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LOST Posters

Ok, so I am a huge LOST fan. For the past few seasons, we’ve had a ton of people over to watch the show each week. This weekend I sat down to design an invite for the season premiere, and had so many ideas that I wound up creating 8 different posters. The first three are my favorite. Let me know what you think.

Lost Poster 02

Lost Poster 03

Lost Poster 04

Lost Poster 05

Lost Poster 06

Lost Poster 07

- Ty + 1.18.10 | 5:32 pm

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I vote for #3

- Brad Surcey + 1.18.10 | 5:39 pm

i like bunny rabbits!

- jovenville + 1.18.10 | 5:49 pm

these are rad

- josh elliott + 1.18.10 | 5:51 pm

WHOA Ty, I want to see the first three screened!

- Justin Bernard + 1.18.10 | 5:54 pm

Bunny! Bunny!

- Jon Lachonis + 1.18.10 | 6:47 pm

Oh my… That bunny! How do I get that as a poster?

I’m serious. I want to buy that in poster form, probably much to the annoyance of Lost’s rights holders. I also would love the numbers one.

- Nicholas Smith + 1.18.10 | 6:58 pm

Are you going to sell these at any point in time? They are awesome!

- Jeremy Mauck + 1.18.10 | 7:05 pm

Nice work!

- Chad Sideburn + 1.18.10 | 7:11 pm

I really love the eyeball, the bunny, the radio tower and the numbers.

- Crystal + 1.18.10 | 7:21 pm

The dual Locke poster is incredible. Excellent idea, excellent execution. Bold and iconic. Would love to have one – are you selling any???

- Pop Culture Savant + 1.18.10 | 7:48 pm

Looks like Locke Box, Bunny and Numbers are crowd pleasers. No love for LAX?

- Ty + 1.18.10 | 7:54 pm

Love the black smoke one. I think it’s between the black smoke and the eye. They are all fantastic though. Do you even know HOW to make something ugly? I don’t think you could if you tried. Crazy talent.

- Nicole + 1.18.10 | 8:41 pm

I love all of these. I could use some nice artwork in the house. I hope you can market them.

- Kelley + 1.18.10 | 8:45 pm

dude, i don’t even watch this show and i think these are rad. i guess the LAX one works for LOST-ers and not, because i get lost there just about every time i go…

- pat + 1.18.10 | 10:17 pm

these are fantastic. 1, 2, 4, 7 are my favorites. odds you’ll sell these??

- Tom + 1.19.10 | 5:52 am

number 1 is amazing — i also love 3 and 7. and if you sell i’ll buy.

- sarah + 1.19.10 | 6:27 am

You’re good.

- Aaron Martin + 1.19.10 | 6:33 am

i want all of them! great work!

- tylersten + 1.19.10 | 6:57 am

Wow, amazing! I am totally going to steal on of these for my premiere party invite ;-) I will think you will hear more love for the LAX one after the premiere. Please let me know if you are able to sell them!

- David Jorgensen + 1.19.10 | 7:51 am

Yikes, sorry for the bad grammar in my post, I haven’t had my coffee yet. Anyway, great work!

- David Jorgensen + 1.19.10 | 7:54 am

very nice! my favorite is the lost bunny.

- James Martin + 1.19.10 | 9:48 am

I really like the cleverness of #1, but I think LAX & the Numbers are my personal faves! I love my crazy-talented husband!

- Rhea + 1.19.10 | 2:20 pm

Dude….. love this. Very awesome. My favorite has to be the first one and the bunny. FEB 2 couldn’t come soon enough.

Thanks TY

- Dave Donaldson + 1.19.10 | 2:21 pm

I really like the bunny, the number and the eye but Locke’s is breathtaking… Excellent job!

- Chris Christodoulou + 1.19.10 | 4:31 pm

EPIC! LOCKE WIN!

- Matt Roeser + 1.19.10 | 6:39 pm

These are all great. #1, in particular, is genius. Love the coffin overlap!

- Jack Auses + 1.20.10 | 8:39 am

These are great. I posted the VW one (with a link back to this page) on my daily design blog “Design Thought for the Day”
http://designthoughtfortheday.blogspot.com/2010/01/01-20-finding-best-designer-avatar.html

All the best, Ted

- Ted Rex + 1.20.10 | 10:21 am

I want to buy the purple smoke monster one. Please print these and sell them. Brilliant.

- Daryl + 1.20.10 | 10:26 am

#4 and #8, really like #8

- 5chw4r7z + 1.20.10 | 10:36 am

Wow, you really need to sell these! Amazing!

- Courtney + 1.20.10 | 11:01 am

#1 is pretty genius.

- Treavioli + 1.20.10 | 11:53 am

SO awesome! Where can I buy these?

- Jolby + 1.20.10 | 12:44 pm

#5, #7, and #8 are my fav’s! The bunny with the 8 in the middle is really cool. The poster with the numbers is outrageous! I also really like the VW buses poster! The only time I’ve watched lost was with you and my sis. Not a big lost fan, but these posters are really creative! I’d love to get a copy of the VW buses and blow it up to poster size!

- Tyler Griffin + 1.20.10 | 12:58 pm

Big fan of number 2 – Reminds me of the very first scene in Lost. I’ll one up you Ty. http://www.grantglas.com/mis.html. Scroll down a little… worked on this for a couple day.. hangs in my home office.

- Grant Glas + 1.20.10 | 2:31 pm

1 & 2!! The double Locke coffin is fantastic.

- cathi o + 1.20.10 | 3:19 pm

Bowled over by these. Stunning!

- Will Peach + 1.20.10 | 3:30 pm

I love Montand’s Arm with the Radio tower! The simplicity of Jack’s eye is also great. I love these! I would definitely buy these!

- Jonna Isaac + 1.20.10 | 3:37 pm

#2 definitively. I love the repetition in shape. The use of bright jungle colors but you still get the essence of fear/hiding with the bright white eye. For some reason I like the use of all caps on Lost that you showed in the other versions. #1 close second, the coffin is genius.

- Jill R + 1.20.10 | 3:38 pm

you should sell these on zazzle.com or somewhere else, i would buy one. #1 is my favorite

- cardeo + 1.20.10 | 3:46 pm

Wow! Thanks so much for all the compliments you guys! You’re all invited to my house for the premier.

- Ty + 1.20.10 | 3:56 pm

Love the designs. Love your technique!

- John Trauscht + 1.20.10 | 4:04 pm

Amazing, love them all.

- liam + 1.20.10 | 4:07 pm

Ty, you need to get these printed! These are brilliant!

- Dirk Dallas + 1.20.10 | 4:18 pm

I’m a Lost fan too though in Australia we never seem to get the entire season. We’re way behind I think. Anyway your posters are wonderfully creative. I’d have a hard time deciding on my favourite. Well done.

- Cedric + 1.20.10 | 5:03 pm

By the way you should consider putting them on t-shirts like threadless tees or other such sites.

- Cedric + 1.20.10 | 5:05 pm

I like 2, 5, and 7.

- nicole + 1.20.10 | 5:45 pm

I want to own the Dual Locke poster. Srsly. Please send out an email if you screen print them

- Burt Durand + 1.20.10 | 8:02 pm

IMHO, I like #2 the best, but I wish you had used all caps for LOST… like all the other posters. It just looks wrong in lower case. I like #5, but I don’t like the font used for LOST. #6 the buses should have the Dharma logos, not VW logos. Also, the font. Actually, posters 1-5 would be better without the word LOST on them at all. They are all very creative, and convey LOST enough without having to say it.

- Dennis + 1.20.10 | 9:25 pm

Amazing job man! I think ABC should pay you to design a poster for the final episode. I’m sure it would be awesome!

- Davi Garcia + 1.21.10 | 3:40 am

As a designer and a huge fan my self I can say I just loved it!

- Allink + 1.21.10 | 3:44 am

Wow!!! Congratulations, very good!!!

Dio

São Paulo – Brasil

- Dio + 1.21.10 | 6:16 am

Blown away. These posters are excellent. Great work.

- James White + 1.21.10 | 6:44 am

are you selling these? my brother totally NEEDS to have one. Please contact me for info.

- lindsay + 1.21.10 | 7:30 am

Hmm…I think I’m a fan of the smoke the best….if only we could hear the “zwa zwa zwa” as we looked at it.

- Katie + 1.21.10 | 7:55 am

Agreed! I want the first one.

- James Compton Boyce + 1.21.10 | 8:14 am

Man!!! Please!!! begin to sell these works and sent one each for Brazil.

- Fernando Almeida + 1.21.10 | 10:32 am

Amazing!!! My favorite is the Kombi Poster. But they’re all great. Congratulations!!

- Vinicius Schiezaro + 1.21.10 | 1:16 pm

LAX and Locke’s heads are just brilliant. But the series as a whole is very strong. This is a great post not just to show off your work but to demonstrate the value of exploring lots of design concepts. It’s always amazing to me how many ways there are to tell the same story. Great work!

- Michelle + 1.21.10 | 4:55 pm

Great designs! The first one looks really similar to the logo done for the site questionablecharacters.com

- Mark + 1.21.10 | 5:58 pm

I wanna buy all of them. Absolutely brilliant. I love them

- Al + 1.22.10 | 1:22 am

these are awesome! do you have the rights to sell them? if so, id be interested to know the process you have to go through to get that agreed! i really hope u can sell them though, i love the double locke head!

- Dave Williams + 1.22.10 | 1:33 am

I love the first, Smokey and the rabbit – I would buy the t-shirts!

- Daryl + 1.22.10 | 6:30 am

The Eye!

- Ignats + 1.22.10 | 7:40 am

For real I really really want to buy these. As you have probably seen with damonandcarltonandapolarbear.com, D&C are pretty encouraging of awesome Lostie art. Maybe you should show them what you have and then they would give you their blessing and then I would buy at least 3 of these.
LA-X is awesome but doesn’t feel like Lost, just a cool aviation ad. I love smokey, Locke, and then it’s a tie between Rousseau’s broadcast and the bunny.

- Karina + 1.22.10 | 9:45 am

i want the bunny poster, so bad. you selling them?

- david + 1.22.10 | 10:30 am

the montand’s arm/radio tower one is brilliant.

- bethany james leigh shady + 1.22.10 | 11:09 am

The Locke poster is my fav, but they’re all really great, iconic representations of the show. Great work.

- Justin + 1.22.10 | 11:30 am

Please sell these. I have an office and a massive LOST email list who would all buy at least, oh, 4 of them each!

- LewisG + 1.22.10 | 12:10 pm

Hi TY,

3,4&6 are my favorites…I am doing a 3 ReNo on my house and need some art for my wall…I would be more than happy to give your talented work a nice home…LeT’S MaKe a DeaL!!

- KoRoBaRo + 1.22.10 | 5:58 pm

Very cool. enjoying number 8. I as well would be interested in making a deal on a poster for our studio. Give me a shout

- Dennis + 1.23.10 | 8:11 am

#7 and #8 are my favs but I think they would look better either with no “LOST” at all or with the font used on the Locke one.
Also think the van one would look way cooler with the Dharma symbol instead of the VW logo.
#1 is my third favorite, followed by the smoke monster one.
Are you gonna sell them? I´d buy #7 and #8 for sure, maybe #1.
Keep up the great work!

- Roswell + 1.23.10 | 10:13 am

6 is my definite favorite! Then #7. And #1,2 and 3. WELL DONE! You’re a talented artist:)

- Michelle + 1.23.10 | 11:45 am

Some great art you created! My faves are #1 and #8.

- Robert Murphy + 1.23.10 | 1:06 pm

I would buy these for sure. 1, 7 & 8 are my favs.

- Johnny Hugel + 1.24.10 | 10:47 am

I like all of em, but my favorite is the one with just the numbers. My other other two top picks are the one with the hand and the one with the eye.

- Jordan Mollot + 1.24.10 | 8:53 pm

Sell these, man! The one with the two Lockes and the coffin is amazing

- Felipe + 1.25.10 | 9:10 am

Great designs on all of these. I hope if you do reproduce these however, you spell “premiere” right.

- Michael + 1.25.10 | 12:16 pm

#1 is the best! they’re all awesome. hope they are for sale soon.

- natdrive + 1.25.10 | 2:00 pm

Very nice. Really like the retro feel to them.

- mercutiom + 1.25.10 | 3:26 pm

Wow. Extremely well executed. Like so many others, I would love to be able to purchase almost any one of these as a poster. Nice.

- Amber + 1.25.10 | 4:25 pm

Please sell these. They will go wonderfully with my Vietnam propaganda posters. Please.

- Melia + 1.25.10 | 4:57 pm

Very cool. I love them all, but especially the bunny and Smokey. Great job!

- Erin + 1.25.10 | 5:21 pm

love love love the buses! :)

- stacy + 1.25.10 | 6:16 pm

Like the Locke poster! Great Job.. My wife was like, cool, I want more time to do stuff like that…. fun things that don’t pay and fuel your creativity.

- Brian White + 1.25.10 | 8:12 pm

these are all great! i especially like 2 and5. and yeah. if you’re selling i’m buying! sign me up.

- Camille in Slovenia + 1.25.10 | 10:50 pm

Awesome! The bunny is my favorite! (The face is a close second.)

- Roze + 1.26.10 | 12:31 am

Seriously, can I get a t-shirt? I want the smoke monster one on a t-shirt. You or Cafe Press. Contact me please, I’m very serious! But would not want to infringe on your artistic/intellectual property.

- Tammy + 1.26.10 | 3:33 am

These are awesome, the bunny rabbit is my favourite, I would definitely buy if they were available.

- Emmy-Lou + 1.26.10 | 3:48 am

SO wicked. Simple, Effective. LOVE the rabbit and the vans the best. And what Tammy said – I would LOVE one of these on a t-shirt!

- Ali Moorhead + 1.26.10 | 5:01 am

Wow these are great! I’d love to buy these as prints or tshirts as some have said. Please consider it! My favorites are the Jack/Locke, the eye and purple smokey. There’s also something about the rabbit that I’m totally drawn too. Well done!! Here’s to a great final season :)

- Amy + 1.26.10 | 5:58 am

absolutely would love to purchase all of these.

- travis + 1.26.10 | 6:23 am

These are all really striking. I think the first one is my favorite.

- Geans + 1.26.10 | 6:57 am

I absolutely adore Bunny No. 8!!! Are you selling these posters?!

- Joanna + 1.26.10 | 7:36 am

I WANT ONE SOOO BAD! PLEASE!!!!

- Joshua + 1.26.10 | 8:47 am

#1 is just brilliant. It epitomizes what great graphic design is all about: simple, yet highly communicative. I hope to see you produce these for purchase!

- Matt + 1.26.10 | 9:44 am

Will buy all of them. NEED to have all of them.

- Marjorie + 1.26.10 | 10:23 am

the one w/ the radio tower and the one w/ the smoke monster are the best, but they are all incredible. PLEASE tell me you’re going to produce these and sell them. I will totally buy! You are an amazing artist.

- Phil + 1.26.10 | 10:54 am

#7 all the way

- ReverendMilo + 1.26.10 | 10:55 am

the first one. definitely the first one. thanks for pumping me up for the premiere!

- sam + 1.26.10 | 11:10 am

PHE-NOM-IH-NAL! Gorgeous assortment. My fave is LAX – it all started w/a flight, right? (Though the VW vans are hilarious.)

- Martrese + 1.26.10 | 11:33 am

Where can I buy number three? Love it! maybe the VW one as well?

- Chris + 1.26.10 | 12:10 pm

These are fantastic! Great work!

- Miranda + 1.26.10 | 12:53 pm

I’d love high-res versions of these to print and hang up or frame. They’re awesome.

- Melissa + 1.26.10 | 2:10 pm

Honestly, I like these better than any of the ones in the hiatus poster sale.

- Allie + 1.26.10 | 2:49 pm

The VW buses is, for me, the greatest one! I would really buy one if I could!

- Laís + 1.26.10 | 6:05 pm

Dude these are simply amazing. I bow to you.

- Robert M + 1.26.10 | 7:04 pm

Anyway I could pay get these ordered or printed out in time for next week’s premiere? Please message me if possible!

- Abby + 1.26.10 | 7:57 pm

Print these immediately! They will sell. You can even do some kind of Haiti donation spot with them. THOU SHALT SELL!

- NOISEWATER + 1.26.10 | 8:58 pm

Very cool. #1 is my fave.

- Brad + 1.26.10 | 9:29 pm

These are so amazing! I’d buy a print.

- t + 1.26.10 | 10:03 pm

Someone tweeted a link to your blog last week and since then I think we’ve managed to post links at most LOST boards/blogs/sites. And best of all, Jorge Garcia actually posted pics in his own blog on Monday.

- ObFuSc8 + 1.26.10 | 11:22 pm

The fourth one looks like the new Third Eye Blind album.

- Danny + 1.27.10 | 12:27 am

I would buy the entire set.

- Bryan + 1.27.10 | 1:27 am

I love number 4, but then again I would pay money for any one of these.

- Brittany + 1.27.10 | 5:43 am

genial! loved it!

- cristina + 1.27.10 | 8:23 am

Wow — get these for SALE ASAP. I’ll buy.

- steve + 1.27.10 | 8:36 am

#1 it’s a masterpiece!!

- david cr + 1.27.10 | 8:53 am

I’m with everyone else. Would love to purchase them

- Brian + 1.27.10 | 8:59 am

2 and 5 are my favorites although they’re all awesome… I’d pay for some screen prints!

- Luke + 1.27.10 | 9:15 am

Sell these! I want them all!

- Cris + 1.27.10 | 9:56 am

I’m a huge fan, too and also a graphic designer. I love these! Beautiful! You should definitely sell them. My faves are the dual Locke heads & the Bunny. Great work!

- Monika + 1.27.10 | 10:40 am

totally awesome !!!!!!!!!

- max.milion + 1.27.10 | 11:11 am

love the bunny!

- laura + 1.27.10 | 11:39 am

I would love these blown up or as tshirts, will you consider it?

- Ali + 1.27.10 | 1:23 pm

I run a screen printing shop and I’d love to print some of these for you, that last 2 color of the vans in particular. These are quite fantastic in every way, shape, and form. Kudos!

- Ryan Beye + 1.27.10 | 4:28 pm

I LOVE the first two. Would love copies of these!

- Jesse + 1.27.10 | 4:47 pm

2 and 4 are my favorites, but they’re all rad!

- brandy. + 1.27.10 | 5:03 pm

I totally love the one with the hippie bus.. Or hippie buses.

- dazy + 1.27.10 | 5:46 pm

I love them all. Inspiring!

- Traci + 1.27.10 | 6:55 pm

Wow, these are fantastic! My favorites are #1, 2 and 3.

When can we buy them? :)

- Myo + 1.28.10 | 6:24 am

#1 is my fave. I want it now.

- Becca Leigh + 1.28.10 | 8:54 am

I need to buy these!!! Let me know when they are available.

- Melissa Birkeland + 1.28.10 | 11:00 am

Dude I will totally buy that epic Locke poster!! HIt me up when I can get my hands on one!

- Brenner Schmitt + 1.28.10 | 7:05 pm

I think 1, 2, and 7 are my favorites. Very smart work. If you ever produce these, I would totally love to own #7.

- Natalie + 1.29.10 | 9:02 am

#1 & #4 are great! To bad these arnt screen prints.

- E + 1.29.10 | 9:04 am

…speechless…they are amazing. but…# 1& 7 are beautiful.

will you be selling these anytime soon or at all?

- Fredi + 1.29.10 | 3:32 pm

They’re all great, but I think the first one is my fav; Locke just makes the show for me!

- teresa + 1.29.10 | 7:43 pm

great work
first two are the best, imo
loved them
=)

- Sérgio + 1.29.10 | 10:04 pm

are these posters for sale?

- guilherme + 1.30.10 | 6:33 am

Are these for sale anywhere???

- Amanda + 1.30.10 | 6:14 pm

Wow, these really are incredibly amazing. I don’t know what else to say, but that all this fan art that seems to be popping up for the final season is making me CRAZY excited!
Thanks for sharing it, dude.

- Drew Linne + 1.31.10 | 7:30 am

I love the bunny one as well as the smoke monster!

- Faith + 1.31.10 | 1:46 pm

the first one looks almost exactly like my friend’s 7″ cover, http://www.victimoftime.com/media/images/dutchessandduke.jpg

- Carlos + 2.1.10 | 1:26 pm

As a LOST and design fanatic, I totally appreciate these incredible pieces. The Smoke Monster would be proud.

- Jennifer + 2.1.10 | 2:21 pm

Very Vertigo! I like the VW buses one best. Not sure what the first depicts…

- Michelle + 2.1.10 | 4:02 pm

1, 2 and 7!
Fantastic work!

- Nico + 2.2.10 | 12:34 am

PRINT THEM. PRINT THEM ALL.

- mike + 2.2.10 | 6:38 am

superb !
retrotastic!
chic!

- dr mum + 2.2.10 | 7:09 am

Wow..really digging the posters!
Know lots of Art Directors…very creative.

- fred castillo + 2.2.10 | 9:03 am

brilliant! (the #1 and #2 are my favorites)
congratulations
ssc

- sebastián santana + 2.2.10 | 10:07 am

these are absolutely fantastic! i would buy them all, especially if they were screen printed!

- lizzy + 2.2.10 | 1:14 pm

Please get these printed if they clear copyright! I could ABC getting stingy about the dharma logo. Thanks Ty

- Evan + 2.2.10 | 3:30 pm

Ty, Loe the posters!! As a Super Lost Fan myself I love the subtle Lost themes in a clean and simple presentation. Well done!!

- Doug Elliott + 2.2.10 | 3:41 pm

I like #4 and #5 the best. I don’t get #3…

- K + 2.2.10 | 4:59 pm

these are fantastic. I’d love to have a few of them printed (If pressed, my favorites are Smokey, the Bunny, LAX, and the vans.

- josh + 2.2.10 | 6:58 pm

I’d love to buy one of these if you ever print them.

- ashley + 2.3.10 | 8:39 am

Just excellent. Not iin the usual Lost style, but each poster means so much if you are a Lost fan.

- Steve + 2.3.10 | 9:08 am

O.M.G. SO freaking awesome! #5 is my favorite. And would make a great graduation gift…

- theresa + 2.3.10 | 1:40 pm

Hey Ty! I am a Brazilian designer and a Lost fan! I posted your posters on my blog with credits, ok? And I love the double face, the bunny and the numbers, but the smoke is great too!

- Filipe + 2.3.10 | 2:14 pm

Sorry about the late call! Great work!

- Joe Prior + 2.3.10 | 7:51 pm

These are just phenomenal! Is there any way I could buy one? I just adore the one with Locke and the one with the #8 bunny!

- Susan + 2.4.10 | 8:15 pm

I would buy every single one of these.

- h + 2.4.10 | 9:45 pm

Yes, the first three…and the bunny. So awesome, when can we buy?

- Emily + 2.5.10 | 11:34 am

print and sell’em !
Very nice.

- Scott + 2.5.10 | 12:01 pm

Can you print and sell? I would love to buy–londynka@yahoo.com

- London Fajkus + 2.5.10 | 2:26 pm

Sweet! VERY awesome.

- Jamie Bowers + 2.5.10 | 2:38 pm

How do I buy these?

- Kip + 2.6.10 | 10:04 pm

Whoa… Ty, so beautiful! I love how they tell a story…

- Brian Somers + 2.7.10 | 12:07 pm

I love the numbers poster…Are they for sale?

- Justin + 2.10.10 | 9:24 am

Please Sell These!!

- Dan + 2.10.10 | 2:55 pm

Brilliant!!!
Hugs from Chile.

- Sariel Leon + 2.11.10 | 9:03 am

Please print and sell these!!! I absolutely love the Locke one.

- Chelsea + 2.11.10 | 10:44 pm

absolutely great! Love all of them. I agree that you should sell these, let us know if you decide to, would love to buy some

- challeste + 2.14.10 | 5:26 am

1,3,4,7 & 8 are my favorite. I’m a Lostie too! I think overall you capture the story in all of them. Are you going to sale them???

- Priscilla + 2.16.10 | 7:14 am

Awesome! Love the first one the most, but also like Smokey, the 8 Rabbit, and the Dharma vans. Great job!

- Sean + 2.16.10 | 1:30 pm

Print these up big on some nice thick card I’ll buy at least the first three right away.

- Jim Whimpey + 2.16.10 | 5:42 pm

Well done! The wife and I just looked through ‘em and discussed the origins of all the symbols as a way to get psyched up for tonight’s episode! Yikes! It’s about to start—gotta go!

- Shawn Hazen + 2.16.10 | 6:08 pm

hi! nice work, but what you’ll say about this:
http://grainedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/f2-thebooks.jpg
is it your “inspiration”?

- kejs + 2.17.10 | 3:52 am

hi!
really, lock poster was my favourite one..
and than i saw that:
http://grainedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/f2-thebooks.jpg

- kejs + 2.17.10 | 3:57 am

I am using the purple LOST poster (#4) as my icon on Facebook and credited you below it. Your LOST work is amazing. Namaste!

- Toni + 2.17.10 | 10:58 am

I WANT!!!!! I want the rabbit one!
I have 2 rabbits, this would be perfect… perfect marraige of my love of rabbits and LOST

- nicole spaz + 2.18.10 | 4:53 pm

I’d buy all of them in poster form and Frame the dang things. lets me know when I can.

- Ryan B + 2.23.10 | 10:24 pm

love the second one. So cool!

- ZAINAB + 2.27.10 | 8:13 am

theres a huge demand for these! start selling some prints!

- Jack + 2.28.10 | 7:32 am

Absolutely fabulous. I just found these, and I agree with everyone that you should be selling prints and t-shirts! I hope that you’ve been enjoying the last season as much as I have.

I’m going to feature these on my blog today and link back to you.

kendallsimmons.blogspot.com

- Kendall Simmons + 3.1.10 | 12:39 pm

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- LOST Posters « The Craft Begins + 3.8.10 | 10:28 am

These are fantastic!! Really love them all – you have a great style. I know they did a cool series of Lost posters that sold out immediately – so I was bummed I couldn’t get one. Looks like I may have another shot with yours!

- Piper + 3.8.10 | 12:30 pm
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Just got these custom metal tags back from the printer. They turned out great! I designed these for the new Pocono Modern furniture. Each piece in the line is custom-made and will feature these logo tags.

- Ty + 1.18.10 | 9:52 am

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Nice! those are hot…

- Brent + 1.18.10 | 5:28 pm

The no. 8 bunny is it! Hands down. Simplicity at its finest.

- Tmack + 1.21.10 | 8:57 am

Realy would like the bunny, im form the netherlands so will probably never happen but please contact me if you are gonna sell cause i’m in love with the bunny..

locke one is also very cool would buy it aswell but the text on the bottom has to be removed… cause i aint coming to you party ^^

- robbie hagen (netherlands) + 1.23.10 | 5:47 am

It’s really GOOD! I love the first one with J. Lock
What I love is the ideas of your posters!

- Georgios Maillis + 1.24.10 | 8:57 am

Ty,
You do great work. Like these tags. Would you be able to share who produced them? I would love to have a vendor like that on file. Thanks!!

- Kevin Flores + 3.3.10 | 3:17 pm
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Maroon 5 Fall Tour Merch

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Maroon 5 is currently on the road playing a limited number of shows at East Coast colleges. I designed new merch for their Fall tour. This design was my favorite. Check out and buy the new merch here.

- Ty + 11.8.09 | 6:55 pm

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really digging this ty

- Justin Bernard + 11.19.09 | 3:59 pm

The triangles are very reminiscent of the V in their logo. Very very smart. I love it.

- Treavioli + 11.24.09 | 9:39 am
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New Work for Pocono Modern

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Some new fun stuff for Pocono Modern this week. A simple, one-page catalog to promote the company’s new furniture line. They created these pieces from the extra materials after they built the Martindale home. Great example of reuse. Cool furniture.

- Ty + 11.6.09 | 9:26 am

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Have them ship me out a few pieces for free. You have my address.

Thanks.

- Aaron Martin + 11.6.09 | 12:08 pm
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Mottsy Logo Design Movie

I recently completed a logo design for Mottsy – an innovative, online printing company. The client was really interested in the creative process and asked me to record my screen during the development of the logo. This time-lapsed movie is the result. (Be sure to hit the expand button in the bottom right corner to view it full size.)

At first I was a little self-conscious recording my screen…it felt like someone was looking over my shoulder, watching me design the logo. But eventually I got used to it, and it was an fun experiment. I’m not sure how interesting it is to watch me look through hundreds of fonts, scan sketches, plot points, check email, change songs in iTunes, etc. Let me know what you think…it helps that we sped it up. And threw a little music in there. Thanks, Jeff.

The following logos and variations are what I presented to the client. They ultimately chose the first one which I actually didn’t capture on video. Oh well, still a fun look behind the scenes at the brand identity development process.

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After we explored a lot of color variations, we ended up pretty close to the original concept.

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This is the final logo. We developed the tagline and their brand positioning as well. Keep an eye on Mottsy.com – they should be launching their site in September. Should be pretty cool.

- Ty + 7.18.09 | 6:52 pm

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Ty, this was amazing- I’m so glad you did this. I loved getting to peek into your creative process!

- Cathi + 7.18.09 | 8:34 pm

Ty, incredible. You have captured the process of design so well in this little video. Not only did I relate to the process, but the work is incredibly creative and inspiring!

- Bill Chiaravalle + 7.18.09 | 9:17 pm

Awesome! I can only imagine what mine would look like if I recorded ir!

- Diane Faye Zerr + 7.19.09 | 8:21 am

Looks great man. I love seeing stuff like this.

- Aaron Martin + 7.20.09 | 7:15 am

Thanks for sharing the making of this project. It’s hard to select the one I like best, as I don;t know the business, but they had great stuff to chose from.

- dentednj + 7.20.09 | 12:21 pm

thank you for this. awesome job! it was great to watch the design process. i hope to see more.

- Raquel Buckley + 7.20.09 | 12:26 pm

Yeah, very cool. It’s awesome to see how another designer works. The one they picked is pretty kick ass as well!!

- Marek Hosek + 7.20.09 | 12:37 pm

That was a lot of fun Ty, thanks for sharing!

- Jeff Andrews + 7.20.09 | 4:36 pm

Ty- That piece was amazing. Reminds me of an Apple commercial.

- Kraig Kalashian + 7.20.09 | 6:18 pm

Ty – holy crap that is cool! I so need to learn Illustrator better…and is that the music from Pee Wee’s Big Adventure????? Love it!

- Sara Kalashian + 7.20.09 | 7:18 pm

Thanks, everyone! Glad you enjoyed this. I will plan on doing it again on the next logo project. I will also get this comment thing fixed so it doesn’t make the blog look weird.

- Ty + 7.20.09 | 7:40 pm

Super cool video! Glad people can see the process! This could be used when billing a client for design time!

- Scott + 7.20.09 | 10:05 pm

Very cool. Thanks for sharing! It’s always nice to see the processes that other people go through.

- Amanda + 7.20.09 | 10:20 pm

Pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing the process.

But, seriously, perfect choice on accompanying music!

- William + 7.20.09 | 11:08 pm

Fantastic and great result.

- Matt Trimarchi + 7.20.09 | 11:39 pm

Truly & amazingly fun to watch. Something scary about how one tend to work exactly in the same way! Thanks for sharing!

- Simen Grankel + 7.21.09 | 1:22 am

Interesting video and a really nice end product, congratulations. Out of interest, which program did you use to capture the desktop?
Cheers.

- Sam + 7.21.09 | 5:25 am

Wow!! I am totally overwhelmed with the response to the video! Thanks for all of the comments and compliments! While I was recording it, I thought I might be creating the world’s most boring movie ever…glad that everyone likes it. Sam, I used iShowU HD to record the screen. Pretty cool little app – I think it was 30 bucks.

- Ty + 7.21.09 | 9:38 am

Not boring at all, and a great insight into some of the routine tasks us designers go through.

- David Airey + 7.21.09 | 10:26 am

I wish every client could see this video so they would stop saying things like “why does it cost so much, it’s just a bunch of circles and some type?”

- Joe Breiter + 7.21.09 | 2:12 pm

Hey, that was cool, i totally relate with it, and is good to see the way others work, it would be good to have that video in real time to show clients before they see prices, he he!

- Pablo Marin + 7.21.09 | 3:34 pm

Ty, this came out great! :)

- Jeff Rogers + 7.21.09 | 8:10 pm

for a design dabbler, this is so encouraging, and what is that perfectly upbeat and energizing music? thanks so much!

- patty + 7.22.09 | 12:12 pm

The music is from Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. A classic.

- Ty + 7.22.09 | 12:19 pm

Great! I loved it! Awesome job!

- Rafael + 7.22.09 | 5:57 pm

That’s is exactly the process! I feel like I should invoice someone after watching it!

- Linda + 7.22.09 | 10:13 pm

Excellent. That’s pretty much my process, especially the hours going through FontExplorer with your finger permanently on the down button!
Every potential/existing client should be shown that to get an idea of the hard graft that goes into creating a logo or if they ever question their invoice.

- andy + 7.23.09 | 5:40 am

You are an awesome designer. Thanks for sharing.

-Greg

- Gregory Gilmer + 7.24.09 | 2:59 pm

This video is THE definitive argument against cheap/crowdsourced/99 logo designs!

- Catherine Azzarello + 7.26.09 | 9:10 am

Absolutely fantastic! And potentially a great tool to show new clients just how much effort goes into creating their logo. Well done!

- Koodoz Design + 7.26.09 | 10:55 pm

This is brilliant! It’s great to get a peek into a designer’s work flow, and the music just made it epic.

- Alison Rowan + 7.26.09 | 11:34 pm

I enjoyed watching how you designed the logo from the ground up. In similar fashion, before I moved strictly to web design, I would sketch my ideas. The success rate of sketching and thinking through the different concepts was astounding. Great job and great design!

- Skylar Hartman + 7.27.09 | 3:02 pm

Thanks TY, I’ll check iShow out.

- Sam + 7.28.09 | 3:29 am

Very fun! Posted this in this week’s LogoLounge.com news.
Cathy

- Cathy Fishel + 7.30.09 | 8:56 am

Thanks for the big smile that video brought to my face today.

- Astrid + 8.3.09 | 12:51 am

Wow! You have a huge screen estate, what monitor are you using and it’s resolution?

Cool video! Nice logo!

- Rom + 8.3.09 | 9:29 pm

[...] da was brauchbares zu Wege bekomme.  Heute allerdings nicht wirklich viel geschafft, ausser dieses tolle Video hier zu finden. Eine Idee, die einzige Idee, die mir bis dato durch den Kopf schwirrt, ist ein Bild [...]

- Blogactionday vs Designprozess + 8.5.09 | 12:02 am

Very, very interesting! Thank you very much for the insight into your design process.

- Krzysztof Rondomański + 8.5.09 | 1:31 pm

Great work guys – very well done – this is a very cool execution. And the logo rocks too !

- Darren Wilson + 8.7.09 | 1:51 pm

Some lovely designs. I know how you feel about showing your work in progress, but there’s a lot of misunderstanding about still regarding the amount of time and effort that goes into putting together a quality piece of branding like this. This kind of video can really help to counter that misunderstanding. Thanks.

- Sam + 8.14.09 | 3:37 am

wow that´s very nice – must post this on my blog! THX

- fabz + 8.16.09 | 5:25 am

I’m going to play devils advocate here. Brand design isn’t about looking pretty. What does this have to show about printing? Looking at the logo with no context, this could be for any company.

- Randy + 11.1.09 | 4:04 pm

I’m a student of communication arts and this video helped me a lot. I’m going to show it to my class.
Btw, the logo is great.

- Bel + 11.8.09 | 12:57 pm

[...] I have just been made aware of this amazing blog, Mattson Creative, which showcases some amazing work.  I mean, I am in hysterics over how BEAUTIFUL the Pocono Modern Identity [...]

This has to be a great tool to show your prospective clients on how much work goes into a design…Great job!!

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- Print Samples + 1.22.10 | 2:47 pm
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Pocono Modern Stationery Prints

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Just got back from press checking the Pocono Modern stationery. Turned out great. It’s always fun to see the design get printed and come to life. Here are a couple shots from the printing process.

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Laser prints trying to find the perfect shade of rorange.





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Pantone didn’t have a good enough match, so I had Toyo Inks create a custom color for the project.





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Here is the big bad Komori that we used to print the project.





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Make-ready test of the letterhead.





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Final printed sheet of business cards. Kraig and Shawn each have their own color.





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Back of the business cards. Each name has 4 different colored backs. The custom envelopes look great too. I’ll post some pictures once they come back from the converter. This is such a fun brand to work on.

- Ty + 7.16.09 | 5:36 pm

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Money.

Money, money, money.

- Aaron Martin + 7.17.09 | 1:25 pm

Awesome. Thanks for making us all look bad.

- Matt Lehman + 7.20.09 | 8:49 am

Ha! Thanks.

- Ty + 7.20.09 | 10:57 am

sweet stuff!

- akrokdesign + 11.5.09 | 11:11 pm
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Pocono Modern Brand Identity Development

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With attention to detail and a commitment to sustainable practices, Pocono Modern is building homes in the Poconos with a fresh, modern twist. Here is an inside look into the creative process that went into designing the Pocono Modern brand identity.

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This was the original logo that the client was using. It played off of the dynamic modern angles of the architecture and the topography of the Pocono Mountains which was interesting, but we decided that we wanted to explore how we could evolve the mark into more of a distinctive icon.



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The aesthetic of The Martindale – one of the first Pocono Modern homes to be completed — inspired a lot of my initial concepts for the mark.



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Like every project, I begin by sketching concepts. This process is very freeform. The drawings are quick and loose, and all over the page. I try to generate a lot of ideas quickly, exploring as many different visual concepts as I can. I will play with shapes and forms in multiple configurations until something interesting takes place, or another idea emerges. It’s a difficult process to describe, but I think this may be my favorite part of logo development.

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After I create sketches, I evaluate the ideas and then start exploring more refined versions that integrate type and color. This next series represent the initial logo concepts that were presented to the client. This concept integrated the silhouette of The Martindale house with the mountain in more of a retro way.



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I thought is concept could be interesting to explore as a seasonal mark that could have different colors to represent different seasons in the Poconos. Ultimately, these felt a little too kitchy.



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This concept is a much more graphic abstraction of the landscape. We liked this direction, although we determined that it didn’t work well as a stand-alone logo. The idea of the triangle pattern made its way into the overall visual language of the brand as a supporting graphic element.

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I really liked this concept. I loved the simplicity and the transparency. Maybe a little plain, but it has a very modern sensibility which we liked.



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This idea was much more playful. The icon is comprised of different elements that combine to represent The Martindale, and the tagline type is vintage and fun. This was a little too whimsical, but we wound up using the wood texture in the final mark.



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Another variation on the abstract mountain concept. I thought the relationship between the hand-drawn texture and the solid field behind it was interesting.



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A different variation on some of the same themes. Mountains, seasons and amenities of the Poconos.



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This was an interesting type treatment, but legibility was a concern — and overall, we felt like the identity needed an symbol element.



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After the initial presentation, we decided that these three concepts were the strongest. Pocono Modern is the vision of Kraig Kalashian, who is a really incredible architect and designer, which makes all of our collaborations very creative. He has a great eye for design and we tend to gravitate towards the same aesthetic which is fun. Kraig wanted to integrate the idea of “homes” or “community” into the concept on the lower left.



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This was a challenge until saw this incredible cover illustration for Fortune Magazine by Erik Nitche, which inspired the simple geometric style that I used below.

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I really loved the way this logo design turned out. We had a hard time deciding between this idea and the one we eventually went with.



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Along with the Nitche-inspired logo, I explored this stationery concept for the logo above. I introduced the abstract triangle pattern, which ultimately made us feel that this direction was stronger overall.



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So here is where we ended up. The mountains are represented, but are abstracted into simple, strong shapes. There is some interesting positive/negative space created in the middle of the mark by the intersection of the angles. The wood texture evokes the organic nature of the Poconos and the color-fields represent the minimal, modern aspect of the brand.



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After we finalized the logo, we applied the look and feel to an array of applications including packaging and stationery.



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Currently, we’re working on the interior of the Pocono Modern corporate office and design studio in Jim Thorpe, PA. I will post some photos and updates on this project in the next few days.

- Ty + 7.12.09 | 5:37 pm

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I’m a big fan of the color scheme you went with, as well. I find it very inviting and foundational, there is a lot of strength to it, but it still retains a lot of playfulness.

- Aaron Martin + 7.13.09 | 6:34 am

This project is amazing. Well done! It works so great applied across the various pieces you show. Very, very cool.

- Shawn Hazen + 7.15.09 | 7:29 am

Nice explanation of the design process; I especially appreciate the choices of fonts throughout the sketch/variation process.
ps. nice functionality on the website too!

- Joshua Reese + 7.18.09 | 9:29 am

[...] twitter), I have just been made aware of this amazing blog, Mattson Creative, which showcases some amazing work.  I mean, I am in hysterics over how BEAUTIFUL the Pocano Modern Identity [...]

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New Site! New Blog!

Just launched the new site and this blog! Thanks to Normalcy and Angry Bear for making it happen. Lots of new work to see… Pocono Modern, The Refinery, Lenny Kravitz, The Lab. And lots more to come. Take a look around. Can’t wait to hear what you think!

- Ty + 7.8.09 | 4:07 pm

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Love the new look…what creativity! Glad to see your doing well.

- Tom Hennessy + 7.14.09 | 5:04 pm

The new site is fantastic. Really easy to use and fun to browse. And I’ll be checking this blog often!

- Shawn Hazen + 7.15.09 | 7:30 am

Great work Ty – from a fellow UM art school graphics/industrial design grad.

- Laurie Blume + 7.20.09 | 2:39 pm

I really like all of the Mottsy logos, and it was really cool to see the video of your creative process. I loved all of the different variations you made

- Drew Linne + 2.7.10 | 9:17 am
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