One of my favourite bands Thursday ran a T-shirt design comp towards the end of 2007. I submitted a couple of designs and while this one didn’t make the cut (the one that made it to the shortlist was this) I received an e-mail from their management asking if they could use it.

“Fuck yes”, was the reply. I don’t think they’ve printed it yet, I’m not sure if they ever will, but I’m just chuffed as all hell that they were even close to using this for merch.

This design made the shortlist for a merch contest that Thursday held last year.

It ended up coming in fourth but a few weeks after the competition ended Thursday’s management contacted me and asked to use this design in an upcoming range. As per the Heart design it’s not seen the back of a sweaty meathead in a moshpit yet but I hold hope.

A design for Morrissey’s show at the Paris Olympia in February 2008. Originally intended to be a limited edition poster, the merchandiser decided to not take a punt on a run of 100 posters for an individual show.

This design was run on T-shirts instead. Again in the Vienna Succession style, although this one features Nike holding a wreath surrounding a bomb—the figure of Nike was taken from a Vivat ribbon in the Imperial War Museum.

See also Morrissey Roundhouse Poster

A tour poster designed for the Brighton based five-piecer Ghost of a Thousand done for BIMM Bristol. It’s a fucking Cerberus, yo.

Ghost of a Thousand have been together since 2004 and fly a bruised and battered flag for ballsy British hardcore. They’ve shared the stage with Gallows, Poison the Well and are a must see live. Get your ears shredded here.

A poster in the Vienna Succession style using the arches of the old Camden Roundhouse to make the “M” initial. Limited run of 100 posters, printed in gold by Lesley Sharpe. Posters were sold out during the show’s run.

See also Morrissey Paris Olympia