I went with some of my friends from high school to see The Roots and Erykah Badu on Monday--which was really good. The Roots set was super short (like half an hour) and Erykah's set was super long (like 2-1/2 hours, I think?)! I love that along with her extra large hair which obscured her face, Erykah wore this funky red, grid-patterned pantsuit (which looked like something straight out of Andre 3000's closet), Urkel-style black-rimmed glasses, and mule tennis shoes (at least it looked like that from where I was sitting). I wouldn't doubt she probably had suspenders on underneath, too. Everything about it from the performance and music to her outfit seemed both feminine and masculine, uncompromised, vision-driven, and just plain nutty. Loved it.
Anyway, seeing The Roots again also reminded of a poster I made ten years ago. It was my final project in the one and only graphic design class I've ever taken. I took this class right after college when I realized that I was interested in more artistic pursuits. I remember choosing to hand-make this poster on manila paper instead of using a computer to design it.
It's always interesting to look back on your early work to see how far you've come and at the same time, to see what hasn't changed about you.
Cool poster. It is awesome to look back at the early days and see how differerntly you aproached things and how much your aesthetic has evolved!
Badu is the original inspiration for Andre 3000's closet.
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Posted by: joy | June 18, 2008 at 01:52 PM
This is great creation. Nice design. UP students also make these kinds.
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