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  • Mods Vs Rockers 2013 Poster

    Mods Vs Rockers 2013 Poster

    I had the privilege this year to once again design the poster for Mods vs Rockers. Went a little bit simpler this year than last  year, and I think it ended up coming out better in the end.

  • Night Birds/ Paper Dragons/ Flying Faders poster

    Night Birds/ Paper Dragons/ Flying Faders poster

    Here’s a new poster for the upcoming Night Birds/Paper Dragons/Flying Faders show at the house in February. Night Birds are a great surf-punk band from New Jersey and are not to be missed! I’ll have prints of this for sale at the show.

  • The Jons Lettering Treatment

    The Jons Lettering Treatment

    I’m starting to brainstorm ideas for a website and LP cover for the Jons. Here’s a lettering treatment I worked up. I don’t think I’m going to end up using this (at least not for the site or LP) but it’s a starting point for the general theme of both. I want lots of illustration [...]

  • Bear's Smokehouse Business card

    Bear’s Smokehouse Business card

    Here’s the final business card design for Bear’s Smokehouse. I wanted to carry over a the same color scheme and type from the logo, the main challenge of the project being how to fit all the text the client wanted. A draft of the back (the vertical image) originally used some type from Photo-Lettering, which was [...]

  • New Wallride Ad

    New Wallride Ad

    Here’s a quick ad I put together for Wallride to run in the new Hey Boy! Comics sampler promoting the Whiff “Warm b/w Left at Princess” 7 inch and the upcoming Paper Dragons LP “Die To Please.” After these we’ll be doing an LP for Rad Habits from Toronto. You can download their demo here. [...]

  • Brick Mower/ Sioux Parades, Whiff @ Wallride Manor 12-7

    Brick Mower/ Sioux Parades, Whiff @ Wallride Manor 12-7

    Maryland/PA folk- come out to Wallride Manor tonight and catch Brick Mower from New Jersey as well as Whiff and Sioux Parades. Starts at 9 pm, $5 at the door. Facebook event page with more details here.

  • Deep Sleep Website

    Deep Sleep Website

    Currently working on designing a website for my band DEEP SLEEP! Here’s a screenshot of the discography page. Its just about done minus a few touches, a page for photos of all of our shirts, and buying a domain. This will be a fully comprehensive (and responsive) page with full discography info, videos, ability to [...]

  • El Taco Camino Logo

    El Taco Camino Logo

      I’m currently working on a logo for El Taco Camino, a catering company that sells tacos out of the back of an El Camino, the cooks/servers wearing Mexican wrestling masks and calling themselves “Lunchadors.” After a few ideas involving script typefaces and a couple using a few retro looking settings from Photo-Lettering I decided to [...]

Self Aggrandizing Details

Hi, I'm Mike Stearns, I'm a freelance graphic designer currently residing at Wallride Manor, the creative nerve center of Westminster, MD. I enjoy old movie posters, record covers, hand painted signs, Mexican food, and india ink. I specialize in logos, advertisements, posters and web design and after spending my formative years touring around the known planet in independent bands and designing flyers/posters/shirts for said bands I received formal training in graphic design and struck out into the adventurous world of freelancing. Contact me and let me help your business, whether you need a full brand identity and website or just a flyer for your upcoming event.

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  • Mods Vs Rockers 2013 Poster
  • Night Birds/ Paper Dragons/ Flying Faders poster
  • The Jons Lettering Treatment
  • Bear’s Smokehouse Business card
  • New Wallride Ad
  • Brick Mower/ Sioux Parades, Whiff @ Wallride Manor 12-7
  • Deep Sleep Website
  • El Taco Camino Logo
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