Secret 7" 2015 Revealed

AKA 'Not so Secret 7" 2015'

Remember that exhibition I was going on about last month? Of course you do, and if you don't, simply scroll down a little.

Well sale day has passed, so I can reveal my record cover here!
The sleeve I designed was for the delightful track Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel:

The song's all about sex you see. It's filled with many creative innuendos that stick in your mind. The type you don't notice as a kid, but very much resonate with you as an adult
(well, that's what I found).

The song reminded me that once you discover something’s an innuendo,

it’s kinda hard to get out of that often amusing mindset, and that's what this cover's about.

Why a sea of aubergines?
Well, *ahem* they're the innuendo of today... trust me, they resemble a certain appendage.
Look up 'sexting' and 'aubergine/eggplant' and you'll know what I mean.
On second thoughts, don't do that.

For good measure here's the back of the record sleeve:

Ouch indeed!

If you haven't, you need to see the video for this song. It was extremely ahead of it's time:

Also, just so you know, the record was bought by this guy:

A photo posted by Secret 7" (@secret7s) on May 4, 2015 at 2:28am PDT

Thank you!

Secret 7" 2015

You've heard of Secret 7" right?

Well for those of you who haven't, it's an annual event in which seven tracks by seven influential musicians are pressed to 7" vinyl 100 times. Each record is given a unique sleeve designed by one of 700 creatives.

Which creative designed each sleeve & what song it's for remains undisclosed until the record has been bought at the end of the exhibition on May 4th. The proceed go to Nordoff Robbins.

All I can tell you is that I designed one this year, but which one?

Right now it's a secret to everybody.

The exhibition is open right now! 

This year the record sleeves are on display at Somerset House. There's a bunch of extra activities going on whilst the exhibition is in full swing, including a chance to press your own music session to vinyl! Be sure to check it out! It's pretty much the weekend, so you know what to do.

...and so, the tracks.
You can have a listen to them here (with the help of Spotify):

#artonoursleeve

Degree Show

What could this post possibly be about?

Yeah that's right, the CSM Graphic Design Degree Show is well underway!
The chapter's closing people.

Come along and see some of the best of illustration, design, moving image and advertising!

For more info check out the website:

http://2012.csmgraphicdesign.com/

Also, don't hesitate to say hi!

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On a ever so slightly related note, hells yeah I have a full on website!

And yeah that is a completely new project you can see up there...
For that and a few more unseen projects, have a look!

davidtolugraham.com

CSM Illustration Work In Progress Show

Come one come all!

That's right, we're currently having a Illustration work in progress show!
This is taking place at the lovely Blackall Studios in Shoreditch.
Also, it finishes this Sunday! So those based in London come see it whilst you can!

For more information, how to get there, and to check out all the artists, check out the
Work In Progress Show Website here!

Just like last time, here's a sneak peek at what I've put in the show:

See you there!

CSM Pop Up Shop/Off Sight Exhibition

This is happening right now!



CSM students are having a Pop Up Shop! In which we're selling a great selection of hand made items! It's running from 8-10th of this month! So yeah, todays the second day, once again another slightly late post. The pop up shop is running alongside the CSM Off Sight print protest exhibition, running until the 21st of June. Th exhibition shows a plethora of brilliant print work from the students of CSM, in response to recent problems with our print and bookbinding studios.

For more info on the Pop Up Shop check out: csmpopup.tumblr.com
For more info on the Off Sight exhibition check out: off-sight.tumblr.com


My contribution to the shop is a hand-bound narrative zine called Summer/Winter.
I've unintentionally been keeping this under wraps the last few months. It'a a story of gods seasons, based in a universe in which the seasons are run by gods, and the problems which would be bound to occur. This is where my characters Summer and Winter stemmed from.

The zine comes in a special package:


In the package you get a copy of the zine along with a free print of Summer or Winter!










The zine has 3 different covers to choose from, a neuteral cover, summer cover, and winter cover! Overall there are only 10 copies in total, so if you feel like it come pick up a copy!

The shop is on right now! If you're in London you've still got a couple of hours to check it out tonight! If not, the last day is tomorrow from 12-7! There are some awesome stuff on sale here and you won't want to miss out!

Let's just say I'm surrounded by some incredibly talented people.

See you there.

57 Protagonists

Tomorrow the Central Saint Martins 2nd year illustration work in progress exhibition begins.
We've called the show 57 Protagonists:



I probably should have mentioned this earlier, ah well.
The show shall be from 2nd-11th June at the SW1 Gallery in Victoria.
If you're based in London, come on down for the private view tomorrow (2nd) and enjoy some lovely illustration with a touch of added alcohol & cake courtesy of Bea's of Bloomsbury just for the night.

For more information check out the show's...
Work in progress blog: http://57protagonists.blogspot.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/57protagonists
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201041676597544

Oh and one more thing,
a sneak peek of what you'll see from me at the show:

IV-V-VI