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condemnedskatepark.com

Kevin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:14:43 +0000

CLIENT: Change Advertising / Vancouver Skateboard Coalition
ROLE: Art Direction / Illustration / Design

This project came about as a result of the Vancouver City Council’s proposal to shut down China Creek, one of North America’s oldest skateparks. Being a pro bono initiative, there was a great deal of creative freedom to be had on this. I made it a personal goal to develop a look for the site that was more illustrative that straight design in its execution. There was a story to tell and it needed to appeal to, and keep the attention of, a younger audience.

The design is influenced by graphic novels, in particular DMZ by Brian Wood, and the horizontal navigation of the site is meant to further emphasize this linear storyline style. There is an underlying political statement about the present state of the world to be unearthed, but what the design ultimately came to represent was the classic David and Goliath story — of the little guy fighting against the system — a universal allegory that anyone can get behind.

Chris Ware’s Halloween Cover for New Yorker

Kevin Broome — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:30:00 +0000

This link is blazing across the internets like wild fire but thought it worth posting here: yet another timely and beautiful New Yorker cover by Chris Ware.

DMZ

Kevin Broome — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 23:53:00 +0000

There’s nothing quite like starting off the new year with a little post-apocalyptic anarchy care of Brian Wood‘s beautifully rendered graphic series DMZ, in which the U.S. has plunged back into civil war, and Manhattan serves as the figurative “line in the sand”. The first issue can be downloaded for free from Vertigo.

More of his work, including links to other comics can be found on his website, brianwood.com.