July 17 2008
TimeOut Chicago
I sit humbly alongside Alana Bailey and Mat Daly in a TimeOut Chicago article offering suggestion for when you can't afford real art.
June 27 2008
Communication Arts Illustration Annual 49
Thank you to Communication Arts
for including my "Apartment Story" poster for The National in their Illustration Annual.
June 26 - July 23 2008
Busted Amp
A group show focusing on (mostly)
non-gigposter prints by Chicago's prolific crew of printmakers, curated
by the fine folks at Anchor Graphics.
Coudal Partners
Thank you to Coudal Partners
for asking Spike Press to be
part of their unstoppable art/literature/design/truth/beauty juggernaut with this year's edition
of Field-Tested Books, including
a short film about the making of
the poster! Thanks also to
Jason Delicious for his printing expertise.
June 02 2008
illustrationMUNDO
Thanks to Nate Williams at illustrationmundo for featuring Spike Press as an Editor's Choice.
April 23 2008
French Paper
Merci beaucoup to French Paper for featuring Spike Press as part of their Sample Room.
April 18 2008
Urban Art Warfare
Thanks to Urban Art Warfare for featuring Spike Press as part of their Gigposters and Screenprints of the Week series - in addition to a great design blog that "helps you Get On Up like James Brown," these guys also produce some really great posters as Halftone Def Studios.
February 7 2008
Virgin Mobile interview
Thanks to Virgin Mobile for featuring Spike Press, along with an interview where you can hear me expound on such topics as macrame, Bob Ross,
and getting the right "vibe!"
December 10 2007
2nd Annual Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale
Lots of DIY goodness to be had at the 2nd Annual Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale, held in the historic Pulaski Park Fieldhouse.
October 13 2007
TimeOut Chicago
Lack the imagination to decorate
your own apartment? Don't worry -
TimeOut Chicago has plenty of great suggestions.
September 13 2007
Daily Candy / Etsy
Much thanks to both Daily Candy for featuring my site and Etsy for a great article on Flatstock 13.
August 12 2007
Thanks...
to the following sites for featuring
Spike Press:
Apartment Therapy
Derivative Works
Fooey USA
It's Nice That
Magnet Studio
Sub Studio
July 20 2007
Flatstock 13 &
the Chicago Reader
A great weekend for Flatstock 13 at the Pitchfork Music Festival, accompanied by a round-up of the local poster scene in the Chicago Reader, as well as a shout-out in their Chicagoland blog by Whet Moser. Thanks!
July 01 2007
Josh Spear
Thanks to Mike Luce, the latest "pulse of cool" taker at joshspear.com for his considerate post on Spike Press.
June 16 2007
UR Chicago magazine
The kind folks at UR Chicago magazine graciously did a short feature on
Spike Press - so support your local independent press and grab a free copy, or if you are lazy and/or bedridden, they helpfully offer
the issue as a PDF.
April 18 2007
Design Inspiration interview
If you have already visited all the
usual filthy reststops on the information superhighway, please take a moment to read a thouroughly dull and self-serving interview for the indispensable Design Inspiration, faithfully maintained by
the talented and hard-working Jeff Andrews, who also runs another keeper: Sugar Frosted Goodness.
March 19 2007
Re-launch
Thanks to the following sites for featuring my site re-launch:
Coudal Partners
Digital Thread
Drawn!
Gaper's Block
Illustration MUNDO
k10k
Newstoday
Ventilate
March 12 – March 30 2007
Sound in Print: The Art of the Contemporary Music Poster
Another big show (Over 50 participants are expected to show approximately 250 posters) at Middle Tennessee State University Todd Gallery, with a great promo poster by Sasha Barr.
November 10 - December 9 2006
Spike Press at CCC
Part of a group show at Wicker Park's most happening gallery, Country Club Chicago.
December 20 2006
Print Regional Design Annual
The powers that be at Print Magazine were kind enough to include my Wrens poster in the new Print Regional Design Annual, alongside an entry from fellow Chicagoans Delicious Design League.
November 30 2006 - January 23 2007
The Art of Musical Maintenance 3
Large show (50 artists, over
200 posters!) at the Goodfoot
in Portland, OR.
October 21 - November 19 2006
Post No Bills
Show at the Art Center South Florida Gallery in Miami Beach, FL. Curated by Kristen Thiele of Postergirl Press.
June 24 - June 25 2006
Intonation Festival
Outdoor show during the Intonation Festival put together by the legendary Steve Walters, with some booth help from Sloppy White.
November 18 2005 - January 13 2006
Hung & Unsung 2
My first show at the ArtsPlace in Lexington, KY Curated by the lovely and talented Brian and Sara of Cricket Press.
