Esperanza Atlanta

This week has been an absolute whirlwind. It seems our design clients have finally shaken the holiday hangover and are forging full steam ahead into 2012. I had an incredible amount of deliverables to get through over the past couple days, and while not everything I've been working on is ready for the public eye, I thought I'd give you a glimpse of some of the stuff I can show you...

 

DAVID PERKINS, the proprietor and head distiller at HIGH WEST DISTILLERY & SALOON, will be in house at HOLEMAN AND FINCH this Monday from 5-6pm for an hour long meet and greet with HIGH WEST cocktails by GREG BEST and ANDY MINCHOW. He will then make his way over to H&F BOTTLESHOP for half an hour of bottle signing. We were responsible for making the promo and the design objective was to create a postcard reminiscent of newspaper liquor ads from the 1930's.

Our bosom buddies over at WHYNATTE have unleashed yet another explosive cocktail upon the city of Atlanta... FIRE IN THE HOLE!! I love working with Jesse on these posters and wish I could share more of the brainstorming notes as they're truly hilarious. I wanted to work with some colors on the latest poster in our series with them that I had not yet used... Orange and brown seemed to emote the featured FIREBALL brand cinnamon whisky and a little army green contrasted nicely. This new shot is hot stuff, and we highly recommend trying one the next time your out and about. DBA BARBECUE's Super Bowl Party might be a nice opportunity. More on that in a bit...

This is the first piece in a very long list of work we just signed on to do with the GEORGIA CONSERVANCY. The organization plans several trips during the year to encourage environmental awareness and stewardship throughout the state, but there is also a focus on having a good time while doing good work. Their annual Oyster Roast takes place in Savannah, GA and more information can be found HERE.

DBA BARBECUE is one of our favorite spots around the city because they just take care of us so well over there. Owner Matt Coggin has been a long time friend and seems to have finally hit his stride at the cozy Virginia Highlands BBQ joint. Sunday football debauchery has been a well kept secret at DBA, but their Super Bowl Party looks to blow it wide open. My only advice is if you're going, get there early... and plan a "doctor's appointment" for Monday morning. The design was inspired by an old Harvard football scoring card I found online that I thought fit the feel of the New England match-up nicely.

The ATLANTA BOCCE LEAGUE is about to start their 2012 Spring Season and we couldn't be more ready to hit the field again. We did a series of posters for the local divisions around town that feature several different in game scenarios that might be a bit contentious. We found the overhead perspective of the balls and simplicity of the layout to be eye-catching, but also intriguing enough to draw the viewer in for a closer look at what ball might actually get the point.

These are some poster templates we made for GRAVEYARD TAVERN's new Friday night event, THE SOCIALIST PARTY. They were looking for something reminiscent of Socialist propaganda mixed with Gangs of New York, draft riot, styled posters... but to avoid the "OBEY" look.  I think I was able to mix the two suggested styles and throw in some neat woodcut styled graphics as well to give the posters a stamped feel.

JARREN BENTON is one of the hottest hip-hop acts in Atlanta right now and he's making some big moves. He also allows me to fly my freak flag when drawing his album covers. The SMKA produced FREEBASING WITH KEVIN BACON drops soon and you can get more info HERE.

Yet another cover for our old friend ALEON CRAFT. This one's for all the ladies out there. COSMIC VALENTINE EP drops February 13th only at SMKA.

Of course, there's loads more, but it's just not ready to be shared. We'll also have some new Esperanza items popping up soon so keep your eyes and ears and smart phones peeled.