I Am the Walrus

I Am the Walrus I think it was Bob Gill who I first learned the idea-generating convention of asking questions when brainstorming a design. i.e. Why would a walrus say “I am the walrus”? Afterall, a walrus is funky, fat, and ugly—but this phrase sounds loud and proud. Well, the walrus must really feel confident […]

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger croons a tale of a suave, debonair, aristocratic dignitary present throughout thousands of years of pivotal historic events. But Lucifer isn’t a chaotic fury, but rather, a persuasive manipulator guiding mankind towards diabolical deeds. When asked to confess culpability his response; “..after all, it was you and me” reveals man […]

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd A poignant lyric from the iconic album and song: Wish You Were Here, for me this passage captures the essence of longing for a return to a time before disconnection. Did you change? Did they change? Are you right? Are they wrong? Something’s broken now. You can see what they used to be, […]

Iggy Pop

Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell Iggy Pop is a hardcore/punk icon known for his subversive attitude. This song lyric from his time with The Stooges screamed to be visualized with an underground, DIY, garage band, music flyer style. Dirty xerox collage and lettering along wth an unexpected, somewhat disturbingly ironic image takes a […]

Mother Goose

Mother Goose Whimsical, happy-go-lucky poems + sinister below-the-surface meaning = most Mother Goose nursery rhymes. Ring Around The Rosie is, seemingly, a playful sing-along for children that is rumored to actually describe The English Plague of the 1600’s where 70,000 people died in London. Visually throwing the macabre and the cheerful together makes for an […]

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling Explaining The Righteous Brothers by way of Mr. Spock. I suspect that sometime in the decades to come that Tinder or Match.com will have an even-more-technically-advanced app to dial-in just how much love you are looking for. Hopefully that app will display by 3D holographic beams. That would be cool…the […]

Ministry

I Only Kill to Know I’m Alive—So What? An over-the-top and darkly expressive lyric by the industrial band, Ministry, this visual needed to be equally emotive. Rather than clearly defining a situation, symbol, or metaphor that acts as reportage, instead a mood is created inline with the tone of the writing. Messy, uncomfortable imagery hints […]

U2

Dream Up the World You Want to Live In—Dream Out Loud This song lyric by U2 is supported by a nebulous, ethereal image. Rather than clearly defining what a reimagined world is (which would realistically be different for each person), a surreal, impossible landscape is left dreamy and open for interpretation more in the vein […]

You are Posthuman

You are Posthuman and Hardwired I love the notion of this Marilyn Manson lyric in our digital age. It brings to mind a hybrid of organic and electronic. Fluid, liquified video static infused into a next-level human.

Anarchy in the UK

Anarchy in the UK When you think of Punk and The Sex Pistols; images probably come to mind of underground collaged flyers rendered with a messy, scribbled, haphazard aesthetic. You wouldn’t be wrong, but that is also the problem-—it’s established and already done, by everyone. Punk is rebellious, jarring, provocative, and shocking. Hopefully this is […]