Stacks Press

2010-09-16T10:05:00.001-05:00

The Last Post

2010-01-29T16:18:00.006-06:00

Just thought i'd make a quick last post for those that check this blog (with some new work!-the Powerhouse 2010 Calendar is a collaboration with Dustin Flowers). I, as Stacks Press am taking a hiatus from freelance design and print work. I am now working at Powerhouse as a full time print manager and designer, thus cutting out time and allowance for freelance opportunities. I guess the blog is going to stay up because i don't know how to take it down, and why not leave it up? So anyway, goodbye, for now! Thanks for checking out my work. I will be populating the internet with new work again someday, but for now check out Powerhouse if you want to see what i'm up to.

-Jon

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Halloween Massacre

2009-10-22T13:49:00.002-05:00

Here's a new poster i just printed the other night. It's for a halloween party (or massacre) at the Mockbee here in Cincinnati. Thanks to Carl for the shot to do this one, i'm sure the party is gonna be pretty big and pretty fun, lots of different live music going on. You can see these posters hanging up in shop windows around the city now. So be on the lookout, and steal it if you see it, cause you know you want it. Also, you might want to come to the party too. That's it for now!

More coming soon..of course.

-Jon

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So Much New...

2009-10-16T23:56:00.011-05:00

October has been a crazy month in terms of produced work-and yet there's still plenty to do for the remainder. I have a new poster as well that i won't be posting til after the gig passes. But it's for Yo La Tengo, it's slightly oversized, on some great paper, and i quite like it a lot. But for now..here's some of the new:

-Rest In Peace Cincinnati overall design (website, stickers, flyer). The colors are a bit off on the flyer, looks much better in original file or in person-trust me.

-Thursday gig poster (designed for and available at Powerhouse Factories).

-Keeling Photography (formerly Studio 26 Photography) business card.

Much more work to come after the month is over! And there's a website coming soon! Finally!

-Jon

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Process is fun!

2009-09-10T10:56:00.003-05:00

I just recently finished up the printing of DJ Clockwork's new mixtape, Time Zones. I designed the front, back and CD package for his first official hard copy mixtape. Clockwork was pretty specific about what he wanted; a Looney Tunes-ish feel, hence the theme. In place of good ol' Bugs Bunny, your man DJ Clockwork. I usually try to take a good amount of process photos for each project I print, sometimes that doesn't happen, but for this project it did, so enjoy! If you haven't heard the new mixtape go HERE to download it. All the copies I printed are in other people's hands, so you gotta go digital, sorry!

More stuff coming soon!

-Jon

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Newish

2009-07-22T21:46:00.002-05:00

So i guess some new projects going on. Currently working on the Mix booklets for Ronnie and Rissa's wedding, which i will have process pictures for, when I finish. For now though, just the raw designs.

Also up in the newish section is a flyer i did for Tyler Nelson, one of the guys from MTVs Taking the Stage (you know the one about SCPA in Cincinnati). It was cool to do this for a up and coming celebrity from cincy, hopefully the flyer will help promote him more.

Lastly is the most flyer. It was pretty quick, to be used as a Facebook event flyer, but i'm happy with the result. I actually rehashed this basic composition and color scheme from an alternative version of a cover for DJ Clockwork's mixtape, it wasn't used and i liked it a lot better than the one used so i knew i had to use it again sometime. Just did. Blam. I see more of a crazy-eyed face than the two records i intended it to be but i think it improves the expression of the event.

Powerhouse Factories (PHFDesign)(Powerhouse) is my new home during the 5 work days of the week. I'm pretty happy to be a part of the Factory and looking forward to producing really cool prints all the time.

That's all for now...

Website coming soon (not like soon-soon but, it must be done).

-Jon

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Summer Jam!

2009-06-09T20:43:00.006-05:00

It's been a long time...man I suck at posting sometimes. Maybe it's because i haven't done anything in a bit though, yes that's it. Definitely been busy lately though.

One of the first posters i ever designed was the Winter Jam poster for the Elevator Music/The 3rd guys up in Columbus. Well, now they're doing a Summer Jam and needless to say I was pretty excited to do this one (Thanks to Dion from Elevator for keeping me in mind). They gave it to me very last minute but I think the poster feels pretty summer-y and fun. My intention was to make the Summer Jam type look like an older logo for a food product, something like a juice or sausage. You be the judge.

On a non related note, I went and saw the DAAPWorks show tonight and I must say I was pretty damn impressed. Especially with the Graphic, Interior and Industrial Design departments. It's crazy the quality of work those kids put out and the jobs they're getting because of it. Fine arts was pretty great too, thought it was kind of a small showing though.

Friday I'm leaving on a drive to SF and LA for about 2 weeks. I will be taking many photos and uploading to the blog as much as I can. Or maybe a Flickr, we'll see. Either way, more posting action will be had here in the near future. So check in.

-Jon

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These new posters brought to you by the word 'Recycle'

2009-04-29T06:31:00.003-05:00

I just finished a poster series (collaboration with Illustrator Kimmy Hart) for my final project in my Design and Nature class. We had to design something, anything, around educating about an environmental topic. I'm not really an active participant of the green movement but this is what i decided a good recycling poster series should look like.

Just about done with school! Time to take a little break then work on that portfolio all summer!

I'm gonna try and document a lot more too.

I'm just saying...

I'm about to design some good looking shit. I swear.

-Jon

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Tweet!

2009-04-17T19:03:00.005-05:00

Hopped on the Twitter wagon, yep! Follow me!

Username: stackspress

-Jon

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Show Poster

2009-04-01T05:57:00.003-05:00

So i just recently finished the poster for our show, The Whole Mess... Almost. This image is just the jpg of the design but the actual poster was printed with a slightly metallic, glossy black under a very sparkly fairly transparent silver. So the final product is sorta different- and better in my opinion. Definitely looks pretty nice up close too, the details of each artists' work really came through pretty well. Printed in an edition of 50.

PS... Just set up a CarbonMade account because i'm pretty lost on making websites, and CarbonMade's interface is really clean and professional looking so it works out for now. All the posters and fliers are up there so check it out. Stacks CarbonMade

PSS... I will be making a small edition of commemorative (easter-themed?) prints for the group show's closing reception next friday-they'll be sold there as well. That'll be posted up here sometime too.

-Jon

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The Show

2009-03-28T10:16:00.002-05:00

Been busy working on the pieces for my senior thesis group show (in a week!) Here's the postcard for the show and i'll be printing the poster (which i'll post later) soon as well.

The show runs from April 6-10 and the closing reception is on Friday the 10th (5-9PM)...So you should come.

-Jon

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Voila-New Poster!

2009-02-19T16:29:00.002-06:00

Here's the poster i just finished today-printing later tonite. It's for Oberlin's Jazz Dance Fest. I had fun drawing out the main type and i think it came out pretty cool, i'm sure the poster will look awesome.

Thanks to my friend Ploy @ Oberlin for letting me do this one.

-Jon

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Back from the Dead...

2009-02-16T19:07:00.006-06:00

So it's been quite some time since i posted anything. Haven't done any posters or flyers in a while-been very busy with school and still am. Last night though, i just painted over the gallery walls that me and my friend at school collaborated on. It was a wall drawing show, so the theme was the wall, of course. We did one wall that we really planned out and spent lots o' time on-including not just a wall painting but pieces (3 by each of us) mounted on the wall as works to sell. We thought it came out pretty nice, so we did another wall where we could just mess around and have fun-also to cover more wall space for the show.

The pieces on the wall are screenprints by myself (the 2nd, 4th and 6th pieces from left to right) and acrylic paintings by my schoolmate(the 1st, 3rd and 5th).

I'm working on some teasers, flyers and a poster off and on right now so hopefully i'll have more stuff to show this week. Beyond that, the senior show is coming along and i finally know what it's gonna look like! wow! lots of work to come.

-Jon

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SAX

2008-12-01T20:21:00.005-06:00

YO-its been a minute since i've posted but even this entry is kinda old news. I thought i had already posted it but, nope. Anyways here it is: It's a poster for a saxophone recital by Sean Cameron-at UC's CCM. It's sort of like a senior thesis or exit exam so it was kind of a big deal. He had 3 of his friends each make a poster for the event, each one was way different from the other but it was pretty cool to see them all, mine included, together. I happened to take some process photos as well, which is something i'm trying to do more and more when i print lately. Other than that, school is crazy but the 1st semester is almost over, i'll probably post work from this half over the break but i don't know, we'll see.

-Jon
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Obama and Clockwork

2008-10-30T11:13:00.005-05:00

Final
2nd draft
1st draft
Yes even I did an Obama poster/flyer-it seems like every designer in the U.S(international too?) has done one. This is for a premature 'victory party' in NYC taking place on the night of the big day(nov. 4th). This flyer has taken a ridiculous amount of changes to get to where it is now but i think the outcome is better than it's previously been. Above are all changes and the one with Obama's protrait is the final.

Also-Clockwork told me to do a logo for him, so i did. Above are two versions-i forget which one he said he liked and they need color applied if nesseccary but these are basically the final products.

-Jon
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Clockwork has a Blog

2008-10-29T18:49:00.002-05:00

My friend and hometown DJ, DJ clockwork (you could say he taught me a few things) has a blog! This man's been playing gigs everywhere lately including allover the the cincinnati area, New York city and Paris. He definitely knows how to rock a crowd and you should definitely check out his blog periodically as i'm sure he'll be updating many mixes and photos from his gigs.

Clockwork's Time

New flyer(s) and Clockworks logo-posted within the super near future.

-Jon

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In Space!

2008-10-16T06:11:00.002-05:00

Just finished up and am about to print this poster for the local band In Space and their headliner Zach Deputy. They'll be a small run of 50-18"x 24." Besides this, i'm pretty much living @ school, all the work i need to be doing for the senior year and my show has left me with basically no time for any other projects, forcing me to actually turn down work which SUCKS-especially when it comes with money; Also had to cut back my time @ work to like a day a week which SUCKS more. BUT all of this is good because i can really focus on my thesis work-so basically if my show ends up being some mediocre concoction of a few prints and nothing super impressive with all of this time i've allotted for myself, then i have serious issues -but that won't be the case. I thought about posting work from this year as i make it but i am not really sure how much of what im doing right now will be final pieces or even thoughts in the show. Maybe later in the year though...

-Jon
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Litho Night

2008-10-16T05:33:00.007-05:00

Thought i'd post some photos of a recent lithography all-nighter @ school. Many people don't know what's involved in the the Litho process(aka the oldest printmaking process) so i thought i'd try to inform-or provide something cool to look at. Though these photos don't begin to explain all of it, because damn there's a lot, they really focus on the actual printing of the stone.

-Jon

Matches and Bastards

2008-09-19T17:55:00.003-05:00

YO! I just finished up a new poster and also have one from earlier this week that i haven't posted yet.

The first is for The Matches and their show @ the Mad Hatter coming up soon. The poster is a super vague and literal design, and i'm ok with that, haha. Basically it just represents the number of members in each band playing that night, including Pluto Revolts @ the bottom-1 member. I really like the type and DAMN they look super bright when they're printed-the RGB really pop from the flat black.

Lastly is a poster i JUST finished designing for Heartless Bastards-one of the few(or any) Cincinnati bands who have made it into the national scene and gained much respect, great band. This poster is based upon their core influences-as stated by the band. I've wanted to do a yellow and black poster for sometime now-ever since i saw an older Andrew Lewis poster hanging in my mom's office years ago. Just in case you can't figure out-the influences inside the letters are Debbie Harry(of Blondie), Jon Bonham (of Led Zepplein), Ray Charles, Johnny Thunders(of New York Dolls), The Yardbirds and Otis Redding. Haven't printed yet but i'm about to this weekend.

Hit up the Powerhouse site because we just did and update on the site and there's a bunch of new posters in the shop, regardless just check out what we've all been up to. PHF

That's about it.

-Jon
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2008-09-10T23:33:00.000-05:00

New process in progress. I'll post the final product later.

-Jon
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Poster On-the-Go

2008-08-07T01:04:00.005-05:00

So here's the final of the Grace Potter and the Nocturnals poster. Designed through Powerhouse, 11x17 on white. As of now only one color is printed-printing the last color(black) at the concert tomorrow night in Indianapolis. Pretty cool concept-printing posters AT the show-give them out to the fans. Whoever came up with that one is a damn genius. It looks pretty crazy on the computer screen so i'm excited to see how it turns out on paper once the black it printed.

I'm working on designing my mixtape packaging and all that. I just got the CD sleeves and CDs the other day in the mail so it's definitely a 'go.' I gotta finish this before the end of the summer- i'll never do it once school starts back up-so i'll post that sometime before august 25th-i hope.

-Jon
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Skateable VS Non show poster

2008-08-02T17:49:00.002-05:00

As mentioned in the 'In Progress' portion of yesterday's post, here is the finished poster for the Skateable Vs. Non show that went on last night at Feralmade gallery. It was an awesome time-Ryan and Ali really busted ass putting all that together - i was only able to get a crappy iphone photo but you get the idea- one half of the gallery was "skateable" and the other side was all installation wood work-pretty cool illustrations.

-Jon
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End of Class

2008-07-31T20:42:00.002-05:00

So today i had my last crit in my Grad Printmaking class. Sparing details from the crit, just decided to post the prints i was working on throughout the course. They act as a triptych but i'm just posting them as 3 separate prints. I've just grown really tired of them after looking at them for so long but i don't know, maybe you dig them.

oh, PS...you know anyone can leave comments on any of these posts? -right down @ the bottom left, so do it if you have something to say or just wanna say 'hey.'

IN PROGRESS/COMING SOON:

"Able Projects presents: Skateable VS. Non" installation show poster
Working on it STILL-gonna print tomorrow and sell at the show (as well as DJ there too). Come see the show, the artists are OH SO dope and there's handbuilt skate installation on one side and the artists more 'NON-skateable' work on the other side. And fun times.

The 3RD Listening Party poster-different design from the flyer, gonna be posted up around Columbus and in Sole Classics and at the show on that night.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals poster- designing it for PHF-taking it to be printed by us at the concert in Indianapolis. I have some good ideas for this one so hopefully i can execute them as well as they look in my head. Of course, isn't that always the struggle?

Outie 5000...

-Jon
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The 3RD

2008-07-31T20:26:00.003-05:00

I've been so effing busy lately.

In between work and class(which ended today) i've also been fitting in side projects for myself/commishioned from other people. This is the most recent of those that is completed. It's the flyer for The 3RD's listening party for their new album, "1979." It'll be at Sole Classics in Columbus and i encourage anyone who's into real hip-hop music to go-they're good people too. I suppose this is a proper arena to talk about that album. I was given an advance copy of it a while back(as it is not yet released) and it's really great and i'm pretty excited to be doing the entire album's artwork-including designing the CD packaging AND-my favorite-a double LP jacket! For those of you who don't know what that is, it's the biggest, best format to design a record in, it's two records and two sleeves-one per record. It's a big canvas but i'm pretty ready to fill it...Just as soon as i get all the info for the album. Nonetheless-the album is great and it's even better to be a part of something i believe in, not just being assigned to a design for some shitty local rapper or whatever. They're good and they deserve respect.

Check out their MySpace to get a taste of what I'm talking about:
The 3RD

Shout out to Dion for being a dope, non-asshole manager of The 3RD.

-Jon
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SuperNew

2008-07-07T22:30:00.003-05:00

I just finished designing and printing a run of these posters(18"x24") for a Medeski, Martin & Wood show @ the Madison coming up. It's definitely one of my favorite posters i've designed and it was the one of many that i originally designed to be the final poster, glad i chose this one though. The 'grey' layer that you see on your screen used for the inner organs and type is actually printed in silver vinyl ink and it looks fantastic. I happen to love this band and am pretty psyched i got to do the poster. - check them out

I'm currently working on a series of 3 art prints for my grad printmaking class @ the art academy, so i'll of course post those when they're completed.

Also working on business cards for SP and hopefully other cool things like that.

laterrrrrrrrrr.

-Jon
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(Some) New Stuff

2008-06-11T18:40:00.009-05:00

Yo all...

It's been a minute since I've posted new stuff, or anything at all. Here's three new ones.

The first is a flyer for SKFO's Art of Partying (II) that was held @ BOMA(Bar of Modern Art) in Columbus last weekend. The affiliated DJ Clockwork opened, followed by the man Mick Boogie. I wasn't able to make it up there for it cause i had to DJ a party in town here but i hear it was pretty amazing.

Second is a flyer i did for a party and showroom event in NYC. I have officially decided that 'my font' is Rockwell and Rockwell Extra Bold--I might use it too much, maybe not, i can just say it's 'characteristic of my style.'

Third is a poster(18"x24") that I just finished designing for Powerhouse. It's for The Black Angels, a band I knew next to nothing about before i got assigned the poster. Now that i've checked them out i'm pretty into them, they're a real psychedelic, dark band-some say 'stoner/druggy' as well and i suppose that applies. All that matters is that they have some pretty good albums and i'm definitely gonna go check out their show at the Southgate House.

The Black Angels

I'm gonna go print that poster riiiiiight

NOW.

-Jon

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All of The Above

2008-05-16T01:17:00.002-05:00

Tuesday, New York MC, J-Live released his new album, "Then What Happened" (which from what i can tell is a music download only album, unfortunately) and it got me reminiscing about discovering his now 6 year old album, "All of The Above." This album is one of those albums that i can really apply images and vivid memories to. Similar to that of Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek's "Reflection Eternal"(this spawns and entirely different thought/post-also much to speak on) I've kinda forgotten about it recently while on the neverending quest for new and undiscovered(to me) music but as I sit here now with it on loop i realize again how much I love it, how high quality it is, how important it is and the reason why i actually went out and bought it twice. Because of the great experiences I've had through this album and thoughts that followed it makes me think of what music is to a person and how a piece of music may be more than just a great composition. I think an album is truley important and holds a place in one's memory when it can be remembered as a conversation piece and as something that's shared through experience(s). Aside from my personal reasons for loving this record, anyone who is at all interested in Hip-Hop or music in general should take a listen to "All of The Above" or BUY IT-but i know you won't. It's fantastic, it's thought provoking, and stretches the entire length of an album's capacity-which is quite rare these days.

-Jon
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It's Been a Long Time...

2008-05-16T00:54:00.001-05:00

...Shouldn't a' left you © Rakim

Been a while since i posted anything but HEY! i just finished a poster so now it's time to post. It's for a Nappy Roots (remember them?) show in Covington-designed and printed for Powerhouse Factories(check the link on the right side). Dig it.

I should post more about 'random shit.' -Maybe people wanna see more 'random shit.'

-Jon
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Add to the New!

2008-04-16T04:56:00.006-05:00

Just finished the latest flyer. Tom(Juke!) and Floyd are throwing a party @ the Gypsy Hut with TIme Machine from LA. It's definitely gonna be a good time. Ill be printing these as posters for the event in then next few days-week.

-Jon
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New Poster

2008-04-14T20:16:00.002-05:00

So i thought i was gonna chill on flyers and posters after this crazy SKFO week was over(the planning bit at least) but alas i finished a flyer today(above) for a 3-person photo show I'm in @ the end of April and am working on one-look for it on wednesday-for a party being thrown by Tom(Juke!) and Floyd in May. SKFO week is upon us officially starting tomorrow night with Talib Kweli @ Cue! Be there!

-Jon
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Ohhh Starbucks...

2008-04-10T18:27:00.003-05:00

Many may know or not know that i have a pretty heavy aversion to Starbucks. Working in various independent coffee shops, i formed a strong respect for the people that do for self and refuse to capitalize on their product in a way that jeopardizes their image. I'm not gonna go into the reasons i think they're wrong, they're not Wal-Mart, i'm not gonna hate that hard but i do disagree with their business strategies that are somewhat sneaky and dishonest.

If you're a starbucks consumer you have most likely witnessed a recent change in identity of the cup that holds your latte, coffee, cappuccino, whatever. Being a dodger of Starbucks, of course the only way i know this is from reports and images seen online. I'd just like to say-Starbucks made a bad fucking choice. Since they opened their original shop in Seatle years and years ago that 'green and black' logo has been a 'household name'-a staple in the collective conciousness whether you like it or not. As you can see from the above image, they've drastically changed that image. On what was said in the Wall Street Journal report-the choice of brown is somewhat ridiculous because not only is it a difficult and cumbersome color for a logo that demands such attention-UPS was the only major company to pull it off and has since fully embraced the color. The color 'brown' is the subject of their entire ad campaign and tagline for god's sake. "What can brown do for you?" -Graphically the new logo is an abomination compared to the latter-the past logo was so graphic and bold and simple and iconic! and now what? they've thrown that all away! Only time will tell whether or not this will come as a benneficial shift for Starbucks. My theory is that with the return of the old CEO and shutting down of many shops(most of which have drive-thrus) -Starbucks is trying to return to a more lowkey, local coffee shop image. I think the logo is certainly evidence of this.

-Jon
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P.S. Support your local coffee shop and record shop!!!

New flyers

2008-04-10T18:02:00.010-05:00

Just finished up a new flyer for Ronnie's going away party-second to last nite of SKFO week. I'm pretty psyched this is done because it's going to be 4x6 flyers and it marks the end of my workload for this very stressful week. YES!

Champagne time.

-Jon
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P.S...What the FUCK is it about the internet-specifically Facebook in general that makes photoshop jpgs etc.. such as this one, look SO shitty? Someone please answer me this and tell me how to fix it, if there's a way. I promise this looks better as an original file.

Some work, old and new-Pt. 2

2008-04-08T03:10:00.007-05:00

-Jon
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Some work, old and new.

2008-04-08T02:47:00.006-05:00

So i promised some work on here, after all that is the purpose of this blog. I'm also considering putting some fine art prints on here as well but I'm just not sure yet. I just finished 3 flyers and the poster for the Talib Kweli party @ Cue and i have one left yet to do for the upcoming SKFO week. Hopefully that'll see light by Thursday.

-Jon

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Instead of a MySpace...

2008-04-07T03:09:00.002-05:00

YO! To all that have willingly or unwillingly stumbled upon my blog.

Welcome, this is Stacks Press-check the 'about me'-it talks about me.

This blog is basically in direct response to two things-

I need a place to exhibit my work in a widespred arena such as...the internet and...

1. I refuse to get a MySpace.
2. I do not yet have a website devoted to Stacks Press - but will hopefully very soon(MM HM ANDY!- hah, we'll talk), in which case this blog may cease to exist.

Within the next day or so hopefully i will be able to post all of my most recent, relevant work. Until then I'm designing/printing flyers/posters for what i like to call 'SKFO HOLY SHIT WEEK'-many events, one week, very soon, many flyers/posters needed(in the scheme of things). You'll see them soon as well as older work.

Check back in every few days for updates on events and such I'll be doing posters for and other such random and interesting(not so much, too) happenings.

Thanks for viewing, world.

-Jon
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