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From Death Cab to the Grateful Dead, an Artist Reimagines the Classic Rock Poster

Between June 15 and 25, 2019, several thousand rock posters flew off a dozen or so merch tables on two continents. The occasions were concerts headlined by Dave Matthews Band, Foo Fighters, The National, Eddie Vedder, Phish, and Death Cab for Cutie. Despite the distinct musical tastes of these band's audiences, one artist had been selected to produce limited-edition screenprints for all of them, a 22-year-old Baltimorean named Luke Martin. For Martin, it was a helluva couple of weeks, but...

The Storybook-Psychedelic Rock Posters of Marq Spusta

In most collecting categories, antique and vintage pieces are the only things sought by seasoned or aspiring collectors. But in some categories, rock posters foremost among them, it’s contemporary work that’s driving the market and fueling people’s passions. The enthusiasm for Marq Spusta’s rock posters is particularly high right now, and September of 2010 could prove to be a watershed month for the 32-year-old artist. What makes Spusta’s success noteworthy is that he’s achieved it by...

David Lance Goines Discusses Perfect Poster Design

I don’t collect posters. I don’t collect anything. I started making posters one at a time by hand in high school just for specific events, basically got going when I was a freshman. I still make them today, but they’re printed on a printing press now. I’ve made 221 posters, not including the ones I did in high school. Fundamentally, I believe that in order to be effective as opposed to artsy and not really effective at all, a poster has to be extremely simple. The Shepard Fairey posters...