Theodore Taylor III

Distant Arcade

This is the cover I designed for Potholes Music’s first artist compilation, Distant Arcade. You can download the compilation here.

<a href="http://potholesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/distant-arcade-label-compilation">Distant Arcade (Label Compilation) by Potholes Music</a>

Javis Faux – “Deal With It Vol. 2″

This is an album cover I created for Javis FauX’s “Deal With It Vol. 2″ for Potholes Music. It’s based off of the “deal with it” meme, but with Star Fox, obviously. Stream the album below.

<a href="http://potholesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/deal-with-it-vol-2">Deal With It Vol. 2 by Javis FauX</a>

This is my cover design for a new Potholes In My Blog beat compilation, Cosmic Island. It’s an island in space, obviously. You can download the compilation for free here and read more about it on Potholes.

<a href="http://potholesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-island-2">Cosmic Island by Various Artists</a>

When The Beat Was Born

I’m happy to announce that I recently completed work on When The Beat Was Born, a children’s book written by Laban Hill which tells the story of DJ Kool Herc and his part in birthing hip-hop culture. I’ve been working on this book for quite a while and it feels great to see a finished product. I’ll discuss it more when Roaring Brook Press publishes it around Spring of next year.

Choongum – Fantasy

Here is an album cover I designed for Choongum’s first EP, Fantasy, on the recently-launched Potholes Music. Most of the inspiration for this piece came from the strange, alien landscapes that appear in René Laloux’s Fantastic Planet, one of my favorite animated films.

You can read more about Choongum and Fantasy at Potholes In My Blog. And if you have about an hour to waste, why not watch Fantastic Planet in full on YouTube?

<a href="http://potholesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/fantasy-ep">Fantasy EP by Choongum</a>

Potholes Presents: Space Toast

Here is the ridiculous Rayforce/Sega Saturn-inspired artwork that I created for Potholes’ latest beat compilation. Rayforce (aka Gunlock aka Layer Section aka Galactic Attack) has been one of my favorite schmups for years so I felt this was the appropriate time to show my appreciation. You can download the compilation here.

Richmond Street Art Festival / Art Whino

Last week I decided to purchase myself a Nikon D7000 to replace my D100 which has really been showing its age. To test it out, I took a trip down to Richmond to shoot some of the art left by the Richmond Street Art Festival. There were plenty of amazing graffiti murals all over the city. You can see a few of them here.