One of my high school buddies, Logan, has been living in Chicago and playing drums in a funk band called Crystal Gravy for the past few years. Recently, we got together for a beer and identified the need for his band to utilize the merch table to generate funds. I quickly explained to him the power of branding and that his band needed an identity.

We decided the band’s logo needed to be fun and it needed to have the potential to sell a helluva-lot-of tee shirts. I’ve been jamming on logos for “Chicago’s Greasiest Funk Band” during my free time, bouncing ideas off Logan, and the above image is one of our favorite iterations so far. Crystal Gravy’s fans will be able to purchase stickers, tees, and albums with a tightened-up version of this mark very soon.

As a result of our recent design conversations, Logan mentioned that track #3 on their new album is going to be called Brown Gravy, Blue Diamond. Awesome.

Odalisque reclining, 1943

Salutations! Jorge here, filling in for Ross-ome for this week’s photo Friday. DISCLAIMER: I am not a writer, I am a photographer. Here we go!

Some of you may know me and some of you may know of me. What most of you may not know, is that under my boyish good looks and charming wit, is a die-hard traditionalist, and an old-fashioned softy. I have always had a strong connection to the past and a real love for history. That’s why this week’s post will focus on one of my heroes, coincidentally on the anniversary of his death, Horst P. Horst.

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The cat’s out of the bag! The hush-hush project we’ve been working on for the past month is revealed. We’ve been helping Standard get their store ready for their big opening which is today. EC was enlisted to hand-paint their wall murals (inspired by Lichtenstein) on the store’s interior and we’ve also spent time helping with odds and ends to get the store up and running. This is one of my favorite projects we’ve done this past year and definitely another great 3D space to add to the portfolio. Thanks to the Standard family for choosing EC for their top-notch project.

Last night Standard Lenox Square had a special store preview for friends and family. Check out those photos after the jump. Oh, and we’ll post some “making of” photos in the next few days. For now, let’s enjoy the finished product…

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A newly formed group at Georgia Tech recently reached out to us for some design help. We provided them with an identity and a fresh website overhaul.

The Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology is comprised of over 30 faculty and student members who are reinventing the way we compose, perform, and listen to music. You may recognize one of the projects emerging from this center is ZooZ Mobile.

We are excited to see what the future holds for GTCMT!

photo by Jorge Menes at the Georgia Theatre [8.19.07]

Name:
David Jones

Aka:  
Demun Jones

Website:
Demuns.com
DemunJones.com
AtticaStyle.com

Where are you from?
Jones County, Georgia. I bleed Purple and piss Gold. I don’t know if its the name of the county that has such a ring to it or what, but I’m extremely attached to this place and will always live there. The town is Gray, Georgia. You will catch me rockin’ purple/gold/grey gear for representation of course. The place is a part of me, and me of it.

Who do you work for? 
God, my family, my community, my brothers in Rehab.

What are your Current Project(s)? 
Rehab (will take over), “the” Demun Jones album (I swear its coming, and it will be the SAUCE (meaning dope / meaning hot / meaning nasty / meaning exactly what its supposed to be… the SHIZZNIT BITCHES). Lamar Williams Jr.’s record is also a top priority. This guy is special, man. Listen to my live stuff and you’ll see what i mean. He makes my very good songs, very GREAT! Also, Atticastyle.com, Serious 3, JC Fitted hat company, Demuns.com (check it out), BidLo, reppin’ PROCESS all over the country, and building a friggin crib dude, DAMN!

Who would you love to work with?
My Pops, Danny Boone, Lamar Williams Jr., Larry Luk, Hans Solo (Hano Leathers), Mike Hartnett, DJ Crisis, Chris Hood, Foz, Steaknife, Kanye, RZA, D’Angelo, and Nike.

If you had to give all your sneakers away to charity except for one pair, which ones would you keep?
My Mita Hybrid Nike Trainer/Dunk high tops, or my MF DOOM Dunk SBs, or my custom Nike iD (by appointment only in NY) purple and gold Mork n’ Mindy inspired Dunk Highs.

What’s on your iPod right now?
Everything from Led Zepp, John Mayer, 8Ball, Mos Def, Bob Dylan, to Wu-Tang, Rehab, Ray Lamontagne, AC/DC, and of course DEMUNJONES!

What’s your Favorite ATL food?
Prime. 2 Urban Licks is nice too.

What’s your Favorite ATL hangout?
Standard, Prime, and on stage rockin’ shit!

What are your Pet Peeves?
Bad breath, Negativity, Rudeness, People who don’t support OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBAAAMMMMMAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

Shout outs?
Much love to my brothers in REHAB of course, my family, Farshid Arshid, Farshad Arshid, Ron Lewis (Serious Boy), Demuns Angels, JONES COUNTY STAND UP!!!!, and of course my EPIDEMIK COALITION BROTHAS!!!!!!!

LOVE, PEACE, AND APPRECIATION
DEMUNJONES

A package arrived today from Lancashire, UK. Trickett from tbirds.co.uk had contacted us the day-after we posted the I Bike ATL shirt on the EC blog, asking to set-up a trade of sorts: one of these shirts in trade for one of his hand-illustrated shirts. As designer of the shirt, I obliged and so ensued a race of the postal systems!

As far as I know, T Birds is run by this chap and has a similar fetishization of t-shirts as EC. It’s always nice to make friends doing similar things, even when they are across the world! Checkout Trickett’s blog post of his receipt of my shirt.

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If you have been keeping up with the blog, you may have seen this lil illustration about a month ago. I created this snowman for the Museum of Design Atlanta Holiday cards. I just got a few in the mail the other day. So some of you may be getting a card for the holidays and that’s about it. Sorry, there is a recession going on. If you too are feeling a strain on your wallet, you should just send a few these cards instead of buying some gift card that may not be valid come Christmas. There are many great designs from local artists to choose from. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Check out all of the holiday cards here.

I recently posted a preview of the new Nike Store at Lenox Square and had a chance to be one of the first people to create some sneakers in their Nike iD Studio. This morning, I was totally surprised to get a phone call telling me my shoes had arrived (a little over 2 weeks later, that’s fast!). I went for a clean/basic look and as it turns out, my new Dunks match my new Atlanta Hawks fitted that I picked up at Philips Arena a week ago. Speaking of Philips Arena… does anyone want to go to AC/DC on December 16th?

This Saturday, I taught the last class of a 3 session program called Push for Essential2life. Push was started by E2L to to instill marketable skills in youth from low-income areas. These skills will enable these youth to pursue careers in fields that they would not have been exposed to due to the lack of opportunities present. I was lucky enough to have a great group of kids from Douglass High that were excited to learn Photoshop and InDesign. I plan to work with the PUSH program some more in the future, so keep a lookout for more updates.

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I just returned from a wild weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina which happens to be where our buddies The Joneses got their start and is the home to several of our friends with StreetLocal. While I was up there, I took some time to stop by one of my new, favorite shops called Black Sheep where I picked up this Limited Edition shop hoodie that’s apparently been in high-demand as of late. Thanks to Black Sheep’s owner, Josh, for recommending some great places to hang out. I’m looking forward to making the Queen City trip more often in ‘09. It seems like everywhere I go, there’s family.

Here are some more photos from last Thursday’s PROCESS x Sopobikes Event at El Bar. These come courtesy of Hadi S. and his brand new camera that he’s so excited about. Check out our boy, Joe Martinez, all-over-the-place…

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The Process x Sopobikes event was a big success. Thanks to everyone that came out and showed us support. Also, thanks to Rachael and Tito from Sopobikes for making us a bike. It looks dope. We are planning to re-up on some more tees to sell on our online store. So stay tuned if you are interested in getting your hands on one.

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Blue Falling

So the weather is getting colder out and its past the time of summer road trips across the country. I remember the time I took a road trip across the country. 10 days on the road with two of my friends in a car that was too small, smoking way too many cigarettes, and eating possibly the worst food that I could eat and having the time of my life. My road trip was something that I will never forget. What I could never imagine doing though is taking a road trip across the country and being naked while I do it.

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Mike Skinner recorded this cover of Elton John’s Your Song for BBC’s Radio 1 last year and I’ve been trying to get a recording of it for the longest time. I’ve finally scored it and I wanted to share. How often does one of your favorite artists cover another favorite artist of yours? For me, this is really special.

Download: The Streets - Your Song

The Killers are back guys. I haven’t listened to any of their material since that “I GOT SOUL BUT I’M NOT A SOLDIER” song and I’m glad to hear that their new stuff isn’t lacking in musical experimentation and execution. I love the arpeggios that you hear when the track cools down. Can you believe this song is a B-side that isn’t going to be released on their upcoming album, Day and Age? I’m actually looking forward to giving it my full attention on November 25th.

Download: The Killers - A Crippling Blow

Name:
Dax

Aka:
Dirty Dr. T Rawski, Tyler

Website:
Version3am.com
myspace.com/daxofalltrades

Where are you from?
Atlanta

Who do you work for?
I’m a freelance Visual Engineer known as Version 3am. I also work for Frank 151, Scion, Big Boi, Bubba Sparxxx, Patti Krohngold, New South, etc.

What are your Current Project(s)?
Photographing the Cotton Gin Day Parade in Bostwick Ga. Just finished a back drop for Gangsta Boo, a back drop for her new single “Frenemies” produced by Drumma Boy, its being shot by Zach Wolfe. Just finished the cover of Rob Wonder Psyche Rock mix CD called Psyched Out Crazy Ponce People. Did some interludes for Big Boi ’s new album and interviewed Big Boi w/Rob Wonder for his Scion radio show. robwonderradio.com, check it out. Its a new 3 hour loop every month, truly jammin. And i’m doing logos for Polow the Don and will be doing a timelapse video w/me painting the inside of Stankonia Studios w/ Big Boi and Rob Wonder. The projects go on and on..stay tuned.

Who would you love to work with?
Anybody that lets me have creative freedom, or anything that tickles my fancy… holler@me.

If you had to give all your sneakers away to charity except for one pair, which ones would you keep?
My high top Filas.

What’s on your iPod right now?
That new Big Boi album. That new Rob Wonder

What’s your Favorite ATL food?
Calabash vegetarian on Mitchell Street. Q-time soul food in the West End.

What’s your Favorite ATL hangout?
El Bar, Central Station, Magic City

What are your Pet Peeves?
Sweaty socks and women w/ugly shoes.

Shout outs?
Dungeon Family, Mad Clout, D.A.D.E. Wear, Lushlife, the Wonder Family, El Bar, Wheelchair Matt, Network, Lil Magic at Magic City, Standard, Liberty Tat2, and any Atlanta O.G.’S that f**k w/me… I love all… Those that want to see me fall f**k all yall!!

I wanted to share some photos we took while printing the Process x Sopobikes Tee that we’ll be releasing at El Bar on Thursday Night. Check out all the screen-printing fun after the jump.
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Our buddies over at Mint Gallery are having a show this Saturday, November 15th to raise funds to cover the expenses required to keep their doors open to showcase some of Atlanta’s most talented and unknown artists. Some of the city’s favorite local bands will also be rockin’ it out in the name of art. Details below:

Save Mint Gallery
Benefit Art Show & Live Bands
684 John Wesley Dobbs Ave.
Unit B
Atlanta, GA 30312

Saturday, November 15th
9pm
$5 admission

Bands:
Sealions
Baby Dinosaurs vs. Extinction
The Coathangers

Zooz Mobile is one of the latest identity projects that we just completed. Zooz develops apps for iPhones and other cellular phones. If you have an iPhone, check em out. They have 2 apps available, ZoozBeat and ZoozControl. ZooZBeat is a gesture-based mobile musical studio, simple enough for non-musicians to immediately become musically expressive but rich enough for experienced musicians to push the envelope of mobile music creation. ZoozControl turns your iPhone and iPod touch into a game controller that senses your movements and uses the touch screen as buttons. Makes me wish I had an iPhone.

Thanks to everyone who came out for our PROCESS x ThoughtMarker event last month. We gave away those ATL tees for FREE! Come out this time and support a great local organization, Sopobikes, by purchasing one of these special tees illustrated by your boy, Georgios Saliaris. Yes, we made girls and guys tees in all sizes! They’ll be $15 the night of the event. No need to bring cash out. You can add them to your bar tab!

Seeing as how I love to criticize music and the music business, the Standard family invited me to be a guest writer/music editor on their new music blog, Listen Up! Check the site for constant updates, leaks, and reviews. We are going to focus on bringing you stuff that we like, whether it be major or an unsigned artist. And don’t worry. We’ll still be posting music here on Epidemik Coalition just as often.

As if The Twelves remix of my favorite Black Kids song wasn’t good enough; the Kickdrums dropped Lil Wayne on the track to give it new legs. The song is basically the same as the original remix until about the 2:00 mark, but it’s awesome!

Download: Black Kids Feat. Lil Wayne - Not Gonna Teach Him (The Twelves Kickmix)

Our buddy, Yuri, introduced us to Chicago’s Kid Sister a while back when he showed us her music video for Pro Nails. I’ve listened to that song so much in the past year that I know it by heart. Her new single, produced by A-Track and XXXChange, has just as much attitude and style as her first hit.

Download: Kid Sister - Get Fresh

photo by Dan Hall of Decatur

I love helping local friends/family with small projects on a regular basis. It’s my way of constantly contributing to the greater good of our ATL-family. Yesterday I helped Standard with their window display for one of the my favorite lines, Benny Gold. Seriously, Benny Gold is hands-down the best designer in streetwear. I’m a huge fan, and his work influences my own. I think everyone out there could take a tip from Benny’s classic and timeless designs. Naturally, when Dan and Farshad at Standard hit me up about window displays, I jumped at the chance to help out. See more photos on the Standard blog.

While I’m on the topic of positive work… remember that special project we were hinting at a couple weeks ago? Answers coming soon. Stay tuned…

I have to admit that I am really excited about the election results. I’m sure that most people out there are in the same boat as I am but to finally see something happen in politics that doesn’t frustrate the hell out of me is a truly satisfying feeling! Of course, it is now time to wait and see if PRESIDENT Obama can bring about the change he has been talking about his entire campaign.

That leads me to this weeks topic. Its pretty interesting to look at the way images work to influence people especially when it comes to a political stand point. With the rise of digital photography to the point that it is at and how demanding the internet can be for a constant update of content and images it has pushed photographers to create new and compelling images that have broken outside the box of normal (and in my opinion boring) photojournalism. If a candidate makes one wrong move and its captured on film it can change the face of the entire campaign. Since PRESIDENT Obama (I love the sound of that!) began his campaign almost two years ago there have been some amazing images of him working so hard to earn the votes that he did. This week I share a few of my favorites with you.

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