illustration, Metal, New Work, Posters
It’s the Rowdy Boys Heavy Metal Club! These ruffians may look a little troubled, but they’re good kids… just don’t tell them you think Inside The Torn Apart is the best Napalm Death album. The brand new 16″ x 22″ Giclee print is available in the store now.
Gears Of War
Posted by Ryan Clark | Filed under Design, Metal, Music, New Work
Check out the cover we recently finished for our buddies The Showdown. The new record, Blood In The Gears, has a very gritty, Southern, biker sound to it, so that’s exactly what we went for. That’s me in the jacket, and there’s no Photoshop magic here- we had the back patch made just for the cover. Ride to live…
Spark!
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under New Work, Posters
We decided to bring 22 of our closest friends to Target HQ last week. Here’s a gander.
Why Do We Still Have Power Cords?
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Editorial, Illustration
Here’s a recent spot illustration for Wired’s monthly ‘Burning Question’ series. This month’s question: ‘Why Do We Still Have Power Cords’? Hint: they aren’t going away anytime soon.
Pedal Punk
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under New Work, Posters
We were delighted when our friends at Poster Cabaret recently asked us to take part in their 2nd Bicycle Print Set. We had a lot of fun with the last series, so this time around was a no-brainer (and check out that lineup of artists!). Go fixies!
AIGA Minnesota Design Show 2010
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration, Kids, Packaging, Posters
We are extremely honored that the Minnesota chapter of the AIGA recently recognized all of our 2009 Target projects in their annual Design Show. See details here and here. Many thanks to our incredible A.D.’s over at the bullseye. More fun stuff to share coming soon …
Super cool ‘Thumb War’ gift card created by our buddy Christopher Lee.
Cale Glendening
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under New Work
We had some fun creating these new business cards for our pal, photographer and filmmaker Cale Glendening.
Poster Cabaret
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Posters, Web Goods
Just a reminder that Poster Cabaret carries a handful of our posters and limited prints, including many that we’re sold out of. They also have a few pieces left from the 2009 Sasquatch! Festival, including the limited edition black/metallic gold/glo-in-the-dark character series (we’re also sold out of these). We’ll be announcing some limited exclusive prints and color variants available only through Poster Cabaret very soon.
Conan’s Jacket
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration, New Store Goodies, New Stuff, Posters
Our Conan O’Brien and My Morning Jacket posters have been added to the shop.
Speaking Of Hands
Posted by Ryan Clark | Filed under Design, Illustration, Metal, Music, New Work
Here’s the cover for new Solid State band, To Speak Of Wolves’ debut release. Hands are still tough for me. I probably drew 15 pairs of hands before I felt like I got it right…
Old School
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under New Stuff, Posters
21 years after my first class with Mrs. George, my high school art teacher, I’m coming back to say hi. She was/is an amazing teacher and played a large role for me in pursuing art as a career. Because of that, I thought it would be fun to create a poster for the occasion. Looking forward to catching up after 17 years.
Village Sunrise
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration, New Store Goodies, New Work
This little guy has been sitting around the shop for a few months without a home, so we decided to make it into an 8″ x 8″ print. Village Sunrise. Edition of 50.