David J. Woodruff & Sons

Progress n Process

2012-01-14T10:33:00.000-08:00

mug

2012-01-14T08:58:00.001-08:00

Work Life

2011-04-18T19:38:00.000-07:00

Staying busy. My pal Matt Romy finished his album. And I finished the artwork, and had it printed by In Case of Emergency Press here in Bloomington.
Imagery from the songs, as filtered through this guy.

Sleeping Bag // Pizza

2011-02-11T15:09:00.000-08:00

A video I put together for the Instant Gratification Film Challenge for the prompt "Wild Style".

Sleeping Bag promo!

Hey, I've made posters.

2010-12-18T21:06:00.000-08:00

Brief profile of IN poster-makers including yours truly in Nuvo.
Thanks.

couple o' jams

2010-11-08T10:23:00.000-08:00

Still busy making posters and such. Helped Jarod, In Case of Emergency Press, install a show of his fine art and our poster work at the Paper Crane Gallery then hawked our goods at the Bloomington Handmade Market this weekend.

Here are two recent movies I made.

My mom stars in this cooking how-to:

Persimmon Pudding from Cob Job on Vimeo.

Lewis Rogers acts:

Dear Abby - "The Old Days" movie challenge from Cob Job on Vimeo.

Video Posters... Okay, Commercials.

2010-09-17T09:22:00.000-07:00

Some ads I made in tandem with posters for the Bishop.
Mostly to play with my new camera that shoots HD video.

Poster (9/29 at the Bishop) from Cob Job on Vimeo.

Reflection: The Delicious from Cob Job on Vimeo.

The Good News!

2010-09-06T14:34:00.000-07:00

My pal, composer Matt Nowlin, is about to release a swingin' LP.
Here's my cover:

I'll post more images when I have the real deal in hand!

HB

2010-07-04T22:04:00.000-07:00

Bloomington supergroup Holiday Band released an album recently.
I posted my handy work here. But here's a pic of the cover:
They have a facebook page. Where the sounds can be streamed.
Also made this shirt printed by my new coworker at In Case of Emergency Press:

WIUX Culture Shock 2010 poster

2010-06-09T22:32:00.000-07:00

Excellent IU student radio station WIUX, hosts a free festival annually. Here's my poster printed by In Case of Emergency Press. The scale was a bit of a compromise, but we got to use this awesome French patterned paper.

And here's the digitally printed version:

The 2010 KC Urban Film Fest

2010-06-08T22:54:00.000-07:00

Here's a draft of a poster.
My good friend and former housemate, Jess Elwood, got me this gig.
He's a talented illustrator/animator/designer. Thanks Jess!

Prizzy Poster(s)

2010-06-08T22:28:00.000-07:00

Helped out friends, (& label mates!) Prizzy Prizzy Please, with their Chroma Cannon release poster in April. The top half is basically the album artwork (by Joe Van Wetering).

Bishop Posters

2010-06-07T13:59:00.001-07:00

I occasionally get poster requests from Mr. Andy Goheen at the Bishop. He has a number of folks doing poster work, so I typically get thrown some last-minute bones. I'm not complaining!
Lower expectations open up the floor for things I might not typically include on a poster:
I've been taking advantage of the full color printing (all are printed 11x17") to include some photo work, and I get a bit more explorative with the text.
Trying to encourage diversity in visual literacy around Bloomington!
I mean... diversity in poster making. Here are a number of them from the past few months:

- Smedley had the privilege of joining these amazing artists for his cassingle release show.
I even made some doodles for the occasion.
- This is the digital version of the Busman's/Drakkar poster.
In Case of Emergency Press printed the screen-printed (green and orange) version.
I love crudely drawn mopeds.

-A wood-type look was suggested to me for this poster for a roots group, as was the inclusion of their awesome press shot. Check out Hatch Show Print in Nashville, TN, if you haven't!
-Here's another instance of me borrowing: this image is from an R.L. Stine choose your own adventure book. I separated the color channels for a quick spot for the Delicious.

- Both of these posters employ photos from my family vacation to Alaska last summer.
Hey alright! Check out the pattern left in the mud by the Matanuska river.

- This 70's photo shows my uncle Steve holding a cardinal. Something about the composition speaks to me. I had this stocked, waiting for the occasion to use it (quite literally) for a Redbird poster. This was my last chance and I took it.
- My own photo on the right. Light quality, that's what I dig.

-A good example of trying to cultivate a weirder poster scene.
-A two-color poster for the Holiday Band (I'll post album artwork soon!). This will be screened shortly. Bitmapped layers of a book scan and personal hieroglyphics.

Pit Stop Music Marathon

2010-02-12T23:44:00.000-08:00

March, in Bloomington!

bman tour poster

2010-02-10T07:46:00.000-08:00

New Busman's Holiday tour poster.
Jarod, In Case Of Emergency Press, is printing them now.

Community Currency, Amo Joy, Mark Galup 2.12

2010-02-10T07:27:00.000-08:00

A simple but stately poster for the Romy's new band, Community Currency.
I couldn't resist using this awesome image found in the Library of Congress archive.
I included the text as well. Wild!

site update

2010-02-10T06:53:00.000-08:00

I'm working on updating my album artwork imagery.
Posted images of e.p. Hall's "Mommy Crow".
Changed the name of this thing from blog to news,
because blog implies that I'm posting things of interest to the public.
And not just pasting my new imagery... Enjoy!

Couch

2010-02-07T06:13:00.000-08:00

A documentary about my couch:

COUCH - "Let's Sleep On It" movie challenge from Cob Job on Vimeo.

kitties

2009-11-04T15:48:00.001-08:00

marathonpacks!

2009-11-03T13:18:00.000-08:00

Mr. Eric Harvey's excellent music blog, Marathonpacks
relaunched today with a tarted-up banner by yours truly.
I was pleased to help, as I'm a fan and subscriber.

recent cellular-visual-documentation

2009-10-15T09:02:00.000-07:00

movie

2009-10-09T08:16:00.000-07:00

My associates at Cob Job (weekly public access talk show) host a monthly film challenge.
Here's my spooky movie made with pal, Lewis Rogers:

Stopgap- "Behind the Scenes" movie challenge from Cob Job on Vimeo.

Bishop, The

2009-10-01T11:44:00.001-07:00

I worked with Stephen, the owner of the new bar The Bishop, in designing a sign for his excellent business. The Bishop fills the hole left by the Cinemat, by providing an excellent venue for shows. And is one of a few places in town that serves beer while allowing entry to 18+ folks.
Here's cruddy-cell-phone-cam evidence of the completed sign:

Speaking of The Bishop my alter ego- Smedley Jergins (& his Orchestra) is playing there this Tuesday with one of my favorite bands, The Subjects, who hail from (the place that bands hail from) Brooklyn.

I did the lettering for their new EP! More gushing coming soon.

paranormal

2009-09-29T11:38:00.000-07:00

An abandoned t-shirt design for some ghost hunters.
I was looking forward to seeing the cream color printed in glow-in-the-dark ink.

Spirit of 68' Promotions

2009-09-29T09:58:00.000-07:00

Working on a simple business card for Mr. Dan Coleman.
He and his operation are bringing great shows to Bloomington.
Built to Spill last night and Sufjan tonight!
www.spiritof68promotions.com

The gray will be a gloss overprint. Rad.

blog potential

2009-09-28T11:01:00.000-07:00

current events, me style