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Poster Backstory: Allison Bamcat — Boston 2014
Neon Colors and Stuffed Animal Personalities. Children’s toys and nurseries inspire Allison Bamcat and always have. So much so, in fact, that early on in her life she recalls removing earth tones from...
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Poster Backstory: JD Deardourff — Washington DC 2014
High Visibility Style. For city cyclists, the key to staying safe is being seen. And while bike commuters regular turn to retina-searing shades of yellow for their reflective gear, Washington DC artist...
View ArticleARTCRANK Founder Talks “Split Personalities” on 10,000 Hours Podcast
Recently, I had what turned out to be quite likely the best conversation I can recall about ARTCRANK, the experience of turning a passion project into a profession, and the split-personality nature of...
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Poster Backstory: Aaron Hansen — Washington DC 2014
Two Thousand Seventy-Four Days, and Counting. Two thousand seventy-four days adds up to almost six years. Six years of sunrises, twilight, scorching heat, frigid cold, hurricanes and even earthquakes....
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Poster Backstory: Carolyn Sewell — Washington DC 2014
Design With a Drawl. Carolyn Sewell describes herself as “a potty-mouthed doodler from the Deep South.” Having met her, we can confirm this top to bottom. For the past twelve years, she’s been living...
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Poster Backstory: Jeff Everett — Washington DC 2014
Been there, done that. A logo on silver dog tags worn by The Pope, Marilyn Manson gig posters and brochures for the Presidential Libraries. When it comes to design, Jeff Everett gets it done. The force...
View ArticleARTCRANK and Vélib’ Collaborate on “I Vélib’, I Can Fly” in Paris.
We’re proud to announce our second creative collaboration with Vélib’, the bikeshare for the city Paris, which opens on April 2 in Paris. In the days and weeks ahead, we’ll share previews of the...
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Felix Rousseau’s “Paris Parade”
Felix Rousseau was born and raised in Paris. After studying graphic design and illustration at an applied arts school (LISAA Paris), he worked for a number of years in print graphics, only later to...
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Nick Zegel’s “Street View”
Nick Zegel is a designer pursuing all things creative. He studied fine arts and design at Boston University, graduating with a BFA, before moving to Philadelphia to pursue entrepreneurial projects and...
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Cyrille Rousseau’s “Voyager Léger”
Having discovered silkscreen printing in 2007, this 37-year-old self-taught amateur rock guitarist decided to dip his hands in the ink and express himself through concert posters. He also collaborates...
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Zara Gonzalez Hoang’s “Sunday in the City”
Zara Gonzalez Hoang is an designer and illustrator originally from the frozen tundra of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her work explores themes of childhood and imagination through limited color palettes...
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Pascal Blua’s “StereoBike Machine”
Pascal Blua was born the year the Beatles and the Rolling Stones played in Paris for the first time. He learned about graphic design a few years later when he discovered the jacket of the Sex Pistols...
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Brandon Lockfoot’s “Fly Paris”
Brandon Lockfoot is a bicycle messenger and visual artist currently working and living in New York City. The fast paced visual stimulation he experiences riding through the streets every day informs...
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Romain Diguet’s “J’
After studying at Applied Arts in Nantes with a major in Graphic Design, Romain Diguet worked at the DDB advertising agency in Nantes. He also worked as an art director with the Elle & Lui agency...
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Seth Lucas’“Spot the Art”
Seth Lucas is a Designostrator (illustrator and designer) living and working from his apartment in the Bushwick neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. His work is influenced by mistakes and mis-registrations in...
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Laurent Duvoux’s “Let’s go to the Louvre”
Laurent Duvoux was born in 1977. He lives and works in Paris as a graphic designer and illustrator. With a degree from École de Communication Visuelle (l’ECV) in Paris, he began his career as an art...
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Stéphane (Zig) Constant’s “Play Paris”
Originally from Angoulême, Stéphane Constant, alias Zig, is a graphic designer. He currently lives in Bretagne, not far from Saint-Briec, where he established a small publishing house in 2010. After 15...
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Talking music and bikes with Minneapolis rapper ECID
We were introduced to Jason “ECID” McKenzie by Minneapolis artist Chuck U, who’s one of our favorite local talents. Jason rocks the mic with songs about bikes, like the rollicking “Fuck a Car We...
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