Every year, Spur art directs and designs the massive hardcover that is The Directory of Illustration. This year's volume was illustrated by the talented Owen Davey.
To see a huge variety of illustration portfolios, visit www.directoryofillustration.com
Each year, a different alumnus of the Maryland Institute College of Art is chosen to illustrate the poster for the National Portfolio Day held in Baltimore and hosted by MICA. This year's poster was illustrated by the talented Paige Vickers. For details about this year's event on November 20th please visit MICA's website here.
Here is the latest brochure that Spur designed for the Directory of Illustration’s Advertising Program.
This year's cover was illustrated by the talented Melinda Beck. For more information, please visit www.directoryofillustration.com
This year the Maryland Humanities Council selected All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely for the One Maryland One Book program. Spur designed materials for the program, including the poster, teachers' and readers' guides, and bookmark, with illustrations by Andrea Kalfas. Go here for more information about the program.
Ogilvy and Mather invited me along with 39 other designer/illustrators to create a commemorative poster for the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's 40 Anniversary. The play I chose was John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, 24 x 36 inches.
Poster design for "Matter, Energy, Human" which appeared at Theatre Project April. 15-17. Presented by Deep Vision Dance Company. Printed two-color offset on 65# cover. 14x23. Show details here.
Poster design for "Look Through My Eyes" at Theatre Project Mar. 10-13. Presented by Mervin Primeaux-O’Bryant / Questfest 2016. Printed two-color offset on 65# cover. 14x23. Show details here.
Here are a few photos of the installation Spur designed for the John Barth exhibit, "Lost & Found in the Funhouse" at the George Peabody Library. The exhibition has been extended until March 31st. You can find out more here.
It's a pleasure to work with a talented artist every year when art directing and designing the massive hardcover that is The Directory of Illustration. This year's volume was illustrated by the amazing Olaf Hajek. Check out those show ponies!
To see mountains of great illustration portfolios visit www.directoryofillustration.com !
This year's High School Recruitment poster for the Maryland Institute College of Art was illustrated by the talented Brian Rea.
A few weeks back I was contacted by John Flansburgh of the indie rock band They Might be Giants to put together a stop motion animated video loosely based on a rough animatic by artist David Cowles for the song "I am Alone." The only hitch was no one in our studio had any experience making a stop motion animation.
A quick purchase of a second-hand copy stand, some animation software, a trip to JoAnn Fabrics, numerous hours making wired puppets, and many more hours of animation and editing by Joyce Hesselberth; and this thing practically made itself.
A different MICA alumni is chosen each year to illustrate the poster for the National Portfolio Day held in Baltimore and hosted by MICA. This year's poster was illustrated by the talented Julianna Brion. For details about this year's event on November 22nd please visit MICA's website here.
Opening today at the George Peabody Library at the Johns Hopkins University and running until February 28th is an exhibition of the works of postmodernist master John Barth.
Spur designed and illustrated the signage and graphics for the exhibition. For details please visit: http://goo.gl/Ivbqz6
Illustrations and lettering for this year's Krispy Kreme Pirate Day ad campaign. Art director: Betsy Fraser / Shapiro Walker
Currently arriving in illustrators' mailboxes across the globe is the latest brochure Spur designed for the Directory of Illustration’s Advertising Program.
This year's cover artist is the fantastic Curtis Parker. For more info please visit www.directoryofillustration.com
Look snazzy in black tie in this tuxedo T created for North America's greatest indie Rock band! Available here.
This year the Maryland Humanities Council selected The Boys in the Boat for the One Maryland One Book program. Spur designed materials for the program, including the poster, teachers' and readers' guides, and bookmark, with illustrations by Andrea Kalfas.
Sixth in a series of limited edition posters for TMBG's year long stand at the Music Hall of Brooklyn. The posters are 12 x 18 and printed using 4 color process and puffy screen printing ink on heavy stock. Go see TMBG the last Sunday of 11 months in 2015 and get a poster while they last! Tickets available here.
Spur redesigned the cover and packaging for Rainer Werner Fassbinder's seminal German film "The Merchant of Four Seasons." Cover art by David Plunkert. Eric Skillman / Criterion AD
Available from the Criterion Collection.
Fourth in a series of limited edition posters for TMBG's year long stand at the Music Hall of Brooklyn. The posters are 12 x 18 and printed using 4 color process and puffy screen printing ink on heavy stock. Go see TMBG the last Sunday of 11 months in 2015 and get a poster while they last! Tickets available here.
