Hey YAWL
I think that school has ruined the laziness that I have so treasured throughout my life. I was sitting at home the other day, doing nothing in particular. You know, lounging around and watching TV (daytime network TV but that is a completely different story). Suddenly, I felt this compelling urge to get up and do some work. QUE? I tried to fight it, but alas, I could not. Instead I decided to do a little firedrill.
For those of you who do not recognize the term, a firedrill refers to a creative exercise that is completed in a short amount of time (in this case 3 hours).
So I went onto Gigposters.com (sweet poster site BTW) and began to browse through the random poster section. I chose 2 posters for two different bands and gave myself 3 hours each to redesign them.
The first poster I chose was this one for Vampire Weekend.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagufusL5F0U8q8MUBuc77wcpZLat02zKR-1rFX16wRfnA0wUbkuQAOoR8RDPFGaIDlHjMswl3GcHXkGHVmXyw0v8QR6UGbz-_2vEr4Xl_a1uuFJSRhGaw85CY1Lz1y4JBi7w4QjC1_ha_/s320/original+poster.jpg)
Never having listened to too much of their music, I put in their self-titled release and began to sketch. Choppy and energetic, their music made me think about enjoying a hotdog and lemonade while watching a space shuttle launch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyZ_EvcTFmRfm0cyqIp7Ozi-Ny1ERXAiAoyPIC4s1QJ5Ct7QYssc7bd13bpJ3hsCz15yx2yuTH7JjcUbyKZ_uSzXOa6VfCZ2gKNLUEBa9bsxLWcCuGzQPWnmRjj8WnstM-I6XDrK_0wBe/s320/sketches.jpg)
I took my sketch to the computer, found a suitable image, modified it (we don't use stock images, no sir!), and finished my design.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-i4a_-Pn_NyWqrK4S8SbECxVCw-VVBQQgB7mGMYtGGdShVDtBdOF0RIrAyBjLqSJ6CWPkw8-u4FGFxEjJNRLCGN9TFnPD6qLmUBFMyxNCmersoMaYtWwfM7l22hyphenhyphenZvkTCJchNI1AIkq9/s320/vampire-weekend-remake.jpg)
The photo would be printed out and then the green balloon, white lines and type would be screen-printed onto the image. The green would be left semi-transparent while the white would be opaque.
Total time: less than 3 hours
Next I remade this Ting Tings poster.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bTc2Ch_Z5H9cT-pNWB5GOIffisCcm9LVztuVPZnEfGiHJYL3cjPye6JvOuqYM8kFZXt0cwv_yOC0NjmUk2SYVrqoZRoV_6WY4dWLZxXVzJg5S7ik0sWDl86sp5jHfxvLzOhNRYxvF8UN/s320/original+poster.jpg)
I'll post the results tomorrow. See ya then!