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Illustrator and former musician Wes Freed has a pretty good gig these days: He’s the exclusive artist for the Drive-By Truckers, which explains why he’s the guy behind the above poster promoting the band’s Austin and Dallas performances with North Texas’ Own Centro-matic this week. He does their posters, their merch, their album artwork — all of it.
This hand-drawn image, featuring a topless woman and a snake out in a distinctly Texas setting, while stylistically similar to past Freed works, is fairly unique and fitting. You’re gonna send a band to Texas? Might as well send them with some Texas-related imagery.
Most impressive about the design, though, is the fact that it’s
completely hand-drawn — the main image and all the text. And it covers
all bases: Not only is the poster visually interesting (and presented in
a unique artistic style), but it’s also got all the pertinent show
information on there (show date, performers, venue).
One gripe: The Granada is a “theater,” not a “theatre.” Oh, well. We can’t all have copy editors.
Either way, nice stuff — even for a dreaded two-show poster design.
Think your poster is better? Want to see one of your designs get honored
next week? Drop us an e-mail
with an image promoting an upcoming show right here. Oh, and, when possible, be sure to do so at least a week in advance of the show. Thanks!
