The Say Something Poster Project
November 18th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, DKNG Work, Design, Poster
Above is my poster design submission for “The Say Something Poster Project.” The project is a design competition and gallery show created to give designers the opportunity to use poster design to say something that will inspire, motivate and educate teenage kids.
This year 10 winning posters will be donated to “The Home for Little…
Aziz Ansari Posters
October 28th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, DKNG Work, Poster
Recently we had the honor of creating a poster series for Aziz Ansari’s Dangerously Delicious Tour. Last week he performed three days back to back at the renowned Fillmore in San Francisco. We were graciously asked to create a three part series to commemorate each night’s performances.
We wanted to create something that had the feel of a…
“Moog” Art Print
October 12th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, DKNG WorkRecently, we’ve had the pleasure of creating a contributing art print for the upcoming show SYNTH. SYNTH is a group art show inspired by Robert Moog, the inventor of the synthesizer. The show will take place…
“The National” Poster
October 12th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, DKNG Work, PosterJust in, the all new “The National” poster. The overprinting and half-toning in this poster proved to be a new challenge for us. That challenge would have been a regrettable burden if it wasn’t for the expertise of our trusted local printer Danny Askar.
The edition of 100 was hand screen printed with four colors. The poster will be…
Seven Saturdays “Secret Things” Official Music Video
September 30th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, Music, Music VideoOur good friend and client Jonathan Haskell’s (Seven Saturdays) “Secret Things” official music video, directed by Jacob Cooney for the release of The Shallow End LP on Moorworks (Japan) on October 6, 2010. “Secret Things” also appears on Seven Saturdays’ eponymous EP, self-released 01/12/10 (which was designed by yours truly, check it out here). Produced…
New Sleepy Sun Poster
September 29th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, DKNG Work, Poster
Ladies and gentleman, please meet the Sleepy Sun poster, our latest addition to the poster portfolio. This 18″x24″ three color beauty (one of which is metallic silver) was hand screen printed by Danny Askar. It’s a signed and numbered limited edition of 100. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to Sleepy Sun, we highly recommend it.…
Flatstock 27 – Bumbershoot Music Festival – Seattle
August 30th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, Events
EVENT INFO
Flatstock 27 @ Bumbershoot
Seattle Center, Fisher Pavilion
Seattle, WA
Labor Day weekend, Sept 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2010.
11 am to 8 pm daily
This coming weekend DKNG will be exhibiting at FLATSTOCK 27 in Seattle WA at the Bumbershoot Music Festival. The FLATSTOCK poster show series is presented by the American Poster Institute…
DKNG interviewed by Art at Will
August 23rd, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, EventsDKNG was interviewed by Art at Will at the recent Come In! A Spatial Intervention art exhibition at the A+D Museum. Below is the video. Thanks guys, great footage.
DKNG Phish poster on Bangback
August 23rd, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, Design, Poster, ProcessCOME IN! A Spatial Intervention
August 16th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, Events, Painting, Photography, Process
For the past month DKNG has been preparing their very first installation piece for a show at the A+D Museum in Los Angeles. “COME IN! A Spatial Intervention” is the brainchild of local Venice artist Ashkahn. The idea behind the show was to showcase some of LA’s finest up and coming artists by allowing them to use…
DKNG on the new iPhone!
August 6th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News
For a couple months now our posters have been part of an exciting new project. An app called Rock Show, made for Apple’s new iPad, lets users browse, share and order hand-made, limited edition concert and music posters. And on August 3rd it was announced that Rock Show is now supported on the brand new iPhone 4. What makes…
8/11/10 – COME IN! Museum Exhibition at the A+D Museum
July 7th, 2010 // Posted by Sarah in DKNG News, EventsDKNG is proud to be an exhibiting artist at the upcoming COME IN! A Spatial Intervention at the Museum of Architecture + Design, Los Angeles (map). The museum will be open beginning July 14th where you can see the installations evolve until the exhibit culminates on August 11th. The completed installations will be on display until the end of August.
New DKNG Women’s Slip-Ons!
July 6th, 2010 // Posted by Sarah in Blog, DKNG News, Design, IllustrationWe have recently designed a series of women’s slip-ons based on some of our signature illustrations. Each shoe forms a symmetrical view of the design when placed next to each other. To see all three go to our Artsprojekt store. Collect all three!
7/31-8/1/10 – Renegade Craft Fair, San Francisco
June 29th, 2010 // Posted by Sarah in Blog, DKNG News, EventsPlease join us this year for the 3rd Annual Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco – July 31 + Aug 1 from 11am – 7pm at Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion.
Always FREE-TO-ATTEND – this craft, art, design and DIY spectacular will feature over 255 of today’s finest indie-craft talents from all over the nation.
You can…
7/24-25/10 – Renegade Craft Fair, Los Angeles
June 15th, 2010 // Posted by Sarah in Blog, DKNG News, EventsPlease join us this year for the 2nd Annual Renegade Craft Fair in Los Angeles – July 24 + 25 from 11am – 7pm in Los Angeles State Historic Park (aka The Cornfield)!!
Always FREE-TO-ATTEND – this craft, art, design and DIY spectacular will feature over 250 of today’s finest indie-craft talents from all over the nation.…
The CBS Morning Show interviews Suzanne Vega with our FOTC poster in the background!
April 30th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, VideoLast Sunday the CBS Morning Show did a special on singer Suzanne Vega. During an interview in her house you can see our Flight of the Conchords poster posted right behind her! It’s best shown around 6 minutes into the video.
4/24-25/10 – Unique LA, Los Angeles
April 16th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, EventsOn April 24th and 25th DKNG will be participating in Unique LA’s 2nd Annual Spring Show. Unique LA is the largest independent design show on the West Coast. Shop directly from over 300 independent designers and artists. The show will be held at the California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles. Come by our booth and check us out!…
“The Appleseed Cast” Poster Preview
February 26th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, Design, Illustration, Music, Process, VideoThe Appleseed Cast posters have arrived! Here are the details:
• 18″x24″ 5 color silkscreen print (3 of which are used in a split fountain)
• Printed on 100lb Cougar “Natural” at Monolith Press
• Signed and numbered limited editions of 50 Appleseed Cast posters and 50 art prints.
These will be available in our store beginning March 7. Below…
“BESO” Art Print Preview
February 24th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, Design, IllustrationAbout a year ago we created an art series entitled “BESO,” which fused the idea of the Kiss Army with Mexican Wrestling or “Lucha Libre.” The goal behind the series was to be subliminal, making a statement on pop culture through the eyes of two distinct national cultures.
We found that the series got a lot of positive…
3/18-20/10 – Flatstock, Austin, TX
February 21st, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, EventsCo-presented by the American Poster Institute (API) and SXSW, Flatstock 24 will display the works of more than 100 artists from across North America and the globe. Posters representing decades of styles, colors and techniques will be on display and for sale as well as additional merchandise. Show up early and be ready to be overwhelmed with amazing posters. (You…
Brand new Kina Grannis site
January 11th, 2010 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, Design
DKNG is proud to announce the launching of our most recent web design project, KinaGrannis.com!
Poster Cabaret
January 3rd, 2010 // Posted by Nathan in Blog, DKNG News, Design, IllustrationDKNG is proud to be a featured artist on Poster Cabaret. Poster Cabaret sells limited edition gig posters from some of the best poster artists in the world. Their site currently features over 2000 posters. Check out the wares at www.postercabaret.com.
12/11/09 – POST THIS!, Boston, MA
December 7th, 2009 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, Events
From December 4 to January 8 DKNG’s work will be shown at POST THIS!, an exhibition of rock posters from the 90’s to present, held at Boston’s SPACE 242.
To celebrate, SPACE 242 hosts 3…
12/5/09 – Unique LA, Los Angeles
November 15th, 2009 // Posted by Dan in Blog, DKNG News, Design, EventsOn December 5th and 6th DKNG will be participating at Unique LA, the largest independent design show on the West Coast. This is only the second year of the event and it is growing exponentially popular. The show will be at the California Market Center (110 East 9th Street – Map It). Come by our booth and check us…











