A DIGITAL ARTIST BOOK

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WHEN I CAN’T SLEEP

when i can’t sleep, i digitally remix hand-printed lithographs of mine.

TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS

the other night i finished up binding my edition of pages (3 of 13) into a custom box for the collaborative bookmaking project themed around the phrase “under your pants.”

as a whole, the different layers of the box represent jeans, boxers, and skin respectively and have a “saggy pants, punk rock, skater aesthetic” when closed.

this tri-fold box is held shut by a stylized card stock belt that shows a simple drawing of a zipper. to get into the box, the belt & zipper must be pulled down. then, the sides fold out from the center to reveal a complete paisley patterned top of the box. this top then gets pulled down, and the viewer is inside the flesh colored box

once inside the pants, a preface awaits the viewer explaining the effects that blink-182’s album “take off your pants and jacket” had on my teenage years. both the packaging and music greatly inspired my love of album art design and my persistent dreams of becoming a punk rock star. just as the packaging held the true art of blink-182’s album, this box merely holds the true art inside of it.

the preface is then followed by a screen printed cover page and the 12 editioned pages of the book, each designed by a different artist. at the end of the 14 pages total, the three symbols from the “take off your pants and jacket” album cover are inlayed on the inside bottom of the box. they are the only direct reference to the conveniently titled album, as even the preface never specifically states which album contained the defining anthems to my high school days.

the other 12 editions of pages are bound differently; each by a contributing artist. one edition, bound by mia semingson, will become part of the university of colorado’s special collection of artist books.

BIG CITY MOUNTAINEERS

last night i finished up a 6×8 inch poster for big city mountaineers to distribute nationally and help promote their organization to teenagers (their major demographic).

bcm requested for the poster to have a similar aesthetic to their tri-fold brochure i designed a few weeks prior.

UNDER YOUR PANTS

tonight i made an edition of 13 pages for a collaborative bookmaking project themed around the phrase “under your pants.”

this phrase, chosen by the majority of my peers, left me befuddled and wanting to stay away from making the page with a sexual twist; which was how most people seemed to be approaching the project.

so, having utilized my immature 5 year old sense of humor, below are three views of the end product.

the page is themed around the childish bet (and easy money maker) that claims one has “your name” tattooed on one’s derrière.

the jean pocket opens to find a tag (attached by hemp to the belt loop) that reads “i bet you $5 i have your name tattooed on my butt.” below the pocket is an authentic hole with an authentic view of authentic boxer shorts under it. inside of the jeans themselves (which is an enveloped page) is a beautifully framed picture of a butt with “your name” (encased in a heart) tattooed on it.

the text of the jean’s label reads “original 1 pocket page | under your pants | quality goods | a page by matt olin | no. __ of __.” and the page, as a whole, measures 5×9 inches and is printed on card stock using both ink jet and laser jet printers. the authentic boxer shorts are made of 1.5 inch squares of fabric from authentic boxer shorts.

this is 1 in an edition of 13 pages.

here’s to being a kid.

SERIOUSLY

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U.S.D.O.P.P.

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ONE LAST CHANCE

i had 15 more minutes to spare and another poster to design for the one ticket tonight.

one last chance to vote. vote one.

WHERE DID THE UMBRELLA GO?

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A LAX DESIGN

tonight i was notified that shirts i was commissioned to design for boulder high’s lacrosse team had gone through hierarchical approval and were now being printed.

play it again sports, who commissioned the design, requested for the shirt to have a similar aesthetic to the bhs track sweats i designed a few weeks prior.

*bhs panther designed by e.m.i. sportswear