Music Merchandise & Posters
Kill Devil Hills
Having been sent their logo / font, I decided to try and form some logos and symbols for the band for fun. I first created a simple, hill-shaped image derived from their original font, which I thought combined their name with a volume bar display.
Kill Devil Hills is an alternative rock band currently located in Boston, MA.
Additionally, I designed a geometrically based logo of the letters KDH, which seem simple but eye-catching, especially when out of context and rotated 90°. I wanted to create something simple but memorable, which is why I stuck to 2D graphics and a black and white color palette.
I then decided to create small symbols for the band, with each symbol representing a different song. This idea stemmed from the drummer saying he had trouble remembering exactly which beat belonged to which song. I figured a visual representation of the songs would be beneficial to him, and fun for me to make.
Later, the band reached out to me again to ask if I could make some designs for merchandise (t-shirts, stickers, etc.). During this process, I was inspired by sketches, diagrams, and blueprints, especially charts that showed a human’s field of vision (which is the name of a Kill Devil Hills song). Eventually, I landed on a design that didn’t necessarily have a direct connection to the band, but instead provided ominous imagery when placed next to the Kill Devil Hills name.
Final Design
Boy in the Water
Recently I’ve been exploring an art process called Databending, during which an image is converted to a sound file and sound effects are used to corrupt the raw data. The final sticker design was created using the “Wahwah” effect for Los Angeles-based musician Boy in the Water.
Original Image
“Wahwah” Databend
Final Sticker
"Shelf Filter"
"Bass and Treble"
"Wahwah"
"Graphic EQ"
"Echo"
"Bass and Treble"
Fencing
Fencing is an indie rock band from Lewiston, ME. After helping them direct a music video in 2021, I took some stills from the video and edited them using Photoshop to create promotional posters for the band.