And funny things. And illustration. And memes…?

Oh, and animated gifs.

EDIT: Here’s a clip if you haven’t seen the show yet.

It’s not uncommon for me to start a personal project (or something unrelated to my day job), get really psyched about it, and create a series around it. Unfortunately, a lot of these series get about 2/3 completed before I, sadly, abandon them. My plan is to remedy this bad habit, starting with some oldies that had been left in the wake of newer and funner things.

I recently wrapped up my two additional “Accidents” paintings (which was almost two years overdue), and finally finished a couple illustrations I started back in September. I haven’t snapped pics of the paintings yet, but here are the little ‘stached (and bearded!) fellows from my illustration set:

Other things I’ll be completing are some additional Childish Gambino typography tributes, another mix for Designers.MX and hemming my jeans. (I don’t think that last one will make it to the blog, but it’s still going to be an incredible work of art, I can assure you.)

Design and music will always go hand-in-hand. So, when my buddy Aub told me about Designers.MX, my whole world was rocked; the site features “beautifully designed mixes” from some very talented folk in the design industry. I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to create my own mix for the site, which is a total dream. I’ve always wanted to make something music-oriented for the world to see/hear, and this was a perfect way to do so.

My mix, REVOLTE, is a collection of some wild electronica, mainly hailing from France and Canada (the rest is made up of Italian, English, Australian and American varieties). The title is an homage to a song I reluctantly had to leave off the tracklist, as well as a tribute to the mix’s primarily French roots. I think it accurately communicates the overall vibe, too: fast, powerful and relentless. As it states on the site, it’s “a performance-enhancing stimulant created for working, punch-dancing and fast driving.” Like an army of power-hungry robots destroying a city with violent dance moves.

Have a listen! Even if my mix isn’t your style, you can definitely find something to love on this site. Mad props to its creators — It’s more personal than Pandora, more refined than thesixtyone and prettier than both combined.

EDIT: Since I forgot to mention it, here’s a little tid-bit on the cover art. To get across the whole electronica theme, rigid custom type was my initial plan, but it didn’t really have the “rawness” I was going for; it was much too structured for the vibe of the music. Ultimately, I decided to create some hand-painted type to reflect the feeling of the mix (bold, unrefined and a little crazy) and the blacklight-ish colors, made in Photoshop, to reflect the genre.

I had so much fun doing this mix thing, I may have to do more and stream ‘em here. (Especially since I haven’t seen much metal up on Designers.MX. Hmmm…)