Brian Paul Nelson – Branding / Design / Illustration">Brian Paul Nelson

I recently came across the work of Zurich born designer and painter Richard Paul Lohse and I’m really glad I did. Born in 1902, he became and early pioneer for modern Swiss design in the 1930′s and became just as successful in his fine art career as well. It’s always great discovering such a proficient designer from this time because it brings such a greater depth of appreciation to the field for me knowing where a lot of inspiration of today originated from and what it took for these guys to produce work like this.

I really enjoy the aesthetic behind Anchor Division. The sites showcases many inspirations for me including men’s wear, vintage commodities, architecture, automobiles, motorcycles and of course art and design. Some definite manly inspiration going on in there…especially for fashion.

Above is the poster I created for this year’s AIGA Always Summer Poster Show held in my hometown of Jacksonville, FL. For the event you’re asked to choose a song that reminds you of summer and design a poster around it. I chose the song “Nightcall” by Kavinsky which also features Lovefoxxx from CSS. This poster was a lot of fun to work on because it’s a departure from my usual style. Also, I wanted to choose a song that made me reminisce of summer nights instead of the days like I created last year. This song and poster reflects upon nights just driving around the city listening to music, lying on a beach or just looking out at the stars. I referenced such things as 80′s horror movie posters and the classic Goosebumps books that I used to read when I was a kid to give it a mysterious movie poster type feel. Be sure to listen to the song below.

Kavinsky feat. Lovefoxxx — Nightcall

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