Sam Thurman
December 1st, 2010
I got to know Sam Thurman when I stumbled across a post on his blog called “Fake Bands, Real Danger. And Posters.” Sam is a talented young illustrator and designer who recently relocated to Brooklyn, NY, and is interested in creating gig posters for bands. Great idea right? After all, you can’t swing a dead hipster without hitting a musician in Brooklyn! Well, not so fast, as he explains there was a hitch, “I felt I could make some good band posters, but I don’t know any bands or band people…” Well, that is a problem isn’t it!? So what’s a young talented designer to do? Well, make some up, that’s what!
And thus his posters for the fake bands Teeth and Calm Kids were created!
In addition, he’s working on a new project called “How To Be Happy”, that he describes as “a minicomic writing/illustration instructional series on improving your life by isolating yourself and alienating everyone you love.” Sounds like the perfect holiday gift to me!
So support a fellow fake band creator by letting him know what you think, and if you know of a band in need of a good poster designer pass em’ along to Sam!
December 1st, 2010 at 11:38 pm
That’s awesome! I always felt like kind of a weirdo as a kid, because I literally had notebooks full of fake band names, and even created some cover art for their fake albums. So anytime I find out about someone else that shares my weird hobby, I think it’s the coolest thing in the world. Way to go, Sam!