When "lazy" creates a poster

It started with a gig with some "old friends" of mine from high school—a reunion show of sorts. My band—the Walter Mittys—was to open for theirs.

I said I'd create a poster. And this is what I came up with.



A year later. The same venue. The same two bands (except ours, now, is minus one player—so, new band graphic). I open up the old file and begin to re-create.

This works out great—most of the info is the same. And I manage to create a new look. This one, now, more of an old poster-handbill look.


A week ago, I'm approached by another band. They ask if my band's interested in doing a benefit show. We agree. I volunteer again to do a poster. The turn-around needs to be quick, so, I decide to open up this poster file again. There's no information—this time—to borrow, short of our band name but it proves to be a great starting point.

Liking the retro-handbill look, I push the fire-house theme. Though I played with three colors in and earlier version, I end up going for that low-budget two-color look.

To me, it looks like it would find a perfect home on the telephone pole out in front of three-bay brick fire station with three shiny red and polished chrome fire engines facing front.

It's only graphic is a Gibson Les Paul, But it could easily be a fireman's axe.