alex
@synthanimal.bsky.social
creative director / illustrator / designer for the music industry // 🌱🏳️🌈💀🤘🏽🐶 // commissions + shop + patre0n are open!
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Absolutely buzzing to share the livestream exclusive shirt I designed for Black Sabbath's monumental Back To The Beginning farewell performance! It's such an honor to be a small part of such an influential day in metal history.
July 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Absolutely buzzing to share the livestream exclusive shirt I designed for Black Sabbath's monumental Back To The Beginning farewell performance! It's such an honor to be a small part of such an influential day in metal history.
Thrilled to share the poster I illustrated for The Wood Brothers show at The Fillmore earlier this year!
#thefillmore #musicposter #eventposter #posterdesign #posterart #illustration #thewoodbrothers #griffinwilliamsherry #musicdesigner #womenofillustration #nauticalart #scubadiver
#thefillmore #musicposter #eventposter #posterdesign #posterart #illustration #thewoodbrothers #griffinwilliamsherry #musicdesigner #womenofillustration #nauticalart #scubadiver
July 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Thrilled to share the poster I illustrated for The Wood Brothers show at The Fillmore earlier this year!
#thefillmore #musicposter #eventposter #posterdesign #posterart #illustration #thewoodbrothers #griffinwilliamsherry #musicdesigner #womenofillustration #nauticalart #scubadiver
#thefillmore #musicposter #eventposter #posterdesign #posterart #illustration #thewoodbrothers #griffinwilliamsherry #musicdesigner #womenofillustration #nauticalart #scubadiver
New flyer design for Jersey City Oddities Market's upcoming Living Dead Market! I'm thrilled to be a vendor this year!
#jerseycityodditiesmarket #skeletonart #skullart #odditiesmarket #oddities #darkart #macabre #goth #gothart #skulls #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #occultart
#jerseycityodditiesmarket #skeletonart #skullart #odditiesmarket #oddities #darkart #macabre #goth #gothart #skulls #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #occultart
April 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
New flyer design for Jersey City Oddities Market's upcoming Living Dead Market! I'm thrilled to be a vendor this year!
#jerseycityodditiesmarket #skeletonart #skullart #odditiesmarket #oddities #darkart #macabre #goth #gothart #skulls #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #occultart
#jerseycityodditiesmarket #skeletonart #skullart #odditiesmarket #oddities #darkart #macabre #goth #gothart #skulls #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #occultart
Fun new flyer design for a Luna Moth Shadowbox Workshop that Pretty Pests is hosting this week!
#lunamoth #butterflypinning #butterflypinningclass #lunamoth #insecttaxidermy #oddities #curiosities #darkart #macabre #goth #gothart #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #womenofillustration
#lunamoth #butterflypinning #butterflypinningclass #lunamoth #insecttaxidermy #oddities #curiosities #darkart #macabre #goth #gothart #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #womenofillustration
April 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Fun new flyer design for a Luna Moth Shadowbox Workshop that Pretty Pests is hosting this week!
#lunamoth #butterflypinning #butterflypinningclass #lunamoth #insecttaxidermy #oddities #curiosities #darkart #macabre #goth #gothart #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #womenofillustration
#lunamoth #butterflypinning #butterflypinningclass #lunamoth #insecttaxidermy #oddities #curiosities #darkart #macabre #goth #gothart #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #womenofillustration
New cover art for Joey Harkum's latest single "One Foot In The Grave" that comes out today!
#singleart #joeyharkum #skeletonart #skullart #musicdesigner #nauticalillustration #indiemusic #indierock #bandart #graphicdesign#acousticmusic #folkmusic
#singleart #joeyharkum #skeletonart #skullart #musicdesigner #nauticalillustration #indiemusic #indierock #bandart #graphicdesign#acousticmusic #folkmusic
April 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
New cover art for Joey Harkum's latest single "One Foot In The Grave" that comes out today!
#singleart #joeyharkum #skeletonart #skullart #musicdesigner #nauticalillustration #indiemusic #indierock #bandart #graphicdesign#acousticmusic #folkmusic
#singleart #joeyharkum #skeletonart #skullart #musicdesigner #nauticalillustration #indiemusic #indierock #bandart #graphicdesign#acousticmusic #folkmusic
Excited to share another approved design for Billy Idol! I had a blast adding a new twist to his classic logo.
#billyidol #rebelyell #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #merchdesign #merchdesigner #bandmerch #appareldesign #visualart #visualartist #shirtdesign #graphicdesign #design #punkrock
#billyidol #rebelyell #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #merchdesign #merchdesigner #bandmerch #appareldesign #visualart #visualartist #shirtdesign #graphicdesign #design #punkrock
March 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Excited to share another approved design for Billy Idol! I had a blast adding a new twist to his classic logo.
#billyidol #rebelyell #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #merchdesign #merchdesigner #bandmerch #appareldesign #visualart #visualartist #shirtdesign #graphicdesign #design #punkrock
#billyidol #rebelyell #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #merchdesign #merchdesigner #bandmerch #appareldesign #visualart #visualartist #shirtdesign #graphicdesign #design #punkrock
Beyond excited to share this new approved shirt design for the one and only Billy Idol!
#billyidol #rebelyell #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #merchdesign #merchdesigner #bandmerch #appareldesign #visualart #visualartist #shirtdesign #graphicdesign #design #punkdesign #punkrock"
#billyidol #rebelyell #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #merchdesign #merchdesigner #bandmerch #appareldesign #visualart #visualartist #shirtdesign #graphicdesign #design #punkdesign #punkrock"
March 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Beyond excited to share this new approved shirt design for the one and only Billy Idol!
#billyidol #rebelyell #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #merchdesign #merchdesigner #bandmerch #appareldesign #visualart #visualartist #shirtdesign #graphicdesign #design #punkdesign #punkrock"
#billyidol #rebelyell #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #merchdesign #merchdesigner #bandmerch #appareldesign #visualart #visualartist #shirtdesign #graphicdesign #design #punkdesign #punkrock"
Delighted to share the tour admat I designed for The 'We Could Be Brave' Tour: Part I with Michael Cera Palin, Aren't We Amphibians, and God's Computer.
#michaelcerapalin #wecouldbebrave #musicdesign #deerillustration #illustration #graphicdesign #tourposter #posterdesign #musicdesigner #diy
#michaelcerapalin #wecouldbebrave #musicdesign #deerillustration #illustration #graphicdesign #tourposter #posterdesign #musicdesigner #diy
March 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Delighted to share the tour admat I designed for The 'We Could Be Brave' Tour: Part I with Michael Cera Palin, Aren't We Amphibians, and God's Computer.
#michaelcerapalin #wecouldbebrave #musicdesign #deerillustration #illustration #graphicdesign #tourposter #posterdesign #musicdesigner #diy
#michaelcerapalin #wecouldbebrave #musicdesign #deerillustration #illustration #graphicdesign #tourposter #posterdesign #musicdesigner #diy
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March 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
just awakened from an eternity of darkness, might delete
happy valentine's day! 💕🧛
#nosferatu #nosferatufanart #nosferatuart #horror #horrorart #horrormovie #vampire #dracula #roberteggers #countorlok #valentinesdaycards #valentinesday
happy valentine's day! 💕🧛
#nosferatu #nosferatufanart #nosferatuart #horror #horrorart #horrormovie #vampire #dracula #roberteggers #countorlok #valentinesdaycards #valentinesday
February 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
just awakened from an eternity of darkness, might delete
happy valentine's day! 💕🧛
#nosferatu #nosferatufanart #nosferatuart #horror #horrorart #horrormovie #vampire #dracula #roberteggers #countorlok #valentinesdaycards #valentinesday
happy valentine's day! 💕🧛
#nosferatu #nosferatufanart #nosferatuart #horror #horrorart #horrormovie #vampire #dracula #roberteggers #countorlok #valentinesdaycards #valentinesday
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saying "go birds" but just rooting for birds in general, hope they're having fun and not catching that flu
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
saying "go birds" but just rooting for birds in general, hope they're having fun and not catching that flu
Vinyl packaging I designed for Nate Bergman's new singles collection! It's always so exciting to see my art on vinyl packaging!
#natebergman #natebergmansings #vinylpackaging #vinyldesign #recorddesign #merchdesigner #illustration #graphicdesign #emo #goth #skeletonart #skull #skeleton #merchdesign
#natebergman #natebergmansings #vinylpackaging #vinyldesign #recorddesign #merchdesigner #illustration #graphicdesign #emo #goth #skeletonart #skull #skeleton #merchdesign
February 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Vinyl packaging I designed for Nate Bergman's new singles collection! It's always so exciting to see my art on vinyl packaging!
#natebergman #natebergmansings #vinylpackaging #vinyldesign #recorddesign #merchdesigner #illustration #graphicdesign #emo #goth #skeletonart #skull #skeleton #merchdesign
#natebergman #natebergmansings #vinylpackaging #vinyldesign #recorddesign #merchdesigner #illustration #graphicdesign #emo #goth #skeletonart #skull #skeleton #merchdesign
February 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Flyer design for the workshops happening at JC Oddities fest this weekend!
#odditiesmarket #jerseycity #valentinesday #darktransmissions #darkart #horror #surrealism #macabre #goth #gothart #skulls #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #celestial #occultart #taxidermy
#odditiesmarket #jerseycity #valentinesday #darktransmissions #darkart #horror #surrealism #macabre #goth #gothart #skulls #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #celestial #occultart #taxidermy
February 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Flyer design for the workshops happening at JC Oddities fest this weekend!
#odditiesmarket #jerseycity #valentinesday #darktransmissions #darkart #horror #surrealism #macabre #goth #gothart #skulls #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #celestial #occultart #taxidermy
#odditiesmarket #jerseycity #valentinesday #darktransmissions #darkart #horror #surrealism #macabre #goth #gothart #skulls #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #celestial #occultart #taxidermy
ah yes, the season of 1099's are upon us
February 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
ah yes, the season of 1099's are upon us
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Seeing a lot of excitement around owning your own content, making sites and magazines, and I love this. Let's try something. I am a classically trained print/digital/brand designer, had a 15yr career. Here to help. Post a screenshot, I'll (gently!) workshop, we can all learn together? Notes 👇🏼
January 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Seeing a lot of excitement around owning your own content, making sites and magazines, and I love this. Let's try something. I am a classically trained print/digital/brand designer, had a 15yr career. Here to help. Post a screenshot, I'll (gently!) workshop, we can all learn together? Notes 👇🏼
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Please don’t even talk to me in the morning until I’ve had my coffee, 27 hours of alone time, several months by the seaside to ease my agonies, and many decades to wander the earth until the fabled blade of my ancestors can finally be reforged
January 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Please don’t even talk to me in the morning until I’ve had my coffee, 27 hours of alone time, several months by the seaside to ease my agonies, and many decades to wander the earth until the fabled blade of my ancestors can finally be reforged
Flyer design for benefit show at The Cobra in Nashville. Proceeds will go toward Los Angeles wildfire relief! Come support!
#losangeles #losangeleswildfire #altadena #altadenafire #nashville #nashvillemusic #angelillustration #musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner
#losangeles #losangeleswildfire #altadena #altadenafire #nashville #nashvillemusic #angelillustration #musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner
January 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Flyer design for benefit show at The Cobra in Nashville. Proceeds will go toward Los Angeles wildfire relief! Come support!
#losangeles #losangeleswildfire #altadena #altadenafire #nashville #nashvillemusic #angelillustration #musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner
#losangeles #losangeleswildfire #altadena #altadenafire #nashville #nashvillemusic #angelillustration #musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner
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New essay out today loloverruled.substack.com/p/i-am-not-g...
I am Not going to Kill Myself
shotguns, sincerity, and second chances
loloverruled.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New essay out today loloverruled.substack.com/p/i-am-not-g...
New flyer design! Join me and a bunch of other spooky vendors for the Jersey City Oddities Market's "Till Death Do Us Part" Valentine's Day Oddities Market!
#odditiesmarket #gothart #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #occultart
#odditiesmarket #gothart #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #occultart
January 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New flyer design! Join me and a bunch of other spooky vendors for the Jersey City Oddities Market's "Till Death Do Us Part" Valentine's Day Oddities Market!
#odditiesmarket #gothart #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #occultart
#odditiesmarket #gothart #witchyart #spookyart #horrorart #creepyart #occultart
Very excited to share the flyer I designed for the Hardcore For Pits pre-party charity show at Ghost Hawk Brewing!
#dontbullymybreed #njhardcore #njhardcoreshow #pitbullrescue #njhc #pitties #rescuepitties #pitbulls #adoptdontshop #dogillustration #dogart #hardcore #grunge #merchdesigner #posterart
#dontbullymybreed #njhardcore #njhardcoreshow #pitbullrescue #njhc #pitties #rescuepitties #pitbulls #adoptdontshop #dogillustration #dogart #hardcore #grunge #merchdesigner #posterart
January 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Very excited to share the flyer I designed for the Hardcore For Pits pre-party charity show at Ghost Hawk Brewing!
#dontbullymybreed #njhardcore #njhardcoreshow #pitbullrescue #njhc #pitties #rescuepitties #pitbulls #adoptdontshop #dogillustration #dogart #hardcore #grunge #merchdesigner #posterart
#dontbullymybreed #njhardcore #njhardcoreshow #pitbullrescue #njhc #pitties #rescuepitties #pitbulls #adoptdontshop #dogillustration #dogart #hardcore #grunge #merchdesigner #posterart
So stoked to share the design for Green Knuckle Material's upcoming Beg For tour!
#musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner #merchdesigner #alligatorillustration #crocodileillustration #posterillustration #gigposter #touradmatdesign #womenofillustration
#musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner #merchdesigner #alligatorillustration #crocodileillustration #posterillustration #gigposter #touradmatdesign #womenofillustration
January 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So stoked to share the design for Green Knuckle Material's upcoming Beg For tour!
#musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner #merchdesigner #alligatorillustration #crocodileillustration #posterillustration #gigposter #touradmatdesign #womenofillustration
#musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner #merchdesigner #alligatorillustration #crocodileillustration #posterillustration #gigposter #touradmatdesign #womenofillustration
New logo I designed earlier last year for Live At Zac's House, a DC based blues-rock band!
#logodesign #musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner #merchdesigner #albumart #womenofillustration
#logodesign #musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner #merchdesigner #albumart #womenofillustration
January 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New logo I designed earlier last year for Live At Zac's House, a DC based blues-rock band!
#logodesign #musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner #merchdesigner #albumart #womenofillustration
#logodesign #musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner #merchdesigner #albumart #womenofillustration
Excited to finally share one of my favorite poster designs that I made earlier last year for a special @glenhansard.bsky.social performance. So grateful for this opportunity!
#glenhansard #musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner #merchdesigner #womenofillustration
#glenhansard #musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner #merchdesigner #womenofillustration
January 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Excited to finally share one of my favorite poster designs that I made earlier last year for a special @glenhansard.bsky.social performance. So grateful for this opportunity!
#glenhansard #musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner #merchdesigner #womenofillustration
#glenhansard #musicdesign #illustration #graphicdesign #posterdesign #musicdesigner #merchdesigner #womenofillustration