Coex System

DJ Tacopunch buttons

2010-07-26T11:24:00.000-07:00

I just finished a set of 6, 1.25" pins for DJ Tacopunch. Coming very soon. Happy Taco and logo lettering done by Lorena.

1. Grr Spit Breathe Fire Album Cover

2. "Whale to Go" Whale

3. Colored in Happy Taco

4. 3-D Happy Taco

5. Tacopunch Logo

3. Dirty Taco

Cargo Collective

2010-07-11T11:17:00.000-07:00

I've created a portfolio on Cargo. Please have a look. I should be able to post some new work by the end of the summer also.
John Leonard on Cargo Collective

Chicken Wizard

2010-04-23T19:54:00.000-07:00

not doin homework.
Inverting the image loses some of detail but shows more of the process.

Dandelion

2010-04-05T21:57:00.000-07:00

Here is a piece for springtime.

More Merit Badges

2010-02-18T18:44:00.000-08:00

These are the last two posters for the random image/merit badge project.

"High on life"

"Healthy Relationships"

Illustration

2010-02-16T18:13:00.000-08:00

I did most of this one at school today, it took a few hours. The type isn't perfect, but it's done. Inspired by the mushrooms growing in my bathroom.

This was done yesterday. It's based on 19th century book illustrations. The quote is from a friend's facebook status update.

Random image + merit badge project

2010-02-12T17:37:00.000-08:00

This is the first in a series of posters designed to interpret the names of various Girl Scout Merit Badges. The purpose of the assignment is to create a composition using a random assortment of images scanned from books and product packaging.

Final Design: "It's Important To Me"

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Detail

More soon...

Scissors + Fingers

2010-01-14T20:48:00.000-08:00

Here is the new video. Based on dreams I had when I was a child, and other night time occurrences.

Video Re-up

2010-01-12T20:25:00.000-08:00

I sort of abruptly deleted an older post so I could re-upload American Rapture with some subtle changes and a real title. I may re upload it again with more drastic changes in the future. Transport is a piece I did for a class a year ago, it is now color corrected and reformatted for NTSC.
I have a very recent video that is mostly finished but I can't upload it yet since I am still considering a soundtrack and some other minor changes to it.

New Owly Shirts

2009-12-22T20:36:00.000-08:00

I just made a batch of shirts with this owl design on them. So far I put them on black, sapphire and pink but all I have is white ink at the moment. These are mostly going to my family for christmas (if you are in my immediate family you didn't see this) but contact me if you want one.

J-Stat unmastered remix of Love Meets Lust

2009-12-17T18:23:00.000-08:00

Last winter I was asked to do a remix for the Love Meets Lust, who were a new wave pop band sort of in the same style as Depeche Mode. I felt like I had a lot of the same influences as my (now deceased) contact in the band so I took the project to heart and worked on it for about a week. Unfortunately, although the band loved the mix I sent, a lot was lost in the mastering and the cut that made the album wasn't necessarily representative of what I put in to it.
Shortly after I sent them my remix I played a show at Luna in Royal Oak with the band which was an incredibly strange experience and I hope I never go there again but I got paid so it was cool and I also got to meet the rest of the band who were all really nice guys.
This is the dirty unmastered version. Enjoy.
Love Meets Lust - Rats (J-Stat mix) by JStat
R.I.P Mike Stefanski.

Psycho Poster

2009-12-16T19:30:00.000-08:00

Last project for the semester.

OZ poster, typeface design

2009-12-06T14:10:00.000-08:00

I'm completing the first of the end of the semester projects. This is the poster for the font I designed about a month ago. Final size: 24x36.

Closeup of the font:

OZ is an original font inspired by the combination of Art Deco architecture and urban decay that is specific to Detroit. The name also refrences the movie "The Wizard of Oz" which was made during the Art Deco movement."

Moleskine

2009-12-06T12:46:00.000-08:00

This is also for the various projects and drawings that I think need a more permanent presentation than twitter or facebook can offer.
fig. 1 Moleskine notebook and paint marker.

fig. 2

New blog, old name

2009-12-06T09:15:00.000-08:00

I came across the term Coex System in an abnormal psychology book by Stanislav Grof. It was a term he used to describe a constellation of experiences, or how significant moments affect the choices we make later in life. You see all of our actions are connected like the way the choices we make as adults are directly related to experiences, good or bad, that we had when we were children.
I used COEX as the name for my music project for many years before I switched to John Static, or J-Stat but there is apparently someone on 4AD records that has been using that name for a while now. I think though that it is a perfect name for a design identity because it deals with the network and represents the invisible structure of life, which I believe is crucial to my art.
Link to Coex Systems on "The Spirit Wiki"