Typestries:Around The Shop: October 2006 Archives

Here's a little update on the WOXY decals we made up. The awesome news is that woxy.com is up and broadcasting again. Lot's of live lounge acts, too! And the new owners (lala.com) have a really neat service. I've already listed a bunch of CD's for trade and received my first traded disc today.

For the decals, we had over 250 emails for the decals. Since I funded this effort on my own, I had to draw the line just over 100 or so. So, If for some reason you did not receive a woxy decal I'm sorry. I had someone ask to send me money to make some, but regretfully I need to decline. If it's going to be a money making thing than woxy deserves the financial gain to keep such a great product coming to all listeners. Plus I'm not about to reproduce their artwork for a financial gain without their permission. So, please don't send me any money for decals....

thanks for all of the great comments and emails. Let's all spread the word about the wonderful music experience woxy.com provides.

Here's what I pretty much look at all day long (not just this particular job, of course). I'm grateful for my large Apple Cinema display. With such a huge screen I can keep all of my pallets organized and hop around between the design applications that we rely on everyday. Here I'm working on re-creating a historic look and feel of a Cuban propaganda poster for Fidel Castro. Why on earth would I be doing this? It's going to become a large digitally printed set piece. This job calls for three 12 foot square mesh banners. Each one has a historic recreation of communist propaganda poster that fits the theme of the music the band has arranged for this season of competition. Last year, local legend Chuck Wilson devised a steel frame structure that could be easily assembled on the performance field. These banners have pole pockets on the edges and actually wrap around the frame and are tensioned tight to make a completely weatherproof, wind resistant set piece. These outdoor sets are rolled onto the field by band parent volunteers for the perfromance. The concept worked so well last year that we're back at it again this year. If you've got a challenging display project that requires a unique solution, drop me a line or give a call—perhaps we can engineer a solution to fit your needs and your budget.