Appreciation
10.12.09
posted by Andrea Dunham
Wilco as Design Resource

I find the rock band
Wilco's poster collection a handy resource for some of the most elegant, witty graphic fine-artists working today. Jeff Tweedy and Wilco, including Uncle Tupelo and the whole constellation of side-project bands associated with them, have contributed substantially to the elevation of extraordinary, modern poster design. Like Pearl Jam--and countless others, though the latter band really sets a contemporary high bar for execution and profligacy--Wilco just gets it, and gets it good. Below only a fractional sampling of their limited edition posters with links to the studios or individuals who created them. The first image you see is called "Fractured" by
FloraFauna. --ad

"Bric a Brac" by
Little Jacket
"Goldenrod" by
Jose Garcia

"Wingspan" by
Lawrence Azerrad (check out his other Wilco collaborations: wicked!)

"Rightside Up" by F2 Design

"Boardwalk" by
The Heads of State
"King of Rocks" by John Lackey (site not working last check, will update)

" The Air Up There" by
El Jefe Design (MASTER alterna-rock poster god)

"Tree of Life" by Micah Smith aka My Associate Cornelius

"Milled Wood" by Hammerpress

"Pull the Blinds" by
Flora Fauna (same studio as the opening image)

"Motor Madness" by
Voltage Design Lab

"No Wonder" by
Lucky Bunny
"Flasher" by
Methane Studios

"2005 European Tour" by 33Rpm Design

"Visitor" by
Ghost Town (another insane poster house)

"The Worker Poster" by
Get a Clue Design