tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81511852736923708552024-03-13T10:53:07.207-05:00Justin D. RussoLatest WorkJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-47673477662483601492011-11-18T09:55:00.001-06:002011-11-18T09:56:49.489-06:00I'm running a contest now through next friday on my <a href="http://www.twitter.com/pressxtojustin">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pressxtojustin">Facebook</a> pages. Give me an #FF on Twitter or Like a certain image on Facebook for your chance to win a poster from my <a href="http://www.pressxtojustin.com/">store</a>.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-20493371597690556732011-07-22T10:10:00.000-05:002011-07-22T10:10:55.913-05:00My Brother, My Brother and Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5La6Q9ZPUjsHMCjhwsBAzhTbTvtSjRUb7ZBK5dM5-fWdQLN5wkcaA1Q3aLRUvCdWRGXtffnHGhZeT_QcBGhQZh_5m_ks3zGv4858otsqR_Jexm2eJTVJ2tZvMOy0BGkkgVpADrK1Z4M/s1600/Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5La6Q9ZPUjsHMCjhwsBAzhTbTvtSjRUb7ZBK5dM5-fWdQLN5wkcaA1Q3aLRUvCdWRGXtffnHGhZeT_QcBGhQZh_5m_ks3zGv4858otsqR_Jexm2eJTVJ2tZvMOy0BGkkgVpADrK1Z4M/s320/Poster.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was recently commissioned by the Brothers McElroy to design a t-shirt for them. They liked the design so much, we decided to make a poster of it as well. Unfortunately, the poster is only available at live shows, but the t-shirt is available at the official <a href="http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=MAXF-MBMBAM&Category_Code=MAXF">MaxFunStore</a>!</div>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-4338053437646580082011-07-22T10:00:00.000-05:002011-07-22T10:00:06.305-05:00New Video Game Poster!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLdfCDKoceFX1RTnxLlrm3PWVfjiize3ICtK8hRKnyPskLNmZTu_Ph-9WQHIgv2_QFAtACDN8Ee3EJkW-ykshVmjZ3i4wps11clIn8xaOBqtqfVyqyCT7w9iagoTYjsJL3syoIArgUzg/s1600/240157_10079022_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLdfCDKoceFX1RTnxLlrm3PWVfjiize3ICtK8hRKnyPskLNmZTu_Ph-9WQHIgv2_QFAtACDN8Ee3EJkW-ykshVmjZ3i4wps11clIn8xaOBqtqfVyqyCT7w9iagoTYjsJL3syoIArgUzg/s320/240157_10079022_b.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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I'm expanding my <a href="http://society6.com/justindrusso">Society6</a> store, so I thought I'd put up something new for everyone. It's available as a gallery quality inkjet print, stretched canvas and, by popular demand, an iPhone case.<br />
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I'm going to keep making stuff as long you guys keep buying it. Thanks everyone for your support, and I hope you keep digging this stuff.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-65285699624002323222011-06-15T15:03:00.000-05:002011-06-15T15:03:27.823-05:00Slime Daddy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQfxulkFOQGTyJVzY1BJ839uHp1Uh0_wabhnUBLwpCXlV7xYY7hmi0-TylaBY_NXF2VgtoTe2bYmiXEi8DV5HEJmJf2KVOBf69tGV0U_TacINL7vcCK1AoM2lMIx8cH_ad-RQ57shxZI/s1600/Russo_Ecto_Square.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQfxulkFOQGTyJVzY1BJ839uHp1Uh0_wabhnUBLwpCXlV7xYY7hmi0-TylaBY_NXF2VgtoTe2bYmiXEi8DV5HEJmJf2KVOBf69tGV0U_TacINL7vcCK1AoM2lMIx8cH_ad-RQ57shxZI/s400/Russo_Ecto_Square.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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I've been pretty busy believe it or not, just haven't posted in a while.<br />
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</a>Thought I'd share my Ghostbusters inspired print for the Molded Heroes show at the Sixty Bones Gallery in Aurora, IL back in April. Titled "Slime Daddy" and inspired by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. I wanted to come up with a way to represent my two favorite toys (Ghostbuster and Hot Wheels) from when I was a kid, as well as my appreciation for the Roth style. The print itself is 20"x 20", and it's beautiful.<br />
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This was drawn by me (natch) and printed by the wonderful folks at Delicious Design League in Chicago, IL. I've worked with them a bunch, they are upstanding gentlemen.<br />
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You can see photos of the actual print and purchase your own copy at <a href="http://store.sixtybones.com/product/slime-daddy-by-justin-russo">Sixty Bones</a>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-81025712173303839392011-02-28T21:54:00.004-06:002011-02-28T22:00:01.373-06:00MBMBaM Tote Bag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgot3tGEEy5B5XxDvzoWp1UCE5jyc0fGoP8iD6ExRvl3mTN4aS-ePbNlwvSSv5B_8v3NglNraNxLHELlqTIpfy1JkK3VmsZ-sFOLB7R-kngMt_wmK9SPPneI38xyF9ZwLV1gEMIkxrraSg/s1600/MBMBaM_Shoot_Tote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgot3tGEEy5B5XxDvzoWp1UCE5jyc0fGoP8iD6ExRvl3mTN4aS-ePbNlwvSSv5B_8v3NglNraNxLHELlqTIpfy1JkK3VmsZ-sFOLB7R-kngMt_wmK9SPPneI38xyF9ZwLV1gEMIkxrraSg/s400/MBMBaM_Shoot_Tote.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br />
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Speaking of MaxFun, if you purchase anything from <a href="http://www.pressxtojustin.com/">my store</a> between now at March 14, 25% of the profits will be donated to MaxFun! As an added bonus, there's free domestic shipping as well!</div><div><br />
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My friend Liz, <a href="http://www.windycityrollers.com/members/joanie-utah/">a.k.a. Joanie Utah</a>, asked me to create a limited edition poster for last years Womens Flat Track Derby Association's National Championship. I jumped at the opportunity to work for some of the hardest working women I've ever seen.<br />
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Even better, this poster is available for purchase <a href="http://www.brokencherry.com/product_detail.cfm?CatID=66&PID=4663">here</a>.<br />
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Liz got me hooked to Roller Derby, and if you ever have a chance to check it out in person, please do.<br />
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Hit the jump to see an alternate poster I did that I thought was almost as rad as this one. Its still pretty cool, so I thought I'd share.<br />
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MBMBaM fan Gregory Posey appeared on the season finale of Tosh.0 the other night wearing a t-shirt featuring the logo I designed for the McElroys. I thought it was pretty rad to see some of my artwork on national television, even if it is Tosh.0.<br />
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photo courtesy Griffin McElroyJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-77564829542102651092010-10-02T23:06:00.000-05:002010-10-02T23:06:59.826-05:00Kill Screen Magazine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDNtyxn_j1_8ehVmRt3qjgRkRlFGN4RBwriIo_L_Wo5w_T4fGblTVMWnhJ0Qaq3m2MpfvJ9CXP8rZ4npwZEmZJ4_GJ2vIlC-hr8OkBO4IuqDlrxO5v4c93GGC3ROeFEppU7ewt9j6Q3A/s1600/Kratos_Flat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDNtyxn_j1_8ehVmRt3qjgRkRlFGN4RBwriIo_L_Wo5w_T4fGblTVMWnhJ0Qaq3m2MpfvJ9CXP8rZ4npwZEmZJ4_GJ2vIlC-hr8OkBO4IuqDlrxO5v4c93GGC3ROeFEppU7ewt9j6Q3A/s1600/Kratos_Flat.jpg" /></a></div><br />
This piece was featured on the back cover of the newest issue of <a href="http://www.killscreenmagazine.com/">Kill Screen Magazine</a>. I was absolutely thrilled to be given the chance to have something featured in such a rad magazine.<br />
I'm hard at work doing some more work for them for the next issue as well, It's all going to be super cool and I can't wait to work with them more.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-88503248029207498282010-08-11T21:09:00.001-05:002010-08-11T21:10:16.302-05:00Bob Ball<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDJ78FqWh3yfn2TcETzYQBk19F_yweOfYN491KLDM_y57aCjwxuDYUIHNn6yoCckr9DHccS1VMGtgC1HExK0KSF05WQh28iTLH67fgwnmLyOdtkH49zlpB-ak3n4pG0IuSSXYvDxhPzA/s1600/BobBall_Logo_VA_White_RGB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDJ78FqWh3yfn2TcETzYQBk19F_yweOfYN491KLDM_y57aCjwxuDYUIHNn6yoCckr9DHccS1VMGtgC1HExK0KSF05WQh28iTLH67fgwnmLyOdtkH49zlpB-ak3n4pG0IuSSXYvDxhPzA/s400/BobBall_Logo_VA_White_RGB.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Professional Voice Artist <a href="http://workingstiffproductions.com/">Bob Ball</a> approached me recently to design a logo that could be use on his website as well as future collateral like business cards. He is a big fan of old school microphones, and old school is what I'm all about. I wanted to evoke a mid-40's to mid-50's vibe while still keeping the logo entirely timeless. I loved the idea of being able to point to elements of the logo that represent different era's but not being able to place the whole in any one era.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>This is the stupidest poster i have ever seen. I could make it my self in like 10 minutes. If I want an UNcharted @ poster I expect it to be about the game (skull and crossbones?)"</i></span></span>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-89631137696957868922010-07-15T17:03:00.001-05:002010-07-15T17:03:20.098-05:00Moon Poster Now Available For Purchase<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7g3bCxSjxyABxpD29SLvnv__lXZWaunjxhaT8BtrQqErxzZ-lM7NXdZJ2yvvRBEyh89XVWeqaYKNU4YIVZ6Ba8Rln-kcAQICuocDSP7kwf5vcDrWh8UvPkyZxzwspPaido-LNef0dZfQ/s1600/MOON_Poster_Web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7g3bCxSjxyABxpD29SLvnv__lXZWaunjxhaT8BtrQqErxzZ-lM7NXdZJ2yvvRBEyh89XVWeqaYKNU4YIVZ6Ba8Rln-kcAQICuocDSP7kwf5vcDrWh8UvPkyZxzwspPaido-LNef0dZfQ/s200/MOON_Poster_Web.jpg" width="145" /></a></div><br />
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You can purchase my Moon inspired poster, now titled "Earth is Everything" at <a href="http://www.society6.com/studio/justindrusso/Earth_is_Everything">Society 6.</a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT1x4F5Qx8n16tL03S3L2lme06UUfU497WxgIFwvdWW94SkdWIzlcp6xrx9PeU4mrSL0dmNVhR_6CIaqFeoaQsz6q5ZmwNUkJ5OYsdns5DsjFmMoLWUb604UHYxCpaC9Aepml7ZyJYlQ/s1600/Marston.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT1x4F5Qx8n16tL03S3L2lme06UUfU497WxgIFwvdWW94SkdWIzlcp6xrx9PeU4mrSL0dmNVhR_6CIaqFeoaQsz6q5ZmwNUkJ5OYsdns5DsjFmMoLWUb604UHYxCpaC9Aepml7ZyJYlQ/s640/Marston.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a slightly updated style I'm working on for my series of video game posters. I don't know that this will ever be included in the set (or printed) but I thought it was pretty rad. It's based off of John Marston from Red Dead Redemption.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Thats it! I hope to post more of these in the future, and don't forget: Donate $55 to AbleGamers Foundation and <a href="https://www.ablegamers.org/donate.html/limited-edition-russo-poster.html">you get a sweet poster</a> signed by me!</div>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-14402179679093208022010-06-25T10:11:00.000-05:002010-06-25T10:11:43.828-05:00AbleGamers Foundation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9l_hxgUEZlkV7GykTPwgEuAqtesUbtf5Yyf6U2lyHr8Exow9sAHgLdzleJyqQsRglVi0Y1yumgIq-lcpCj9CPM1F3_aurAt2PsXm6pB38i-jzZZ_XicVtcppFS7HxKJez9YDvxa5AxQ/s1600/AG_Behance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9l_hxgUEZlkV7GykTPwgEuAqtesUbtf5Yyf6U2lyHr8Exow9sAHgLdzleJyqQsRglVi0Y1yumgIq-lcpCj9CPM1F3_aurAt2PsXm6pB38i-jzZZ_XicVtcppFS7HxKJez9YDvxa5AxQ/s640/AG_Behance.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I created this poster for the <a href="https://www.ablegamers.org/">AbleGamers Foundation</a>. AbleGamers is a group dedicated to promoting accessibility in gaming. It's a wonderful cause and I was glad to help them out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The poster is available for pre-order right now, 100% of the proceeds go to them. You can preorder or just donate to the cause <a href="https://www.ablegamers.org/donate.html/limited-edition-russo-poster.html">here</a>.</div>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-36370901270013371322010-06-10T15:59:00.000-05:002010-06-10T15:59:26.662-05:00Doug Loves Movies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Xy6SX9zciH9OsVnmktJNTV7g8icjEwPTpaHgzPLMN7jXX_zXCj1YvKybROoS-GWh62rUXwBEdMOB3EiWk8ykngruLjUNakx8chYK7iNBk26pi6fg_8i7RCd5CxsBqESpuJDxasVcv9A/s1600/DougLovesMovies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Xy6SX9zciH9OsVnmktJNTV7g8icjEwPTpaHgzPLMN7jXX_zXCj1YvKybROoS-GWh62rUXwBEdMOB3EiWk8ykngruLjUNakx8chYK7iNBk26pi6fg_8i7RCd5CxsBqESpuJDxasVcv9A/s400/DougLovesMovies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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One of my favorite podcasts, Doug Loves Movies, recently had a logo design contest. I didn't really think I would win, but I through together this idea anyways and submitted it. It didn't go anywhere, but Doug Benson did DM me and told he liked it. So...win?Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-10374677851958664182010-06-07T14:17:00.001-05:002010-06-07T14:19:03.298-05:00CRAFTY GAMER<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">GameInformer.com's </span><a href="http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/06/06/thecraftygamer-justin-russo-posters.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Crafty Gamer blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> interviewed me, its a fun piece, but as usual, the best part is the comments:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I would love to see a God of War poster. </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">[ed. note: Wouldn't we all? he he he]</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> I would definately buy one of those" </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"too bland for my taste. Simple is good, but this is just a little bit too far."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Mario one is my favorite. It really pops. And simply "Here we go...", so powerful, like a huge explosion is about to come bursting through the poster. Just makes me want to go jump kick a dump truck!"</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Just another example of how games have impacted entire facets of culture and inspiration. Games are art, and art is now gaming."</span></span>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-71063594641248333642010-05-07T15:19:00.001-05:002010-05-07T15:19:45.907-05:00Lost Bingo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7NslM4imo961rk7Azfq9qnqZUBi0v78u9BkAAmlxFJcw1gGFF3t6ZcT8qfQ9VWnssI3fFr77_C6aaOG6Q2alrjO42Hy2xI7rVVRLx6fs0gbBbz2lfnQbLlXB54IWQxYjWGG-GBmaXIQ/s1600/lostbingo_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7NslM4imo961rk7Azfq9qnqZUBi0v78u9BkAAmlxFJcw1gGFF3t6ZcT8qfQ9VWnssI3fFr77_C6aaOG6Q2alrjO42Hy2xI7rVVRLx6fs0gbBbz2lfnQbLlXB54IWQxYjWGG-GBmaXIQ/s320/lostbingo_01.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><br />
Firstly, I'd like to thank <a href="http://maxpictures.com/weblog/2007/04/10/lost-labels-for-your-dharma-initiative-needs/http://maxpictures.com/weblog/2007/04/10/lost-labels-for-your-dharma-initiative-needs/">Max Pictures' Blather Blog</a> for inspiration, I borrowed some of the stuff he made to make these, albeit customized to fit my needs.<br />
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At the beginning of this season of Lost some friends and I decided to create a bingo game. We thought of thing that we thought would happen over the course of the last season, some of them funny and others that were our best attempts at Doc Jensen level theorizing.<br />
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Follow the <a href="http://justindavidrusso.blogspot.com/2010/05/lost-bingo.html">jump</a> to see 2 more card and links to download and make your own Lost Bingo cards.<br />
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We had a list of 30-40 things we thought would happen. I loaded those into an excel spreadsheet that I randomized to create each unique card.<br />
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Click <a href="http://justindavidrusso.com/lostbingo/lostbingo.pdf">here</a> to download a series of 16 premade Bingo Cards.<br />
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Click <a href="http://justindavidrusso.com/lostbingo/lostbingo_blank.pdf">here</a> to download blank Bingo Card, featuring Locke, Jack, Hurley & Claire.<br />
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Click <a href="http://justindavidrusso.com/lostbingo/lostbingo.zip">here</a> if you have access to Adobe InDesign CS4 or better, this includes the original .indd file as well as links and fonts.<br />
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Thanks again to Max Pictures, Maggie, Mary, Tom, Matt and John!Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-89621020834252700172010-04-14T10:29:00.002-05:002010-04-15T10:03:28.831-05:00My Brother, My Brother and Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7NxrLUp8G4JIRPr-ntzGlba_l2PgJAHx7U9V6Y8cioJs9w4a38PzFoxsUJkYxJznUcS_KSdOVoSznQv8fyl35-nV6HEOXuQE6WipNJdDBdfIs5NRydUWTVezKjcUhOAM05s69AsOB68/s1600/MBMBAM_Space.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7NxrLUp8G4JIRPr-ntzGlba_l2PgJAHx7U9V6Y8cioJs9w4a38PzFoxsUJkYxJznUcS_KSdOVoSznQv8fyl35-nV6HEOXuQE6WipNJdDBdfIs5NRydUWTVezKjcUhOAM05s69AsOB68/s400/MBMBAM_Space.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br />
The most excellent <a href="http://www.twitter.com/justinmcelroy">Justin McElroy</a> of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/">Joystiq.com</a> kindly ask me to create a logo and some artwork for the amazing new podcast he is doing with his brothers Travis and Griffin. He requested something in the style of what you might see on PBS in the 80's. So this is what I came up with.<br />
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I used Illustrator to make the work mark, the font is Akzizdenz Grotesk, a classic. I then used Photoshop to add some textures and beautiful background is courtesy of the Hubble telescope. <br />
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Check out the <a href="http://justindavidrusso.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-brother-my-brother-and-me.html">jump</a> for some alternate artwork I did for them as well.<br />
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My life has been a whirlwind of awesome since last Thursday. Thanks in no small part to the people at Kickstarter. I owe them a ton.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-19833723698287584822010-04-07T11:27:00.000-05:002010-04-07T11:27:04.239-05:00Help me get my posters printed!<a href="http://kck.st/c7FUra"><img border="0" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/justinrusso/video-game-posters/widget/card.jpg" /></a><br />
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I've set-up a Kickstarter project to get the three most popular posters printed! Donate! Help me make this a reality! You win!Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-83142826719547550292010-03-23T13:56:00.003-05:002010-03-23T14:17:49.695-05:00UPDATE: Poll!If you're interested in getting a print of one of the <a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Video-Game-Posters/455829">Video Game Posters</a>, then please take the poll on the right hand side of this blog and let me know which one you would be interested in. Thanks!<br />
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<div style="color: black;"><b>Update 1:</b> You can vote for multiple designs now!</div><br />
<div style="color: black;"><b>Update 2:</b> I'm looking to charge between $25 and $50 for each poster, but the more people I can get interested, the cheaper I can make them. Thanks!</div>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16051687717727965664noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151185273692370855.post-42622527442796480412010-03-22T11:39:00.000-05:002010-03-22T11:39:43.507-05:00More Press for Video Game PostersMy favorite comments on the <a href="http://www.destructoid.com/yet-another-set-of-sweet-videogame-posters-168157.phtml">Destructoid</a> article:<br />
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<blockquote>"If some wonderful company ever decides to do with video games what Criterion does with films, this is the guy you hire to do the covers."<br />
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"its been done already. and quite better as well. <br />
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i dont know why people put words in their "art", it totally ruins it for me."<br />
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"Must be a slow news day to waste time posting such a lame link. Or maybe it's just more of the Destructoid bias for garbage."<br />
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"They're far too abstract and vapid, they could be of anything. And the quotes are so out of place - especially the god-awful inappropriate Snake quote."<br />
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"I don't think these are good at all. They follow the same concept over and over and over and are, generally, just sloppily done. Just another guy trying to cash in on the artsy movement by doing shitty half assed posters that people think are "cool" and "hip" and "trendy" and "foxy"....You know, what the kids say."</blockquote><br />
From <a href="http://kotaku.com/5496982/the-many-faceless-faces-of-video-games/gallery/">Kotaku's</a> post:<br />
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<blockquote>"This seems like a useful study in several real world questions...<br />
<span class="ctedit"> Are you a fanboy? (If all you recognize is your console specific characters)<br />
Are you really a gamer? (If you recognize other characters across platforms)<br />
Do you have a life? (If you argued over whether or not it was Louis from L4D)<br />
Why haven't you grown up and moved out of your mother's basement? (If all you recognized was Mario)<br />
I love this test. We should have more.<br />
I passed on all of them. It's up to you to determine what I constitute as passing!"</span><br />
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<span class="ctedit">"</span><span class="ctedit"><a href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comment/9/2010/03/ab1b634603ad241006e8e600c4ab6ddb/original.jpg">Well I figured #6 out at least.</a>"</span><br />
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<span class="ctedit">"</span><span class="ctedit">1. God of War<br />
2. Heavy Rain<br />
3. Silent Hill<br />
4. SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals<br />
5. WarioWare<br />
6. Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009<br />
7. Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest"</span><br />
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<span class="ctedit">"</span>Isn't Justin Russo the name of a character in Disney's show "Wizards of Waverly Place"?"<br />
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"God how I love this person's art.<br />
<span class="ctedit"> So simple, yet so creative."</span></blockquote>Also, apparently alot of people who read Kotaku own a Zune. <br />
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I envisioned these as I fell asleep last night. So I woke up this morning with them fully created in my head and I put them together to make them real using Illustrator and Photoshop. Each poster features a minimalist representation of a character from a video game (you can probably guess which ones...if you're cool) as well as quote from the game.<br />
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UPDATE: 02-18-10<br />
I included a couple more posters after the <a href="http://justindavidrusso.blogspot.com/2010/02/video-game-poster.html">jump.</a><br />
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