Casey RobertSON!

Sep 24, 2009

Topic: Arts | Tags: design, durham, illustration

We’ve talked a little bit about Casey Robertson before, but I want to touch base on him again because he’s recently been employed to create some ill paint work in the Relevance office, got married, had a baby and is looking for a ton of freelance design work to fill his time with. He’s not desperate and I don’t mean to make him sound that way – he’s certainly got his plate full but nothing beats spending time doing what you love and getting paid for it. That’s right kids, he’s just like everyone else who likes a chuck of jingly change in his pocket.

Casey used to be the store manager, gallery curator and resident socialite at Wootini Gallery in Carrboro. This job has landed him some great connections with low brow artists from here to the West Coast, like Phil Blank and UPSO which means Casey must be a pretty rad dude to hang out with. His blog is hilarious by the way. Very off the cuff and it’s nearly like hearing him talk out loud; all wit and completely honest. The image above is a CD cover for Chicago based dance punk band, Bang!Bang! – more cohorts of Robertson’s.

Casey has a signature skull that he tends to work into most of his work, even his wedding ring was cast to match his brand. No design is complete without skulls on a platter! Back Alley Bikes is a small stop off the main road through Carrboro where you’ll find three or so guys (one with a rat tail) reconstructing vintage Scwhinns with scavenged parts and lots of sweat. They set me up with a sweet World Tourist a while back and even tuned her up for free.

Because he’s so damn diverse, this image is the facade of a Carrboro building that houses cabinet makers. Casey states in his blog, “I really screwed up with my potential viewership by not taking “before” shots of this, so you’ll have to take my word for it – it came a long way. I faux finished the bottom 3 rows of brick, as you used to just see nasty black asphalt above the roof flashing. I also fauxed brick over about 4 feet on each side of the weathered white field. Then, to top it off, the ICE sign as you see it was a more traditional teal color with a blue border around it. To raise the harmony levels between the graphic and the newly renovated front of the building, I tweaked the color palette to a warmer tone.”

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