2008 < 2009 < 2010

Great year, worked on tons of cool stuff and somewhere in between managed to squeeze out some apparel designs. (Just dropped a new design, check it out here) What I did not manage to squeeze out is a much-needed update to okpants.com which I'm happy to say is at the top of my "to-do's" for 2010. New blog, new work, new everything. There really is nothing like that new website smell.

With that, thanks to all my friends, family, collaborators and clients for an awesome 2009. I'm off to prepare for an epic 2010.

Protect Your Neck Clothing

Hi everybody, spending the final hours of my twenties updating you on my latest exploits. Just getting a line of apparel off the ground with my buddy Samoan Rob called Protect Your Neck, we're on the streets with it as well as the web.

Here's the goods:




No explanation necessary. If you're into it, feel free to visit our store and buy one (the holidays are coming up hard and quick - friends and family love killer merch). and are dropping a new design in November. Thanks for checking it out.

In other design related news, just finished up websites for best-selling author Philip Carlo and "The Lifestyle Specialist" Kenny Burns. The quest to update okpants.com continues and will see the light of day before 2010.




Other than that Happy Halloween everyone.

The Strung Out Remixes

An itunes release for Coalmine Records. Hungover zombified party animal and swirls. Got it. Speaking of, did you see The Hangover? No? Well, at least watch this then. (I try to give back.)

De La Soul

Just wrapped up this De La Soul poster for House Of Blues.

Summer Vacation

In Cleveland that means the door is open for enjoyable weather for about 17 days* until the snow returns. It also means it's time for a site re-design (actually that's more of a coincidence but it sounds good.) The 2010 model okpants.com should be rolling into dealerships on or around the Fourth of July*, so pour yourself a nice cold beverage, pull the old grill up to your favorite monitor and light up the sparklers, because it's going to be a hot Independence Day on the internet.

I get pretty excited about not blogging more on here, because more often than not it means I've been busy doing actual work. Some broadcast design work, some illustration as well as some various projects with my superstar buddies at Go Media.

File Under Miscellaneous.
A mentor/friend of mine David Fedan recently launched a blog, and if you're a fan of disturbingly talented illustrator/animators you should have already clicked this by now. I linked it twice, so now you have no excuse.


I got the opportunity this weekend to take part in a video shoot for Don Foose's new band Foose. Nothing like doing multiple mosh takes for Spudmonsters jams that supplied the soundtrack for some of the best times of my life. Some calories got burned, fun was had. Check those links out if you have a vested interest in fast and fun.

*Give or take a few days.

cavs playoffs 2009 x steph floss x okpants

Clevo Cavs Playoff basketball has begun, with Steph Floss aka Steph Boyardee calling upon me to give some looks to his latest mixtapes, Everybody Loves Lebron and Back To Ballin'. The Mixtapes are free, just click the links above. Let's do this Wine & Gold.

okpants x coalmine records x sxsw

Ray Protege / Upcoming

Chicago's own. Pretty pleased with this cover. Make a friend.

Up Next: Some stuff I'm wrapping up as we speak for Coalmine Records, Fall Out Boy, Atom Bomb Tattoos, some more top secret projects..........and a new okpants.com.

Excited is right.

The Bassjunkies

Always a blessing when I get to draw some day-glo demons in their undies. NYC, you should be there.

Adele

Steph Floss X G-Shock X NBA All Star Game 09

Hooked up with DJ Steph Floss & G-Shock on the package design for this year's NBA All-Star Game Mixtape. Lots of projects in production I can't wait to share with you all. Stay tuned!

Beetlejuice

Tribute to an inspiration...hoping to get these printed up soon.

Solange

Just laid this out this morning.

Tom Jones

New Year. New Work.

2009 sounds too futuristic to be a real year, but boy am I ready. I give you my first design of the year for Heartbeat Da Producer.

Culture Shock

One of my latest visual offerings, and Studio 43's latest offering from DJ Deja Vu.
Download the mixtape for free here.

Up next: More bananas stuff for Terry Urban & Mick Boogie, my first album packaging of 2009 and some designs for Atom Bomb Tattoo. (Stop over there and check out the new joint, tattoos always make great holiday gifts!)

thanks

Before I embark on a savage turkey bender, and OD on the "Rocky" and "A Christmas Story" Marathons, I wanted to get all liner notes-ey with it and send some thank yous out to some awesome people for working with me over the last year:

Zac & Sole Collector Magazine. House Of Blues. Live Nation. Kenny Burns & Studio 43. James Sliman. In Absentia. Jason & Fractured Transmitter Recording Co. Atom Bomb Tattoo. ListenClose Music Group. Defiance Tattoo. DJ Steph Floss. Mick Boogie. Terry Urban. Jostin & Less Avenged. Tika Sumpter. James Sliman. Crowd Deterrent. Numb. Creepout. Matt @ Coalmine Records. Harlan @ 6196 Promotions. Overload Fitness. Bill Peters & Auburn Records. Derek & Marty @ Strhess. Bill & the crew @ Go Media.

It's hopefully evident I'm thankful to make a living doing what I love, and it's only because of the people above that it's possible. There are for sure some omissions here, they are certainly not on purpose.

With that said, have a happy thanksgiving, and show no mercy on those leftovers.

xoxo
Pants Pantsley

DJ Obscene Logo

Hi everybody, sorry for the lack of updates. Let me bring you guys back up to speed with a logo for Miami's own DJ Obscene I finished up last week. Plenty of stuff on the horizons, some apparel work, some good ol' fashioned disc packaging. Things are looking up.

Doxx - SHOOT ME

The latest mixtape title from Doxx & ListenClose Music Group, featuring beats from fellow home-teamers The Kickdrums, and design from thisguyrighthere. The Canadian/Clevo connection is strong these days.

Studio43

Studio43.com is live! Thanks to Kenny Burns and crew for letting me run wild with this one, get into it. The latest site design by okpants design and his amazing friends. (High Five Jostin.) We're only getting started...stay tuned for a few more site launches in the next month!

Also, if you're into that internet stuff, feel free to hit me up.
I am definitely way into making it look cooler for you.

Thanks
P