Our fourth poster for My Morning Jacket’s 2011 tour is full of wascally cwitters doing mischievous things. Like our Vancouver, Philly, and Tulsa posters we have a few of these for sale. Just email us at info@dumbgun.com if you’re interested.

We were pretty excited to do this one for MMJ’s first ever show in Tulsa, OK. It turned out great and we had a good time using the iPad app “Letter M Press” to create the lettering for it. We’ve got just a few of these too so if you’re longin’ to pick one up just email us at info@dumbgun.com.

Here’s our second My Morning Jacket poster we did for their Philly show. We have a select few prints that we’re selling. If you’re interested just email us at info@dumbgun.com and we’ll fill you in on the particulars.

Looking to pick up an awesome gig poster? Check out the My Morning Jacket poster we did for their Vancouver B.C. show back in June. We have a select few prints that we’re selling. If you’re interested just email us at info@dumbgun.com and we’ll fill you in on the particulars.

Look for another MMJ poster coming from us soon!

Once again we’re spreading the love with The Wishlist Foundation. This year we were flattered to be asked to create the gig poster for the Flight To Mars show at The Showbox. The best part is that Mike McCready totally got the little reference we put in the poster that we didn’t think anyone would get. We’ve got numbers 1-25 in the series and plan to make some of them available for purchase so make sure you’re on our mailing list!

adamant, balky, bullheaded, determined,dogged, firm, fixed, headstrong, persevering, persistent, relentless, rigid, set in one’s ways, single-minded, steadfast, tenacious, unbending, unshakable, willful.

Back when Living With the Living came out I had an idea for a set of posters inspired by the song Bomb.Repeat.Bomb. I wanted to have stamps made for “Bomb” and “Repeat” and then hand stamp the designs for the poster masters. Then each poster would have “Ted Leo and the Pharmacists” hand stamped to make each one unique. I envisioned what a military order would look like when the order to attack was given and came up with the aggressive and repetitive idea of the order being stamped numerous times across the paper.

These are rough comps I stumbled across recently and I still love the concept. Now that the album has come and gone, it’s time to dream up some brand new ideas for Mr. Leo. I’d love to be able to work on some art for him!

Ted Leo: Bomb.Repeat.Bomb

The concept basically started out as a goof on the term “space-suit” and how fun it would be to see an astronaut in a jacket and tie. Once I got the sketch done and started playing around with it the idea became a little more profound given the cause it’s for. The idea grew into this guy delivering the fundraising proceeds in his briefcase to Mars (hence the red/yellow glow from entering the atmosphere). Of course nobody wants the love and compassion to escape out of the briefcase, but it make for a more interesting picture. Rest assured all that goodwill does get where it’s supposed to go!

It’s that time again and our good friends at The Wishlist Foundation have asked to design some new artwork for the upcoming Flight To Mars show. This year, one of the fundraising items they’re selling are ticketbooks for collecting and storing ticket stubs from concerts. They wanted to do 3 different covers to give buyers a variety to chose from. We came up with some cool art and the response has been terrific!

The first one involves a massive collection of Pearl Jam ticket stubs scattered around. We wanted to do something interesting with the layout so we had the idea of making a star out of the tickets, as the star is part of The Wishlist Foundation’s identity. This one is all about concept and using photos and scans of real world items to create the art.

The second one came from the age old frustration of buying a concert ticket and having to pay for numerous, ridiculous sounding fees. The art depicts the “Board of Directors” from the ticket monopoly we’ve all heard of, and how they’re intertwined with their profits and fees. We started with a simple sketch of one board member and evolved him into his counterparts with some subtle character changes. The carbon copy nature of the board members is a deliberate statement about their common motivations. There is an alternate version of this piece but we’re saving that for later!

The third one is a simple but striking interpretation of a 45″ album and the impact it’s music has on a person. Using bold colors to accentuate the sharp edges gives this image a little kick.

This is our 3rd year now working with The Wishlist Foundation on the annual Flight To Mars show and we’re stoked that they keep coming asking us to participate!

Anyway, while patiently awaiting his follow-up album, I regularly visit steveswebpage for any signs of activity. I was pleasantly surprised to find out about this awesome experiment Steve and his band performed in which the audience gets to choose the story and the songs by using laser pointers to make their choice on the wall. As far as I’m concerned Steve can take all the time he wants on the new album, as long as he’s exploring great new ideas like this one.