I finished my second Vintage Vectors project, which was recreating the classic 1982 Centurion LeMans bike graphics in vector format. Read more and download the files here.

Poster Cabaret is once again hosting their bicycle print set, featuring posters from Invisible Creature, Vahalla Studios, Aesthetic Apparatus and more.

Pearl Jam’s 10 Club is presenting the Rock Art & Poster Convention this Sunday the 23rd at the Showbox at the Market. Some of the best poster artists in the business will be there including Ames Bros., Brad Klausen, Dan Stiles, Guy Burwell, Jeff Kleinsmith, Jeff Soto, Jesse LeDoux, and Munk One. Lots of amazing limited edition posters will be available to purchase at this one-time event only.  Did I mention it’s FREE? I’m there.

Spokane Artist Jim Koch stopped by the office and I got a peek at his Nitro Bud toy he did for Jamungo. He added a lot of vintage Redline BMX styling in the helmet and striping. You can pick up yours at Jim’s site.

There’s a lot of buzz about the new Seattle’s Best Coffee rebranding and simple new logo. I asked around the office and these are the first comments upon viewing the new logo:

“What’s that thing in the back of your throat? It looks like a Uvula hanging down.”

“It looks sterile and old.”

“I see a blood donation center sign.”

“Looks like an old oil company logo.”

Not one of the people I showed it to liked it over the old logo. I think Starbucks and their design firm Creature jumped the shark on this one. Verdict: FAIL.

I’m going to check out the Parskid “Isolated Frontier” solo show this week. The show opening is on May 6th at the Flatcolor Gallery in the Pioneer Square area. I look forward to seeing where he takes his characters next.

Only the worst Sci-fi/Fantasy book covers make it onto the site Good Show Sir. Great stuff!

Tyler Stout was commissioned to do an Iron Man 2 poster in conjunction with the movies release. This 6 color 24×36″ poster was printed on cream paper by D&L Screenprinting.

The Vermillion Art Gallery is showcasing a Sasquatch Posters Exhibition featuring screen-printed posters created for acts performing at the Sasquatch Music Festival. The free opening night is May 1st featuring DJ Darwin of Mad Rad!

This spring Ray-Ban is introducing a limited edition sunglass series titled Rare Prints. They commissioned poster artist Ames Bros to create a poster inspired by one of the Rare Print styles. They only hand-printed a small run of 150 pieces, making them rarer than the glasses.