Rockin’ a poster at the Edwardsville Arts Center

Poster on Display at the Edwardsville Arts Center, EHS Alumni Art Show

On May 8, 2009, a limited edition poster that I designed for a Garrison Starr rock performance will hang with 40 other Edwardsville High School alumni at the Edwardsville Arts Center. This is a big deal (to me). Curated by my high school art teacher, now retired Dennis DeToye, the show features artists who graduated between the years of 1942 and 2009.

The poster is silk screened on reclaimed billboard vinyl. The original art was created using a sharpie on film acetate. My friend Allen Levin at Handprints Silk Screening in St. Louis, added his magical touch to the actual screen with a little water jet roughening to open up areas of the art.

Last year, AIGA, The Professional Association of Design, Nationally and Locally has selected a Creativille, Inc. designed poster for Nashville rocker, Garrison Starr into each of two juried competitions.

For AIGA National, the poster has been placed in the permanent collection at the National Design Archives in Denver, CO; and was on display at the competition’s opening exhibit at AIGA’s Design Center in New York City; currently being showcased in an internationally distributed award catalogue and online archive. The show will then travel to locations around the country as part of the traveling exhibition.

Creativille’s creation was also selected by the local St. Louis AIGA Chapter for its own design competition, then exhibited at the Mad Art Gallery in St. Louis, MO.

The thrill is to have a completely experimental poster be on display at my hometown art center with other nationally known Edwardsville artists, plus on display with such tremeandous international design work.

Download a pdf that shows every version of the vinyl poster.

Filed under: Awards, Allen Levin, Dennis DeToye, Edwardsville Graphic Design, Garrison Starr, Handprints, Reclaimed Billboard, Recycled vinyl, silkcreen

Thanks for the nod.

Creativille has projects honored at the Fourteenth Annual AIGA St. Louis Design Competition.

Creativille has three projects that were honored at the April 3rd opening of the Fourteenth Annual AIGA St. Louis design competition at the Mad Art Gallery in St Louis, Mo. Work for the Edwardsville Arts Center, The Market at Busch’s Grove, and The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation were chosen by a panel of judges to be hung in the show.

Taking home a Judge’s Choice Award

The high honor of Judge’s Pick by juror Lisa Kitschenberg of Pentagram Partners, was awarded to The Edwardsville Arts Center’s Get Out the Vote Interactive Poster Exhibition, on their gallery wall at Sacred Ground’s Cafe in Edwardsville, IL.

This community exhibit included posters  taken from the AIGA Get Out The Vote campaigns of 2008 and 2004. The exhibit was held during election season on the gallery wall in a popular coffee shop, maintained by the Edwardsville Arts Center. The orientation of the posters predominately white spell out “VOTE.” Each poster was printed, padded in packets of 6 before hung, so that patrons could take their favorite to post elsewhere.
6 each of 132 designs were hung for an initial offering of 792 posters. During election season, all of the posters were taken and replaced one at a time. An estimated 1,188 posters were eventually hung, removed, and, then distributed by patrons of the coffee shop.

The Market at Busch’s Grove Brand Identity

Also, Included in the show is the complete integrated identity campaign for The Market at Busch’s Grove. The new high-end gourmet grocery in Ladue, MO contracted with Creativille, Inc. to produce a complete identity package from logo to advertising to Website to signage to introduce its brand to the St. Louis market. Creativille continues to assist The Market in telling its story through online social media, continued advertising and Website support. A complete document showing the branding package can be downloaded here. (Adobe Acrobat Required)

Thanks to the Judges for taking the time to fly in and judge the work of the St. Louis designer. Thanks to the organizers of the event. Each year, its a treat to see the best in design in the St. Louis area. And, thanks for the nod.

Filed under: Awards, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, AIGA St. Louis, Design Awards, Edwardsville Arts Center, Sacred Grounds Coffee Shop, The Market at Busch's Grove