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You've gone to DMB concerts and stood among a throng of people after a show peering at tour merchandise looking for a memento of your concert.
Or, at least you've cruised the official Dave Matthews Band Store looking for a T-shirt or poster that reflects your fandom. We've all at one point or another sought out something to symbolize the feeling you have for DMB.
Jon Marro is the graphic designer behind the design firm, Fire Hydrant-Red. His has done merchandise design work for Madonna, Jason Mraz and of course, Dave Matthews Band.
Recently Jon set about redesigning Jason Mraz's website, Marro also put a competitive package of design work together for the packaging, cover and booklet for Mr. A-Z, the new Mraz album to be released on July 26th. (Pre-order Mr. A-Z now with Amazon.com).
In 2004, Jon was commissioned by DMB to design merchandise for the summer tour. One of his designs, "Monkey See / Monkey Do" was selected and sold by Dave Matthews Band on tour and via the official DMB Store. Dave Matthews himself wore a t-shirt designed by Blend Apparel, (Jon's T-Shirt design company), while performing in 2004. [ed.: 8/24/04, "Love Fuel" pictured above] Much of his work is online and available at his portfolio website, MyImageNation.com.
Earlier this year we had an opportunity to conduct an interview with Jon over email. We'd like to thank him for taking the time to work with us on this piece.
- DMB Fan History
- Jon's Academic Background
- Sharing His Work With Dave
- Confronting Design Tasks
- Designing Stickers vs. T-Shirts
- Design for Other Artists
- Suggestions to Aspiring Graphic Designers
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