So I impulsively decided to give NaNoWriMo a shot this year. That kind of explains my absence for the last few days, all of my free time has been going to try and reach the 50,000 word mark by the end of the month. It’s tough but I’ve just reached 30,000 and feel confident of finishing now. It is actually getting easier as I get further along. The story is kind of telling itself. Chances are I’ll be editing a 50k word transcript for the rest of my life trying to find the good bits, but I’m sure it will be worth it on November 30th when the sleepless nights, indented writing finger and caffeine OD’s are finally over with.
Fillmore East Program February 11, 13 & 14, 1970 by David Byrd
David Byrd created some of the most memorable Classic Theatre and Rock and Roll images from the 1960s and 70s. This is the first time that these rare original one of a kind drawings have been available for sale since they were first created over 30 years ago. These drawings are the actual drawings that were presented for approval of the final artwork. David created ALL of the Art for Bill Graham’s Fillmore East, including their Program covers and Rock posters, the art for Jimi Hendrix’s first Fillmore East appearance, The Rolling Stones 1969 World Tour art, The Who’s Performance of Tommy at the New York Metropolitan Opera House and The Fillmore, and The Grateful Dead Swell Dance Concert to name only a few. He also created the poster art for the original location of the 1969 Woodstock music festival . His memorable images were also used for classic Broadway shows like Godspell, Follies and Jesus Christ Superstar to mention only a few.
All of these extremely rare drawings are signed and dated and are the original presentation drawings that were created by David Byrd for the approval of the final poster or program cover artwork. David’s poster art is in many museum collections, including : The Louvre, in Paris, Victoria & Albert in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York and The Smithsonian in Washington, DC.
i have a new favorite beer. not only is it extremely tasty, but it has the most stylish label i’ve ever seen. i recommend it highly.
I’d buy this if I could: Philadelphia designer Mikey Burton’s thesis project is an integrated branding campaign based around the illustrative reinterpretation of classic book covers directed toward junior-high students. The rest of his portfolio is equally polished. (via Grain Edit)
karenh: graphic design & illustrations by Darling Clementine (first discovered via grain edit, above is The Claudettes postcard series)
