Olivia Rodrigo Newspaper Design

Designed a newspaper front to back for Olivia Rodrigo! A dream brief. 🦋

These were handed out at her BST Hyde Park headline on Friday, as well as Manchester shows this week. Featuring coverage of her UK visit, games, ‘livo-scopes’, and a GUTS album lyric poster on the back!

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Commissioned by Alia Aldeghather
Written by Tara Yazdan Panah & me
Produced by Fabyl Creative
Label: Polydor Records
Lyrics by Olivia Rodrigo

Commissioned by Polydor Records.

Duke Riley

Designed cover for Bleu Magazine - Cover Star Duke Riley

Duke Riley Cover Star for Bleu Magazine

Cover Star Duke Riley for Issue 99 Bleu Magazine

Cover Design

COLORS MOVE:FEEL 1 VINYL

A limited edition double-disc gatefold vinyl, featuring 16 A COLORS SHOW tracks from across the world. The MOVE:FEEL record reflects and celebrates the launch of COLORS’ new ‘MOVE’ and ‘FEEL’ playlists.

2 x 12 inch colored vinyl in Milky Clear
Gatefold sleeve, mirror board with bespoke blind emboss on the back, blind deboss on the front.

Gatecreeper flyers

Really fun flyer designs for Gatecreeper, Portland and Austin shows.

Poster for David Bowie

Part of an ongoing series where I design posters for infamous welsh gigs.

Hand made collage elements assembled in photoshop.

Commissioned by Self-employed.

Fatboy Slim / Ally Pally

We wanted to make the Fatboy Slim concert at Alexandra Palace feel like a huge festival! We got creative with an old-school campervan photobooth, with Fatboy Slim stickers and graphics. We also made some deck chairs and hung up flags with lyrics from his most famous songs.

/ Marketing Activation
/ Poster design
/ Camper van graphics
/ Photo booth frame design
/ Deck chair design

Commissioned by BMG.

Groove Armada / 25th Anniversary Box Set

We celebrated the culmination of 25 years of this iconic duo with a special edition box set.

We wanted to create a playful Artwork that represents the energy of GA’s music, using fun dancing characters for the cover and colourful doodles throughout the artwork.

The GA25 boxset includes a double CD, 2-side LP, 32-page booklet and 12"x12" poster.

/ Box Set (packaging design)
/ LP and CD packaging design
/ Book design

Commissioned by BMG.

Poster for Sonic Youth

Part of a ongoing series where I create gig posters for infamous welsh gigs.

Handmade collage elements assembled in photoshop.

Commissioned by Self-employed.

The Pretty Reckless / Halestorm (Summer Tour)

Illustrated posters to promote The Pretty Reckless and Halestorm's joint tour in summer 2022.

The Snuts - Millenials - Album & Vinyl Artwork

The Snuts - Millenials - Album & Vinyl Artwork

Client: Happy Artist Records
Creators: Amy Hancock & Tobias Lever
Pop Up Vinyl: Poposition Press
Creative Agency: Two Suns Ltd
 

Promotional arts for The Pretty Reckless animated music video

I developed Illustrations for covers, posts and prints promoting the animated video and the song Witches Burn by The Pretty Reckless.

Commissioned by Fearless Records.

Ministry of Sound - The Annual 2024 - Album & CD Artwork

Album Artwork & CD Case Design

Creator: Amy Hancock
Client: Ministry Of Sound
Design Agency: Two Suns

Commissioned by Sony Music .

'Spin Sum' Poster Artwork

Here’s a poster I created for Spin Sum for their event on 17 September 2022 at Studio 9294, London.

Featuring;

Monkey Safari

Willer

Nataliejane

Latitude 2012

Concept artwork for Latitude Festival. Print ads (30+) for various newspapers and magazines (Guardian, Independent, TimeOut, NME, etc.). Longitude and Tour de Latitude sub logo designs. Press packs, web ads, HPTOs, OOH, DOOH.

Commissioned by Festival Republic.

Merchandise for Pendulum

Great working with the wonderful people at Unholy Management and the band on this cool project, 9 pieces of new merch to accompany the new album and single releases and tour.

Commissioned by UnHoly Management.

Artwork and CD packaging for Mediations - Chant & Piano

Great pleasure to work on this fantastic project with some amazing people. Great to see the final physical product out.⁠
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Pianist @timallhoff_music has recorded an album with Father @robert_mehlhart_op and his expert Gregorian chant ensemble Cantatorium combining the charms of modern piano with ancient chant.⁠
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@timallhoff_music⁠
@sony.classical⁠
@robert_mehlhart_op⁠

Commissioned by Sony Masterworks.

Alabama 3 - 'Cold War Classics Vol. 2'

Album design for Alabama 3's latest release 'Cold War Classics Vol. 2'

Poster Design | Dynamite

Happy 3-Year Anniversary!

Magazine Layout | London Calling

I thought it’d be a nice challenge to put together a magazine spread and spend some time in InDesign, following Jung Kook's Vogue editorial.

GRAVEYARD RIDDIM FILM POSTERS

Set of 3 film posters for the premier of Graveyard Riddim a short film by Monkey Marc’c team shown at the Dance Lens Film Festival.

Content created: Film Posters

Technique: Hand Drawn Text, Digitally Coloured

Poster for Beneath The Surface

Poster and social media asset design for Beneath The Surface's event at Wire, Leeds. A dark and brutalist design for a gritty dubstep event. 

Poster Design | Life Is A Soup

"Life is a soup and I'm a fork."
— Kim Namjoon

Official artwork for The Smashing Pumpkins

Official gig poster for the Smashing Pumpkins concert in West Palm Beach

Kid Cudi - Trilogy

Layout / Design / 3D Photo manipulation for Kid Cudi. Exterior art by KAWS. Original Photography By Nabil and Pamela Littky.

Commissioned by UMe.

Silver Apples Posters

A series of posters I did for Silver Apples.

Slobheads Andy's Got A Gun

Really fun one for Slobheads' new single 'Andy's Got A Gun,' featuring their out of control band manager Andy Arseface wreaking havoc on the town.

Migimimi Sleep Tight / The Massive Market

Client : Space Shower Music

Once again, we are delighted to be able to create an album packaging design for Japanese electro J-POP band “Migimimi Sleep Tight” under the banner of Space Shower Music. From their musical development, we can perceive the experimental nature of “The Massive Market”. Beyond using the mixture of English and Japanese lyrics, the music’s style produces a wave of Japanese American Funk and Future Bass, with Chinese lyrics adding further flavour, highlighting the feelings of metropolitan love story. In order to be able to display their amalgamation of ideas, we devised an eye catching colour palette and illustration to picture an urban trance of modern tunes.

Miyagawa Iren - LNP Records

Client : LNP Records

On this first album package for Japanese musician Miyakawa Iren, we placed importance on being visually appealing to a broader audience. After thoroughly listening to the album many times, we decided upon the fantasy illusionary imagery to interpret Iren’s musical perspective and present it to the world, allowing the listeners to experience a musical fantasy odyssey.

Artwork for DeeWunn

US indie label Waxploitation is released a new single called "Badman Party (freestyle)" from Jamaican dancehall artist DeeWunn. 

The artist has a love of old-school dancehall posters and wanted this freehand aesthetic to flow through his artwork.

Commissioned by Waxploitation.

Royal Blood Poster

For this illustration of Royal Blood, the talented English rock duo formed by Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher, there are references to Brighton, where the band is from.

The Royal Bengal tiger is coming into the city, stepping over  Brighton Royal Pavilion in a psychedelic haze.

You can read the band's name in the deconstructed tiger's stripes, which also stands as a reference to the structure still standing of the pier which burnt down in 2003.

Ozric Tentacles - career retrospective books

The latest in the Ozric Tentacles book sets I have designed is 'Trees of Eternity (1994 - 2000)' a 7 remastered Disc, 72-page Hardback Book containing 6 studio albums and the never-before-released Live at Fillmore, 1998. At the heart of this deluxe set is an in-depth book containing original liner notes by Dominic Blake, words from Ed Wynne, previously unseen photographs, rare content collected from band members old and new, personal artefacts from close associates of the band.

'Trees of Eternity' follows on from 'Travelling the Great Circle', the previous book which covered the first four full albums, from Pungent Effulgent and Jurassic Shift, a demos and rarities disc, the live Underslunky release, as well as the 1991 filmed concert from the Fridge in Brixton on DVD and a bonus disc of remixes. 
 

Commissioned by KScope.

Sharon Van Etten Merchandise Assortment

Designed merchandise assortment for Sharon Van Etten's 2019 Remind Me Tomorrow 2019 NA & EU Tour.

Created while working at The Cardboard Box Project.

Commissioned by Mick Management.

Merchandise Assortment for Arcade Fire

Designed merchandise capsule collection for Arcade Fire to celebrate the 10th anniversary of "The Suburbs."

Created at The Cardboard Box Project

Art Directed by Renata Morales

Matthew Good Poster

Illustrated a silk screened poster for Matthew Good's 2020 tour "Moving Walls."

Dvorák: Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85

The brief was to make the artwork fresh, surprising, playful and modern. 

Here are the results of the Album cover and the 5 singles.

Commissioned by Sony Music .

3D typography and graphics for Danny Elfman

3D typography and graphics for Danny Elfman's remix record Bigger Messier. Art direction and graphic design by Berit Gilma. Cover image by Sarah Sitkin.

Last image: 3D graphics for Danny Elfman's Native Intelligence single cover. Graphic design by Berit Gilma.

Commissioned by Epitaph Records.

Cover Art for Sunbeam Sound Machine's "Wonderer" Album

Cover art for Australian psychedelic/dream pop band Sunbeam Sound Machine's debut album "Wonderer."
(Click here to see full album layout and vinyl packaging)

Cover Art for Nowhere's "Invisible World" Album

Cover art for psychedelic/dream pop band Nowhere's third album "Invisible World."
(Click here to see full album layout and vinyl packaging)

Cover Art for Tame Impala's "Lonerism Remixes" Album

Album cover art as part of a pitch for a remixed version of psychedelic/dream pop band Tame Impala's "Lonerism" album. The concept of the album was a remixed version of the band's second album featuring special mixes of the album's tracks by well-known DJs, other artists, and the band themself.
(Click here to see full album layout and vinyl packaging)

Cover Art for Electric Palace's "Pretend" Album

Cover art for Los Angeles rock duo Electric Palace's debut album "Pretend."
(Click here to see full album layout and vinyl packaging)

Cover Art for Dead Vibrations' "Reflections" Album

Cover art for Swedish shoegaze/psychedlic/grunge band Dead Vibrations' debut album "Reflections."
(Click here to see full album layout and vinyl packaging)

Cover Art for Flared's "Debuten" Album

Cover art for Swedish retro rockers Flared's album "Debuten."
(Click here to see full album layout and vinyl packaging)

Diana Gordon Photo Treatments

Art and design photo treatments of the singer/songwriter Diana Gordon (Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Mark Ronson, etc.)
(Click here for more details on this project)

Promo for Syrian Music Preservation Initiative

Promo Image for non-profit concert. Client sought a hyper-minimal design that emphasized the string instruments. Design adapted for various digital and print formats.

TOGETHER APART

Artwork for Composer 'Vince Pope'

We wanted a cover that was warm, playful and something that reflected the feel of the music on the album. 

I also designed a 24 page Booklet which features all of the artists featured on the album, Each with an image, short description and piece of music. 

Gig Poster for Kerrang

Gig Poster distributed at Hot Milk's Kerrang! Pit show

Commissioned by Music for Nations.

Billboard for Never Not Nothing

Billboard positive campaign for Never Not Nothing. Displayed in Camden 2021.

Commissioned by Music for Nations.

Black Sonic Pearls

Art / 3D / Layout

Aerosmith

Layout and design 

Commissioned by Universal Music Group.

Sleep

Layout and compositing - gatefold image manipulation. 

original photography & model building by Jason Roeder

Commissioned by Third Man Records.

Wolfmother

Layout and design

Commissioned by Universal Music Group.

Minions - Turn Up The Sunshine - Poster

Minions The Rise of Gru Soundtrack festival poster featuring: Diana Ross, Tame Impala, Tierra Whack, BROCKHAMPTON, St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers and many more. 

Commissioned by Decca Records.

Social Media Campaigns with Universal Music Group

Various Social and Marketing Campaign element for Universal Music Group

Commissioned by Universal Music Group.

Mister Benjamin James

Visual identity development and branding for Miser Benjamin James' new work; including logo, exclusive collage artwork, color palette, digital and print contents. More in www.matthvanmayrit.eu

Design & Art Direction of FACT magazine

Working with another designer, StudioPensom launched FACT magazine back in 2004. It was seven inches in size, and the launch issue came inside a 45RPM slipcase. Over the years we commissioned many great artists, designers and illustrators for the magazine. Copies were available from record shops, and usually sold out on the day of release.

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Death Cycles

Artwork for Goose Island Brewery

I was commissioned by Goose Island Brewery to produce a number of illustrations and screen prints for promotional events and new craft beers. 
Artwork was used in a variety of settings from social media through to a bill board in Shoreditch’s Red Market and screen printed gig posters that were sold at events. 

Commissioned by Spotify.

Blue Lab Beats - Labels - Poster

Poster created for Blue Lab Beats single 'Labels' ft. Tiana Major 9 & Kofi Stone

Poster was based off the original artwork and designed for 48 Sheet and B2 Sizes.

Commissioned by Blue Note Records.

The Nerve CD Cover

I was commissioned to help bring The Nerve's album cover to life based on their initial ideas. We wanted a fun, colorful visual that included the car wiith a woman tippnig her martini glass out the window while flying down a desert road. The rotoscope illustration style was also discussed in lieu of a more photo-realistic approach.

We shot the car with the model in a studio setting, afterwhich I used it for the illustrative composite. This included design of the logo and the sign with the marquee. We added a few tongue-in-cheek references for the fanbase and locals.

The final cover has been well received and was also the basis for a poster. The Nerve continue to work with me on various projects.

Commissioned by The Nerve.

Amber Mark Logo

Official artist logo for Amber Mark.

Commissioned by EMI at Universal Music Group.

Emergence' Eco Wallet

After the first pressing of 'Emergence' sold out, Basilysk needed a more eco-friendly package for a physical copy that would cost less to produce and thus be able to be sold at a more affordable price specifically for international fans. This new compact edition boasts a revisited album cover and an all-new inner layout with full creative direction and execution done by me.

Commissioned by Basilysk.

Sad State of the Art' T-Shirts & Longsleeves

Going with a dadaist approach adopted in the 1980's by punk rock and heavy metal, I spent many hours cutting and pasting this shirt design together which was then followed by several more hours of digitally tweaking the levels of the scanned files until they were ready to be "posterized" into a black and white print.

T-shirt and long-sleeve versions available for purchase.

Commissioned by Basilysk.

Emergence' Jewel Case Edition

My greatest collection of work can be found within the first pressing of Basilysk's 'Emergence' album. I explored so many new mediums while working on this project which I feel made me twice the artist I was before I started it. From oil to collage to homemade tempura paint to clay, I was able to give each song on this album a unique, visual representation that reflects the "mixed media" nature of the band's music. All work created 2017-2018.

This version of the album has been sold out!

Commissioned by Basilysk.

Emergence' Promotional Collateral

I designed these posters and postcards to promote the debut full-length album and display a few of the top press highlights the album received from some heavy-hitting media outlets. This project emphasizes my eye for layouts and my ability to creatively utilize brand assets.

Commissioned by Basilysk.

Karma and Friends' Stickers

Using my painting, "The Eye of Krishna" as the focal point, I designed these 4x4 inch stickers as part of Basilysk's 2020 promotional collateral.

Commissioned by Basilysk.

The White Stripes/Glitch Mob Seven Nation Army Remix 7"

Creative direction & design for the 7" single and accompanying promos released by Third Man Records.

Commissioned by Sony / Third Man Records.

Posters for Band Marketing and Promotions

Created posters for a small Indie band from India for promotions in print media and band merchandise.

Commissioned by Itra.

Album Artwork & Shirt Design Illustration

This comission from the band, Misanthropic Rituals, was originally only meant to be a 3-colour shirt design, but they liked the final product so much that they decided they will use it for their upcoming album. I dove in head first to this pen and ink project and did not stop until my creative boundaries were pushed to the limit.

Commissioned by Misanthropic Rituals.

Emergence' T-Shirts

Using some of the key album art assets, I was able to put together a two-color t-shirt design for the band's tour in support of the album. All assets were designed and made by me.

Shirts available for purchase.

Commissioned by Basilysk.

"Five Leaves Left" Posters

Poster pair I designed based on the album “Five Leaves Left” by Nick Drake.

Peanut Butter Wolf Baseball Cards Zine

Stylized photos of PBW's childhood baseball card collection

Printed risograph

Sold out in 24 hours

Commissioned by Edwin Europe.

KYLIE MINOGUE PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION

I was approached by Kylie Minogues management team to help bring her ideas to life for a charity collaboration with the Pink Ribbon foundation who work with women who have and have recovered from breast cancer.

Peanut Butter Wolf Baseball Cards Zine

Stylized photos of PBW's childhood baseball card collection

Printed risograph

Sold out in 24 hours

Commissioned by Edwin Europe.

Minus Alive - Amen To The Storytellers T-Shirt Design

Minus Alive asked me to create a design for a limited run of T-shirts to promote their newest single Amen To The Storytellers. Having also worked on the music video, I used this as the inspiration for the design.

Photos by Georgia Penny Photo.

Models: Daniel Eagle and Ellie Garner.

Decklan McKenna Zine

We designed three zines in total for Declan McKenna, all of which were sold via his site.

Commissioned by Sony.

Babeheaven

YUCK® designed the packaging for Babeheaven's debut album 'Home for Now', incorporating illustration & artwork by River Cousin. We also designed a billboard and merchandise to accompany the release.

Commissioned by UROK.

Talk Show 2021 Tour

Creative design for Talk Show's 2021 tour campaign creating individual posters for each date and combining them to create a cohesive overall tour poster including basic animations for instagram stories.

Various Artworks

A selection of recent artworks & illustrations by Julian Henderson, 2020 - 2021.

Julian is a highly skilled Australian illustrator and graphic designer with over 12 years of commercial experience. He has worked on projects with clients from around the globe and his areas of expertise are illustration and printmaking. A true renaissance man, Julian is as comfortable behind the helm of a 1950's Heidelberg printing press, as he is puting pen to paper.

Album Cover Design - OMAM

High detail hand illustrated artwork for the Album Cover and Sleeve Poster of this limited edition OMAM vinyl. The artwork shows a series of goemetric mountain shapes, against a stark black sky. "I was Inspired by the bleak and yet beautiful landscapes of Iceland, which is where OMAM hail from. The cover art gives a nod to their homeland, while also being fairly ambiguous."

Created by illustrator, Julian Henderson. Julian is a highly skilled Australian illustrator and graphic designer with over 12 years of commercial experience. He has worked on projects with clients from around the globe, his areas of expertise are illustration and printmaking.

Jason Isbell - Merchandise

Various shirt and merchandise designs for the Nashville based singer-songwriter, Jason Isbell. These designs were sold on tour and online as part of presale packages for his 2015 Grammy-Award winning album, "Something More Than Free" as well as his 2016 tours.

Commissioned by Jason Isbell.

Less Than Jake / Lagwagon / Bouncing Souls - Tour Poster

Tour poster designs for the Gainesville Florida punk band, Less Than Jake for their co-headline tour with Lagwagon and The Bouncing Souls.

Commissioned by Less Than Jake.

Taylor Swift 'Lover' Poster

Digitally illustrated poster for the Taylor Swift 'City of Lover' concert in Paris, 2019.

Designed and illustrated in Photoshop. Not officially licensed artwork - a personal project.

Gig & Tour Posters

Over the years I've been lucky enough to design posters for gigs, sporting events and more all over the world. These are just a few of my favourites.

Lewis Knaggs miniverse

A series of LP releases. These illustrations capture the artists poignant themes of mortality, soul searching, escapism and survival. In this trippy miniverse fiction and reality are blurred within my stylistic imagination.

Commissioned by AWAL/Kolbalt Music.

Various Concert Posters

Concert Posters (Gaskessel Bern 2017-2020)

Various Poster Designs for www.gaskessel.ch

Beach House - Tour Poster

Beach House tour poster for 2018 Albert Hall show in Manchester

A Former Howl

The Design and Brand of Band and project of Edward F Butler

Commissioned by Edward F Butler.

Album Art Design - "Beta Lowdown"

ALBUM ART / PACKAGE DESIGN for ENEMY PLANES

DELIVERABLES:

GRAPHIC DESIGN / ARTWORK / PACKAGE DESIGN / LAYOUT

Commissioned by ENEMY PLANES.

Hollywood Hiatus (Cover Art)

Cover art for the song "Hollywood Hiatus" by U-N-I

Traveling (Cover Art)

Cover art for the song "Traveling" by Dom Kennedy

Troye Sivan

Troye Sivan is a South African-born Australian musician, actor and Youtuber with over 7 Million subscribers. Troye has been collaborating with MIK for a number of years, his music video clip for Youth (directed by MIK’s Adam Callen) winning an ARIA award for best video in 2015. As Troye prepared to launch his second studio album Bloom in 2018, he enlisted MIK to develop a suite of album artwork that would position him as a serious singer songwriter.

How do we creatively convey Troye’s maturation as an artist in Bloom? And in a volatile global streaming market, how do we ensure this artwork remains cohesive and relevant across multiple single releases?

MIK worked closely with Troye to develop artwork that reflected the maturity of Troye’s new sound, making this the central ethos of all materials. The photography was undertaken by well-respected French fashion photographer and fashion designer, Hedi Slimane.

We created a cohesive campaign that leveraged and linked all album collateral, from the limited edition vinyl to accompanying booklet, with his website, merchandise, digital advertising and social media assets.

Commissioned by Universal Music AU.

Montaigne - Complex

Montaigne is an Australian art pop singer-songwriter who first came to fame through Triple J Unearthed High in 2012. Montaigne’s debut album, Glorious Heights, peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart in 2016. In 2019, we created the packaging for Montaigne's sophomore album, Complex. Photography by Johnny Diaz Nicolaidis.

Commissioned by Sony Music AU.

Good Morning (Cover Art)

Cover art for the single "Good Morning" by Kanye West

Kiwi, Strawberry, & Mango (Cover Art)

Cover art for the song "Kiwi, Strawberry, & Mango" by Like of Pac Div

Allie X - Super Sunset

Allie X is an indie pop singer and songwriter from Toronto, Canada. MIK created the album artwork and packaging for Allie X's record Super Sunset, as well as a limited edition cassette and social assets. Photography by Vijat M.

Commissioned by Twin Music.

Tokyo Drift (Cover Art)

Cover art for the song "Tokyo Drift" by Woodie Smalls ft. K1d

Album Art Design - "Farewell Transmission"

ALBUM ART / PACKAGE DESIGN for ROCK THE CAUSE RECORDS


DELIVERABLES:

GRAPHIC DESIGN / ARTWORK / PACKAGE DESIGN / LAYOUT

Commissioned by Rock The Cause Records.

Nicole Millar - Excuse Me

Nicole Millar is a Canadian-Australian electronic, indie pop singer-songwriter. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2014 she won a trophy for Best Dance Release alongside Australian duo Peking Duck for their co-written single ‘High’.

We created the album artwork and packaging for Nicole’s 2018 debut album ‘Excuse Me’, as well as social media assets for Facebook and Instagram, tour poster art and print media assets. We dove into the lyrics of the album and created artwork that reflected Nicole’s unique sound and captured some of the more playful and fun themes of the album.

Commissioned by EMI Music.

Randy Newman Illustrated Tour Poster

Conceptualised, illustrated, animated, a tour poster for Randy Newman. Adapted format for postering, print ads, social formats, website banners and more.

Commissioned by Chugg Entertainment.