Poster design for "Flux" at Theatre Project April 24 - 27. "Flux" is a dance production about a series of works capturing the flux of human desire, emotion, and ambition. Printed one-color offset on Mohawk Straw 80# cover. 14x23. Show details here.
They Might Be Giants Stand Poster / March
Third 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.
Exit, Stage Left
This is the poster design for "Exit, Stage Left" at Theatre Project Mar. 5-7. "Exit, Stage Left" is a physical-comedy show by an ensemble of 5 presenting a wide range of old-fashioned family entertainment. Printed one-color offset on Mohawk Straw 80# cover. 14x23. Show details here.
Directory of Illustration 31
It's a thrill to get to work with a talented artist every year when art directing and designing the Directory of Illustration. This year's volume was illustrated by the fantastic Paul Blow.
To see scads of great illustration portfolios visit www.directoryofillustration.com !
Society of Illustrators 57
For the second year in a row the Theatre Project poster series was awarded a gold medal in the Advertising category at the annual Society of Illustrators Exhibition.
Thank you to the Society, the judges and the folks at Theatre Project.
They Might Be Giants Stand Poster / February
Here's the second 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.
Rhapsody
Here's the poster for "Rhapsody" at Theatre Project Feb. 20-22. Vincent E Thomas/VTDance presents a new performance piece exploring the profound writings of several African American writers and poets and the aspects of place/sacred spaces and time that have an impact on writing. Printed one-color offset on Mohawk Straw 80# cover. 14x23. Show details here.
They Might Be Giants - Let Me Tell You About My Operation
I created the art and character designs in this animation for week 6 of They Might Be Giants' Dial-A-Song project. Video directed by Jeremy Galante & David Cowles. Animation team: Brad Pattullo, Mike Genz.
They Might Be Giants 2015 Calendar
Here's the 2015 TMBG Dial-A-Song Radio Network Wall Calendar. For Network affiliates only!
They Might Be Giants / Music Jail Video
Here's the week 4 post from They Might Be Giants 2015 Dial-A-Song project. A new song every week. Video directed and animated with David Cowles and Jeremy Galante with character designs by Dave Plunkert. Support this project and get the track on iTunes: http://geni.us/iDAS4 or on Amazon: http://geni.us/DAS4 or get Dial-A-Song Direct at https://drip.fm/dial-a-song-direct
They Might Be Giants Stand Poster / January
It's They Might be Giants Week at Spur!
Here's the first in a series of limited edition posters for TMBG's year long stand at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. 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.
Holiday Happy Hour & Poe Signing
Join us at our studio on Wednesday, December 17th, 6:00 - 8:30 pm for a holiday party and a special signing of "Edgar Allan Poe Stories and Poems", the recent collection of Poe’s works published by Rockport Books and fully illustrated by David Plunkert!
Listen to Dave’s interview with Aaron Henkin on “The Signal” discussing the book’s release and what it was like to work on the project here.
Grab a copy of the book, enjoy festive food and drinks, and take advantage of our 10% off sale on all art prints and posters. Get your holiday shopping out of the way in good company! You can RSVP on the event page here. We hope to see you there!
Poe Signing
Criterion Designs at the Society of Illustrators
Tonight at 6:30, Dave will be joining a panel of 6 artists in an event at the Society of Illustrators to celebrate the release of Criterion Designs, a coffee table book featuring their famous redesigns of special edition DVDs and Blu rays.
Hosted by Eric Skillman, the guest artists also include Greg Manchess, Yuko Shimizu, Leanne Shapton, Adrian Tomine, and Ron Winberly.
Details here: societyillustrators.org.
Cyber Monday
Use code 15OFF50 at check out to take advantage of the Spur store's Cyber Monday sale! Deal ends 12/2 at 12:30pm. Don't miss out!
The Odyssey
Here's the poster for "The Odyssey" performed by Charlie Bethel. At Baltimore Theatre Project Dec 4-14. Printed one color offset on Mohawk Straw 80# cover. 14 x 23. Show details here: www.theatreproject.org
Edgar Allan Poe Stories & Poems
My new hardcover book, Edgar Allan Poe Stories & Poems, is available now! Published by Rockport, the book features 12 of Poe's beloved stories and 12 of his most famous poems, all accompanied by illustrations.
National Portfolio Day Atlanta
Atlanta's National Portfolio Day is on November 8th. For details about this year's event, visit MICA's admissions page here.
Extra-Ordinary Objects
Explore how and why artists use a range of everyday materials in their art and respond to the work through hands-on activities in the Big Table Gallery in the Contemporary Wing of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Spur designed the new display which features a 40-foot sign made from #2 pencils, a swing you can't swing on, a map dress you can't wear, and a leg you can pull. Visit artbma.org for more information.
Heroical #2
Debuting this weekend at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda is David Plunkert's Heroical #2! This new issue has twice the colors on the cover and twice the holes! More offbeat super-heroes and art featuring: The Ultranauts! Makwa The Bear Spirit! The Midnight-Man & Stevie! Magnox the Magnified Man! and many more! Printed in a huge, 11 x 14 format containing 20 pages plus a double die cute cover!
It's available now in the Spur Stor.
Come by David's table at SPX, J11, to say hello and pick up a copy of Heroical #2 in person. Prints and posters will also be available. See you there!
