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ENTHEOS 2012
I have been part of Entheos since its early stages of conception. Part of Entheos from day 1 has been a desire to work with design whole systems, integrated media platforms, and technological communication arrays. Entheos, while being one of western Canada’s most grassroots festivals, has always equivalently priveleged the technological future with the grounded ...
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Living Room 2012
Mike and Sara from The Pride, are the cofounders of Shambhala’s legendary Beach stage. In fact they were original members of the inaugral shambhala crew, helping to build the foundation of one of the world’s best electronic Music festivals. Onbeyond has been working with the pride since 2005, first as a DJ, then as a ...
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Nomads 2012 Fall Collection Catalog
Nomads Hemp Wear, an awesome clothing company based in the Slocan Valley, approached onbeyond to have us design their new fall line catalog. Louis and Anik had been doing the catalog themselves for a number of years and this year they had a time crunch to get the clothing photographed in their models down in ...
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Mayan Appocalypse 1 year Pre-Party.
December 21, 2012 is the reputed end date of the current mayan calendar cycle. We have no idea what is in store for us and we wanted to celebrate that uncertainty as a great mystery we get to watch unfold for us. Cynical or serious? Paradigm changing or subtle irony? A really fun vector design.
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Bird Of Prey
Torin Goodnight is Bird of Prey. This music is expansive, highly skilled, heavy and filled with dancfloor filling excellence. An amazing set at the Living Room at Shambhala in 2011 alerted everyone to their presence. Check it out…This is a poster for his show in Victoria BC. Note the subtle nod to Judas Priest’s 80′s ...
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GREAT CENTRAL SUN
Shine Edgar is an exceptional person. Possibly the most positive thinking person i have yet encountered, his energy and enthusiasm is infectious. After briefly meeting him a number of time on tour with Adham Shaikh, we finally got to talking about me doing design for his upcoming album, produced by Adham. I was excited to ...
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DREAMTREE PROJECT
Adham Shaikh has been a longtime friend and artistic collaborator. I think of him as a successful role model / big brother who has continually supported me and provided me the opportunity to design, usually completely without micromanaging interference. It has been an honour and a pleasure to work with him over the years. His ...
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Permaculture, Community and Design Initiatives
As a graphic designer, I realize the importance of branding and advertising in today’s world. I also recognize the perils of a corporate design world devoid of substance or realness. Graphic Design is a necessity which is not always accepted or embraced by people whose aspirations and projects lie outside of the monetary world. Being ...
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EARTHDANCE VANCOUVER ISLAND 2011
Earthdance 1999 was on of the the first graphic design gigs of my career. It’s so far back now it is outside of my old harddrives, languishing in somewhere back on my old spindles of cd’s from a time when my design was just beginning. I met Sandra Karpetas, the organizer of Earthdance Vancouver 1997-2000, ...
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summer 2011 mini update
The summer has been hectic and chill at the same time. I have enjoyed the outside world more than i have in many years, even during the time I lived on the sunshine coast. I’ve pretty much been eking a meagre existence by making posters for the local club. I keep posting them because each ...