The past couple months, I’ve spent a lot of time designing posters. The overwhelming response from you, the internet, has been that I should print them. I couldn’t agree more, this could be awesome. Let’s do it.

I started a Kickstarter project, so that we can make these prints happen! If you’re not familiar with Kickstarter, it’s essentially a website where creative projects of all shapes and sizes can be funded. There are tons of talented artists, filmmakers, photographers, writers, and musicians raising funds for all types of endeavors. I don’t think there’s any better way to get a project like this started.

Whether or not any of my work gets printed is entirely up to you guys. Readers, followers, friends, colleagues, random strangers that like the color yellow, I’m grateful to anybody that is interested.

The Rewards

Oh, I forgot to mention the best part? We all get stuff!

• Hand-wrriten thank you notes.
• Thank you in an upcoming special blog post about this project.
• 6″ signed prints of my photography.
• 24″ signed posters (FIVE different designs available).
• 24″ wood-mounted posters.
• Custom poster design on a subject of your choice.

Every penny helps bring my work closer to being printed, and I can’t thank everybody enough for how awesome you’re being by pitching in your hard earned dollars. I hope these rewards are a sufficient thank you.

Check out my Kickstarter page to grab a poster!

And here’s a video!

One more thing…

We have to raise $2,000 by March 16th (at 6pm), otherwise nothing gets printed at all. That’s the nature of Kickstarter. An all or nothing model that protects artists and fans alike. Don’t worry, you won’t be charged anything unless we hit our goal. There’s no maximum limit though. So my additional proposal is that if we hit $4,000, I will print a sixth poster (the design of which is currently unreleased).

Printing five posters at once, with extra photo prints, shipping tubes, and free shipping anywhere in the US adds up really quickly. Without all of you guys, and the Kickstarter platform, I’d never have this opportunity. So again, thanks so much, rock on!

Donate to my Kickstarter Poster Project!

In case you were wondering, yes, the red guys are zombies. I wanted to design something where a person faced certain death from a horde of zack.

I’m a huge fan of The Walking Dead comic book series, as well as zombie lore in general. If you haven’t read Max Brooks’ World War Z, do yourself a favor and read it immediately.

I wanted to capture the big picture of a zombie uprising. Sure one zombie in a dark corner is scary, but showing the potential extinction of the human race is scarier. And much more badass. The hero character in the center has two machine guns laying on the ground, although I suppose it’s up to the viewer whether or not you believe they have any bullets in them. Not that it would matter with this many undead.

Want a print of this poster? You’re in luck I have a Kickstarter Project to get my posters printed up right now! Check out my Kickstarter Poster Project.

Additionally, here’s some close up shots. These will be printed at 24″, so there will be plenty of detail.

Let me know what you think the comments. Or buy a print!

It’s been said before, and I’ll say it again: I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly.

There isn’t much of a deeper meaning here, I wanted to draw hotness. I was inspired by a lot of things, researching a bunch of James Bond title sequences and ’70s pinup & porn artwork. The James Bond titles are famous for iconic Bond girl silhouettes, and I definitely had that in mind when drawing this girl. This isn’t meant to be exploitative or pornographic, just hot for hotness’ sake.

The title within the design is borrowed from humanity’s greatest masterpiece: Bootylicious. I think we all need to use this word more often. The photo in the background is one that I took last summer on Mackinac Island. So while this may look a sexy Brazilian beach, it started as freezing cold lake water in Michigan. Let’s ignore that.

I’m in the process this month of getting some poster designs printed. Let me know if you’re interested in this one as well. Plenty more designs in my brain, if I can only find the time!

Let me know what you think of this poster in the comments! Or catch me on Twitter: @FringeFocus

I’m no professional photographer, but obsession was indeed strong enough to risk life and limb and venture out into the blizzard last night. With nicknames like “Snowmagedon”, “Snowpacalypse”, “SNOWMG”, and “Snowtorious B.I.G.”, you would be expected to stay indoors. I threw on a lot of extra clothing, and went out in hopes that I wouldn’t break my camera. Some of these shots turned out alright, so I thought I’d share them here.

Some of these photos are available as prints! You can get your hands on some by backing my Kickstarter Poster Project! (Which also includes 6″ photo prints like these)

Even with the tripod at full height, it was often buried up the middle in snow. By the end of the night my viewfinder, and rest of my camera, had ice packed all over it. I believe I saved it with paper towels.

The images above all link to my Flickr as well.

Let me know what you think about these shots, or tell me your blizzard story in the comments! You can also hit me up on Twitter.

Update: This 24″ poster is now available for purchase on my Kickstarter Poster Project!

My newest poster design is an idea I’ve been wanting to tackle for a while.  I wanted to create a design that’s self-referential, that describes its own creation to the viewer. I had a lot of fun making this one. It’s really dry humor.

The main focal point of the image describes itself as “This is the focus”, while one of the bright lines creating the shapes says “Contrast attracts your eyes, you like it.” There are a dozen other little pieces that describe how the poster was made, and what role each part of the design plays. Negative space, lines, texture, radial symmetry, the rule of thirds, it’s all in there.

This is absolutely meant be a sort-of inside joke for creatives and designers. It pulls from the principles and elements of design, Photoshop functions, and even the exact fonts used to create the piece. It’s almost like a blueprint for making itself. The background is actually a photo I took myself of a random cornfield in Illinois.

This poster is inspired by a Deadmau5 song, “This Is the Hook” from his At Play album. It’s an absolutely killer dance track, with a robotic voice that says things like “I like the bass”, “This is the hook, it’s catchy, you like it”, and “The open high hat creates the counter syncopation, making you want to dance.” Dance music is and always will be cooler than poster design, but I wanted my design to capture the same self-referential silliness of his song.

I’m sure the poster text is a little to small to read on the blog, but the design is intended to be printed at ~ 15.5 x 24″. Here’s some more closeup shots!

I’m still working on getting my poster store up and running. I will definitely be getting prints done of my previous “Predators” series, and I have a lot of interest in getting this one printed as well. I absolutely want this hanging on the wall in my office. You can also this poster on my Flickr.

As always, here’s iPhone / iPad / Android Wallpapers:

• “This Is the Focus” iPhone Wallpaper
• “This Is the Focus” iPad & Android Wallpaper

If you’re interested in a print, or have any thoughts, leave a comment!

Or hit me up on Twitter: @FringeFocus