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Primus Poster - Revolution Center, Boise - Alan Hynes

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Thee Oh Sees Poster - Kazimier, Liverpool - Lil Tuffy

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Boris Poster - Lincoln Hall, Chicago - Crosshair

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Rectal Hygienics Poster - Albion House, Chicago - Abe Collins

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Bloc Party Poster - Sasquatch! Music Festival, George - Johann Gomez

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Poster - Cannery Ballroom, Nashville - Andrew Vastagh

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Disturbed Poster - Military Base - Micah Smith

	ROTATOR	2008-03-12 14:20:32
	not enough wood block prints on this site...

Less Than Jake Poster - Opinião, Porto Alegre - Sergio Caldas

	ROTATOR	2008-03-11 13:25:48
	I have about 230 admat type posters (ones where the management specifically want a photo or logo(s) used and dictate how are where the said photos or logos are to be positioned) I tend not to post those, for a variety of reasons, but mostly because I don't want pre-dictated design to represent my vision of what I see for the musicians. I do get (some) freelance jobs from my Gigposters® page, and I don't want to represent myself to potential art directors/clients with design work, essentially, they (in my opinion) could do themselves...

	ROTATOR	2008-03-11 12:47:13
	Well, I agree with that sentiment in general --- I oft see posters that are so abstracted, and are obviously self promotion tools for the "artist", that if I was the bands management or venue promoter I would say "back to the drawing board Picasso", I need to sell some tickets for THIS band, not another art piece for your assy coffee house "gallery"....that being said, admats leave very little wiggle room for creativity, and therefore become intrinsically more disposable....

	ROTATOR	2008-03-11 08:05:09
	Scrojo and I had a long, venting conversation about having to create ad-mat type posters such as this. They can be a good lesson in composition, but ultimately, they are a soul sucking exercise, as you find yourself having to put 15 logos, management information, and in this case; hairdresser information.....

Why? Poster - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia - James Heimer

	ROTATOR	2008-03-05 14:47:53
	super.

This Will Destroy You Poster - Gleis - Inhale

	ROTATOR	2008-03-05 14:47:11
	super.

Flogging Molly Poster - House Of Blues, Orlando - Stainboy

	ROTATOR	2008-03-03 15:59:57
	great work!

Helmet Poster - Canes, San Diego - Mark Sgarbossa

	ROTATOR	2008-03-03 10:21:44
	Thanks again. It's nice to do a poster for a band one likes...

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