I will soon have this up on my wall after
just over a month of hunting, thanks to various helpful tweets (#twitterwin!), Steve Jordan at
Polaris Music Prize and for
Mike Holmes, the artist. Below is the Polaris shortlist poster for
Joel Plaskett Emergency's
Ashtray Rock from 2007. For those who are not familiar with JPE's work, the poster illustrates the lyrics to their single
Fashionable People off
Ashtray Rock. It's a fun song, and the poster reflects that playfulness really well.
[Edit Sept 16] Got the poster in the mail today! It has a few colour and font changes but the essence (and the awesome) remains. So good things do come to those who wait =)
Also in communication with
Wendy Wan, the designer of
Joel Plaskett's
Three shortlist poster for 2009. Considerably more understated than the comic style which reflected
Ashtray Rock's adolescent theme, the
Three print shows the journey from "away" to home. I almost expected it to be a lot darker and less ... "pretty." All it's missing is the front porch light.
Make sure you get in contact with
Wendy if you'd like a copy of the poster. There's only going to be a run of 30.
