Party flyers are so disposable now. You see the same one over and over again on emails, blogs, sites, sometimes even printed out (even though 90% of the flyers I see are online and aren't for events in my city), until you're seeing the image in your sleep. They're farted out with little effort, drenched in logos that nobody cares about, and can someone please explain the HOSTED BY (INSERT 50 NAMES) phenomenon please? Then once the show is over, you'll never see the flyer again. Compare that to the legendary screenprinted 1967 Fillmore posters or the hand-assembled fantastic romantic disco rapp flyers of the early 1980s.

Just like Dust was saying, flyer design used to be a huge priority for me back when I was a starving designer and had no choice. I still like to do them if they're for longtime repeat customers, events I'm throwing or am DJing at, for parties I'm down with in general, for someone I've been really wanting to work with, or if I can come up with an interesting concept. It's still a great feeling to walk down the street and see something you designed posted up in a store window.

I'll dig through some stacks of really old ones at home, but here are a few oldies I've found online...

The type and photos were printed out from the computer and everything was laid out and drawn by hand. A collabo with Adam "Snakebird" Garcia.

Really stoked on how this one turned out.

Me and Mel's first gig together.

I spent way too much time on this one, but was excited for the show and the concept I came up with, so I knew I wanted to make it count.

Had to go all out for Wezz Burlesque's birthday.

...aaaaaaand I'll end it off with a little self promo.