I recently designed and printed 1 copy of a book featuring some of my recent design work. I think it turned out decent, however there are a few things I’d do differently the next time. What do you think?
My work with Matt Barnes was just recognized on the Westside Studio blog, click image to check it out!
Im proud to say I helped Matt Barnes win 1st place in the PDN Photographer Self promo Awards in the category of “Extraordinary Non Traditional Promotions”. I was the art director and designer on his promo project, and I’ve been so excited to see all the hard work has paid off. Check the awards here!
PDN Says “The attention-grabbing promotions on the following pages show a wonderful range of approaches: at times humorous, serious, minimal or elaborate and always impactful in their own way. Migrating the contest online this year allowed the multimedia campaigns to shine. From Matt Barnes’s extraordinary posters and picture disk record promo to Andrew Hetherington’s blog (a Self-Promo Awards first) to Brook Pifer’s lip dub video of music industry personalities singing Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” your outstanding efforts earned our applause.”
Thanks to Matt and DJ Platurn for this amazing piece. Its seriously awesome.
I never thought I’d see the day when something I painted, created or designed would hit the C-List… Well, here’s the day…
On Craigslist, For a cool 800 bucks or less you can own the first Who’s The Fairest Mirror I designed.
(Note, I did not put this up on craigslist and am not sure who the owner is at this time)
my original photo from hxfour.com, happy bidding!!
The new HXFOUR website featuring my illustrations, art direction and web design has launched. go check it out!
Im in the middle of last minute changes on the new hxfour website. Im pretty proud of what we’ve done, and cant wait to show you guys. Its quite a bit different from v.1 but still has my simplicity to it.
On Sept 2nd at 4:44pm my son Noel Jack Alexander Rochemont (pronounced no-el) was born. Best thing to ever happen to me…
I will do my best to teach him to be fair, honest, open minded, and creative. He truly is my best piece of art and shining moment…
Another thing I collected, and love are books. Mainly of art, or by artists showcasing their work. Here are my fav’s…
KAWS: Both bought in SF
ESPO (Stephen Powers) – The Art Of getting Over *Signed. I received this as a gift from Colin Miller, and Espo signed it, and a sketchbook when he was at recon for a solo exhibition.
Dondi – Style General. Written by Zephyr *Signed. I recieved this as a Christmas gift from Stash. So stoked, still stoked.
Futura. I love this well thought out book… *Signed – I picked this up at a Gravis opening at Recon, sat down with Lenny for a while that night.
Mike Giant. Mike is one of my favorite people. *Signed A True down to earth friend… – I still begged him to do this exact signature for me. Before I knew him, it was my favorite Hand style he had when I’d see his pieces in San Francisco.
Not shown above but in the collection, and worth the mention are the Banksy Book, Sam Flores first book (Sam is one of my favorite artists, and another great friend), 4 Words ( which I have signed by Mars-1), Its All Good By Boogie and Broken Windows…
These are the guys/gals that inspire me to the fullest. I look up to all of them, and their accomplishments, and am so blessed to call some them Friends.
When I was in SF I used to collect a lot. Dvd’s, shoes, t-shirts and toys. Now, I’ve gone through a bit of a change, and have let go of a lot of those material possesions, and focused on whats logical, and important. I was able to unpack a few things recently, and was face to face with some of my past, kind of miss the old days…
Akira: A huge influence in the early days of looking into design. I have a ton of Akira figures, these are the mini sets I got in LA, back in 2001ish.
Recon/Relax magazine Kubrick. Good luck finding one of these guys, I received it from Colin Miller when I worked for Recon. This one I think I’ll keep forever, it brings great memories.
This 12″ dragon figure is awesome, and the style is a favorite among most of Recon’s employees.The difference with this particular one, is he’s wearing a mask custom made ( I believe 5 were made) by the guys at Heroes Club. heroes club produced the 12″ Stash Figure among many other sought after items…
Silas: By James Jarvis. Got these at Recon as well, Love these guys, and the artwork of James Jarvis
Just a lil blast from the past, now set back up in my office to offer inspiration, and to remind me where I’m from.
