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Dead Flowers Film Poster

Paul Watson — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:44:47 +0000

Poster for Ryan Furlong’s film Dead Flowers.

hofMOM

Paul Watson — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:32:27 +0000

MOJO Magazine

Paul Watson — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:12:37 +0000

Illustration for lead album review of Phosphorescent’s “Here’s To Taking It Easy” for MOJO Magazine.

California Revisited: Early Digital Exploration

Paul Watson — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:32:29 +0000

Is it possible to have digital nostalgia? Had a chance to revisit my first foray into digital photography, using a 3 megapixel (!) Nikon Coolpix. This small photo essay represents a 3 week road trip through California, and also touching upon Nevada and Arizona. I saw the most beautiful landscapes I have ever witnessed, as well the the most harrowing and honest art in the form of the Vietnam War Memorial in Sacramento. It is this juxtaposition that makes California such a vivid environment for photography. It feels like a long lost home to me. Every camera has a character, a tonality, and sometimes you can use it’s imperfections to your benefit.

Branding for dimeRocker & Overinteractive

Paul Watson — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:25:01 +0000

Animated Logo

I’ve been designing a suite of projects for west coast company Overinteractive Media Inc. They are launching a gaming/video/social networking site entitled dimeRocker. We started with branding for both the company and the site, utilizing the touchstones of vibrant colour, convergence, movement and youth, with nods to both retro and futurism.

Photography in Brick Literary Journal

Paul Watson — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:11:50 +0000

These photos were published in the winter edition of Brick, a Literary Journal. Brick is a fantastic read, and this isssue has an interview from one of my favorite film directors, Werner Herzog. The photos are from a series of 120 photos which will accompany a new record entitled Healthy Distance, coming out this year. They come from my cycling reconnaissance of the local 100 kilometer radius. I was preyed upon by multiple farm dogs and strange weather patterns, so these are almost like war photos to me. Expect news soon on the Healthy Distance project .

Illustration for Exclaim!

Paul Watson — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:44:38 +0000

Catching up with posts after some weary travels. Here is an illustration I did for my favourite monthly music mag Exclaim! The article was about the yearly Red Bull Music Academy sessions, this year in Barcelona, Spain. It brings together musicians young and old and encourages their worlds to collide in discussion and creation. And get amped up on free Red Bull . . .

Glued: A Music Poster Retrospective

Paul Watson — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:51:48 +0000

If you are in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area on Friday September 12th, please come out to the Glued Music Poster Retrospective hosted by The Assembly. Prints will be available for order, and rock and roll fun will be had. It runs from 7-11pm, with an afterparty hosted at The Casbah (306 King St West).

Website Design: Author Lee Henderson

Paul Watson — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:21:29 +0000

Had the pleasure of designing a site for Penguin Publishing and it’s release of Lee Henderson’s novel The Man Game. Lee also wrote the fantastic collection of stories The Broken Record Technique. It is an ode to rescued documents, Vaudeville era graphics and undiscovered sports.

Chroma Series: Asia Bureau Part Two

Paul Watson — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:39:13 +0000

And now, the continued journey through Thailand in Part Two of the Asia Bureau photography series.