Opening Day Cincinnati 2013. It’s a big deal around here.

The citizens of this Ohio city do not consider opening day just as opening day. They consider it one small notch below Christmas. – Fred Schwed, JR

So naturally we wanted to do an art print to kick off the season. I found this rad photo of  Vada Pinson and tweaked it up to make a sick little fan print. Check it out.

Pinson played in the major leagues for 18 years, from 1958 through 1975, and his greatest seasons were with theCincinnati Redlegs/Reds, for whom he played from 1958 to 1968.

Pinson was an outstanding all-around player over a long and productive career, Pinson was often underrated and overshadowed. For many years after his retirement, his 2,757 hits were the most by any eligible player outside the Hall of Fame, but he never came close to election by baseball writers. His highest vote total was 67 out of more than 400 cast.

Analyst Bill James, in the 2001 edition of his Historical Baseball Abstract, ranked Pinson 18th among centerfielders, ahead of Hall of Famers Hack Wilson, Hugh Duffy, Max Carey and Earl Combs – but behind Jimmy Wynn, Dale Murphy, Wally Berger and Fred Lynn, who are also outside the Hall.

OPENING DAY CINCINNATI 2013

My Current art porn inspiration Susann Stefanizen. Susann is a Berlin based Graphic Designer and Illustrator and she’s bad ass. Check out some of her work.

SUSANN STEFANIZEN

The first thing that comes to my mind when I think about pitching for projects is the conference call. This video nails it.

Conference Calls from Justin Leibow on Vimeo.

CONFERENCE CALL

INSA creates elaborately painted walls that are photographed in sequence to create animated gifs.

ANIMATED GIFS BY INSA

I posted some new work in my portfolio section.

RECENT WORK

My inner 10 year old just got really happy.

GWEN STEFANI AND BUSH SING GLYCERINE

Curby wants to know where your dog is. Happy Halloween.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN – CURBY THE CLOWN

This the second poster in the Kilroy pack series that celebrates the release of the Fontay Montana Jordan IX. Designed and hand printed with acrylic inks on heavy white paper by yours truly. Take a look and let me know what you think.

FONTAY MONTANA / JORDAN IX / POSTER

I had the opportunity to design and document the making of the first poster in the Jordan IX Kilroy pack release. Here’s the press release and the story. Let me know what you think…

When you ask any sneakerhead about their most prized shoe, two things are likely to come up:

First you’ll hear all of the intricacies and details about the shoe itself… why one release is better or worse the another… who scored how many point in what game… if it’s a retro, they might even do some quick math to tell you how old they were when the OG released… and on and on and on.

Then you’ll hear a drawn out and disturbingly detailed story about how they got their hands on the shoe. …Driving 3 hours in the pouring rain to get in line at 2 in the morning… Negotiating with a friend of friend in Paris to get a European exclusive, then crossing your fingers you don’t get screwed… or even worse. paying triple…quadruple… even ten times retail for a shoe you absolutely have to, have to, have.

Between the details of the release, and how the collector got their pair (or pairs)… every shoe has a story. For many of us, the story of how we acquired our sneakers is as important as the shoes themselves.

Corporate sneaker and clothing boutique in Cincinnati has partnered with Powerhouse -a Cincinnati based design and print collaborative- to create a series of screen prints celebrating the stories behind the sneakers we love. All too often the sneakers we struggle to get our hands on are kept in boxes and stored in closets far from view. These prints offer sneaker collectors a unique opportunity to document their experiences and share their stories with friends and family.

The limited edition, hand crafted prints series will begin with the release of the Johnny Kilroy Jordan IX, with prints planned for each of the five following shoes in the Kilroy pack. Prints for other other Jordan brand releases throughout the 2012 holiday season are also scheduled.

THE BACKSTORY

Hidden within the red black and silver layers of the Kilroy print are the details of the now infamous Johnny Kilroy story. There are references to the popcorn tape, Kilroy’s less than disguising number 4 jersey, the date of the game and a nod to the Hornets who Kilroy exploited for 79 points in only one quarter of play, Hidden even deeper in the print are subtle references to Michael Jordan fulfilling his lifelong desire to play professional baseball. The following prints in this series will bring to life the stories of Jordan’s other alter egos during the ’94 season: Slim Jenkins, Motorboat Jones, Fontay Montana, Calvin Bailey and Bentley Ellis.

Each 18” by 24” poster in the Kilroy pack will be limited to 50 hand printed and hand signed prints. They are available at Corporate’s shop located at 2643 Erie Avenue 45208 in Cincinnati, Corporate will take phone orders (513-771-0432). The prints are also available for online order at www.phfdesign.com.

PROMO VIDEO

THE POSTER

The finished screen printed poster for the Johnny Kilroy Jordan 9 2012 release.

Johnny Kilroy Jordan 9 in the shop.

Johnny Kilroy Poster and test prints

Kilroy Kicks Butt Tag on the poster sleeves.

POWERHOUSE FACTORIES CORPORATE

JOHNNY KILROY / JORDAN IX / LIMITED RELEASE POSTER

Izhar Gafni has designed award winning industrial machines for peeling pomegranates and sewing shoes. He’s also a bike enthusiast who’s designed a lot of carbon fiber rigs. But one day, he’d heard about someone who’d built a cardboard canoe. The idea drilled its way into his consciousness, and ultimately, led him to create a cardboard bike called the Alfa.

The Alfa weighs 20lbs, yet supports riders up to 24 times its weight. It’s mostly cardboard and 100% recycled materials, yet uses a belt-driven pedal system that makes it maintenance free. And, maybe best of all, it’s project designed to be manufactured at about $9 to $12 per unit (and just $5 for a kids version), making it not only one of the most sustainable bikes you could imagine, but amongst the cheapest, depending on the markup.

$9 CARDBOARD BIKE HOLDS RIDERS UP TO 485lbs