Doublenaut | Blog http://www.doublenaut.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:10:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Canadiana http://www.doublenaut.com/blog/2011/12/canadiana/ http://www.doublenaut.com/blog/2011/12/canadiana/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:10:56 +0000 Matt McCracken http://www.doublenaut.com/blog/?p=1130 2011 art print designed for our friends at Agency Dominion. We have fun working on a print for them every year around christmas. This is definitely one of our favourites.

Agency Dominion 2011

]]> http://www.doublenaut.com/blog/2011/12/canadiana/feed/ 2 Happy Holidays! http://www.doublenaut.com/blog/2011/12/happy-holidays/ http://www.doublenaut.com/blog/2011/12/happy-holidays/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:02:14 +0000 Matt McCracken http://www.doublenaut.com/blog/?p=1125 Toronto residents can now pick up our 2011 holiday cards at Kid Icarus (75 Nassau St) and Telegramme Prints (1103 Queen St East & 194 Ossignton Ave).

2011 holiday cards

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http://shop.doublenaut.com/

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Handmade Holiday poster

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Velo print

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Gig Posters 2 book

11 x 14 inches – 208 pages. Includes 101 perforated and ready-to-hang posters along with hundreds of other poster images and designer biographies. Packaged in an oversized 11-by-14-inch paperback, Gig Posters Volume II is a spectacular compilation of rock show art (and a great way to decorate a dorm room or apartment).

 

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EITS and Arcade Fire posters

Explosions in the Sky: 18″ x 24″ three colour screen print on 100 lb Madero Beach French speckletone. Signed and numbered edition of 125.

Explosions in the Sky poster

Arcade Fire – The Suburbs:  12″ x 16″ four colour screen print on 100lb Cougar bright white. Signed only.

PMP Arcade Fire poster

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PMP2011

THE SHORT LIST

Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

Austra – Feel It Break

Braids – Native Speaker

Destroyer – Kaputt

Galaxie – Tigre et diesel

Hey Rosetta! – Seeds

Ron Sexsmith – Long Player Late Bloomer

Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges

Timber Timbre – Creep On Creepin’ On

The Weeknd – House of Balloons

 

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Arcade Fire The Suburbs poster

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Shield Shirt

 

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