THE SPEEDING TRAIN
http://honeyisfunny.blogspot.com
GIG POSTERS
I've designed over 200 posters for shows over the last 7 or so years and most of them are available to buy from me. These aren't bullshitty limited-edition-fifty-quid-a-pop-screen-printed-but-yet-never-used-to-actually-promote-a-gig-Americanised-merch-nonsense. These are posters made first and foremost to promote the shows in question, they were printed up at the time and plastered over venue walls, pub toilets and other exciting places. I even put one on a guy's back once and let him walk round Nottingham with it for a day before he noticed. That's another story though.
I started re-printing these in small numbers a few years back. They're all a little larger than A3 in size (somewhere around 310mm wide by 430 mm high give our take a few mmmmmms) and they fit very pleasingly into a standard clip frame from Wilkos. They're litho-printed using a machine that cost a million pounds. This isn't a joke, it really cost a million pounds. Needless to say, I don't own it. It lays the colours down as pure tones meaning these look absolutely perfect, bright, vibrant and flawless. They're also printed on various types on heavy paper stock, usually Splendorgel (if you're in the business). That means very thick, matt-textured paper if you're not. They look and feel (and smell) tremendous.
As the largest mid-digit to the boutique poster industry that I can muster, I try and sell these at the lowest price I can do without losing tons of money so that means they are:
£5 EACH or ANY 3 FOR £12
Plus postage to your part of the planet which is: £2.50 in the UK and £3.50 elsewhere.
I accept the wonderful rip-off Paypal (though ask that we split the fees they impose if that's cool), cheque or glorious cash. Bear in mind I have limited numbers of some of these so if you want to send a cheque or cash then bear in mind it has to be first come first served so please list alternatives. I guess that's the benefit of paying instantly with Paypal. I knew there had to be one benefit...
I post them in a compact, sturdy tube and I always throw in some freebies too. I have thousands of posters in a box that have been left over from shows, they might be a bit crumpled or have some marks but they're free – perfect for decorating that mouldy bathroom!
Here's a quick and by no means comprehensive list of some of the bands I have designed posters for:
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As well as limited prints of illustration work for magazines like PLAN B
All of them can be seen in this Flickr gallery here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sumlin/sets/72157594212951999/
Or better still why not have a look at:
THE COMPLETE ONLINE CATALOGUE TYPE THING
Any questions, or to order, email me at: honeyisfunnyATfastmailDOTfm
(replace the AT with @ and the DOT with a dot!)
VIEW ALL MY GIG POSTERS AS THUMBNAILS IN THIS HANDY CATALOGUE
VIEW ALL MY GIG POSTERS AND ARTWORK BY CLICKING THIS HERE SENTENCE WHICH WILL TAKE YOU TO A NICE, WELL ORDERED GALLERY AT MY FLICKR PAGE...
Or click this sentence to add my design 'company' THE SPEEDING TRAIN on Myspace
FREELANCE GRAPHICS & ILLUSTRATION
I do lots of graphic design and illustration work too, a random selection of which is shown below. I have a Blog that I will be updating with current work (among other things) here:
http://honeyisfunny.blogspot.com
Some of the work shown is available to buy as a limited edition A3-sized print as well.
I am usually quite busy but am always keen to take on new work: my rates are exceptionally cheap and I am happy to discuss anything you have in mind that might require an illustration-based solution.
I also work closely with several very skilled photographers should you wish to incorporate a mixture of graphic and photographic material in a piece of work.
Email me at: honeyisfunny(AT)fastmail(DOT)fm
Click the image to go to Flickr where you can see it big...
CD sleeve for "Aversions" by Gareth Hardwick
Sleeve for "Electric Soup" EP by Strategy
Inside of CD Digipak for Beyond This Point Are Monsters
CD sleeve for "Be Not Afraid" by The Slow Life
Illustration for Plan B Magazine
Front cover for Left Lion Magazine Xmas Edition 2008
Illustration for film poster 2008
Programme posters/promotional images for Energimolla, Kongsberg, Norway
Illustration of Sister Rosetta Tharpe for Plan B Magazine
Promotional images for comedian Doktor Cocacolamcdonalds
Website graphics for the band Dobermann
LP sleeve for Crevecoeur
Logo for Concrete Cinema
T-shirt design for The Tupolev Ghost
Hey Colossus CD sleeve
Cover image for Left Lion Magazine
Illustrations for Plan B Magazine
Wedding invitation for Matthew Tagney & Kerry Carson
Album packaging for Low Point Recordings (hand-screened by I Dress Myself)
Illustration for Trigger Arts in Derby
HAVE A LOOK AT MY PHOTOS AT FLICKR WHYDON'TCHA?
I play lots of music for different people. If you're looking to waste some time or your boss is away, click the links below to find out more...
LORDS
FELIX
KOGUMAZA
STAGE BLOOD
WOLVES! (OF GREECE)
LAST OF THE REAL HARD MEN
REYNOLDS
E O M
ANDY CLAMBAKE & THE RESURRECTION MEN
THE EVIL HAWK
THE GOOD ANNA
DAMO SUZUKI'S NETWORK
GLENN BRANCA
OTHER LINKAGE
http://honeyisfunny.blogspot.com
DISKANT
PLC LTD - Cartoons drawn at work
MYSPACE
FLICKR
WALLET UPDATE 2007: I retired another wallet. Give it a click to see what was inside...
Here's the old retired wallet from 2004. Click on it to see the contents.
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