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UCM Confident Campaign

trent — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:57:54 +0000

This was one of the first campaigns that I was tasked with art directing. The campaign itself has been around for 3 years, but has evolved into this series. I’ve changed the look and feel from its previous iteration, utilizing more white space and updating the typography, as well as a shift in style of photography. Elements of the campaign include newspaper ads, billboards, magazine ads, posters, radio and television spots, updated webiste and online banners.

Trent White vs. Holly Davenport

trent — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:31:36 +0000

When I proposed marriage to my now-wife Holly, I didn’t think twice about having “Save the Date” cards made or the maps, invitations or programs. I just assumed that since design is my profession, I’d make them… Actually, that’s a lie. I never thought about any of that until we realized we needed to send something out.

The Save the Date cards were very simple. Holly and I were in Europe after speaking at a conference in Paris, and decided to travel down to the south of France for a little vacation since we were already overseas. I proposed in the Pope’s Garden in Avignon. After she accepted, she took a picture of the bench we were sitting on and, voilà! Save the Date: check.

We decided on an outdoor wedding a little over a year from the date I proposed which put the ceremony in July. We knew July to be pretty dry in MO. but unbearably hot. This drove our decision to make the programs functional. In an outdoor Missouri wedding in July, you’ll need a fan. I created a template for a die, sent off to have it made, and an awesome friend from Chicago took care of our printing needs. Thanks again Dave!

Legends of the Wild West

trent — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:11:55 +0000

This ad series was completed for a Design for Advertising course. Students were partnered together as an exercise in communication, cooperation and teamwork. I was lucky enough to be paired with Scott Kaufman, who is a fantastic illustrator/designer now based on the east coast. The project was to complete an ad campaign for a new series on PBS and design a 4-color magazine ad, a black and white newspaper ad and a 4-color roadside billboard. Our 3 subject choices were programs from the 60′s, the history of horror, or the wild west. After choosing the wild west, we decided to focus on the criminal aspect of the era. We found a recipe for fake blood, and the rest is history. We shot the photos for the 4-color ad and black and white ads ourselves (that’s me, holding the gun; and local blues legend Billy Beale holding the cards). While the blood may be a little too gratuitous, I was very pleased with how they turned out.

Kansas City Ballet

trent — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:55:47 +0000

This brochure was completed for a Publication Design. The Kansas City Ballet was nice enough to provide photography as well as their logo and standards document, so we could maintain the high quality design work they had already established. There were no limitations on this project; dimensions, paper, and number of colors were up to each student designer. Many of the photographs provided were in back and white, so in order to maintain a unity, I left the imagery as-is, and treated the headings graphically for each section.

Useless Trivia: Three years later I would teach this course and hand out an updated version of this project to my students. So that students’ project’s are not inadvertantely influenced, I never show my work until after a project has been completed.

SubUrbia Book Jacket

trent — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:55:05 +0000

This dust jacket project was assigned in my Publication Design class. We were free to pick the subject, so I chose the play SubUrbia by Eric Bogosian. I went for a gritty look by crumpling paper and photocopying it for the interior and exterior textures.

Houston, we have a Problem

trent — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:29:54 +0000

This is from a series of serigraphs I made in college. The course asked us to explore a subject, element or idea that would be common across all of the projects throughout the semester. Scott Kaufman and I decided to create a series of diptychs and explore death as the common thread. Though in most cases, I don’t have the accompanying Kaufman piece, these single pieces stand alone fine. I can’t wait to get the screen back out and start printing again, this is a fantastic process I look forward to revisiting for prints, shirts and random walls.

This piece measures approx 9″ x 7″. If anyone is interested, I have 10-15 of each I’d be willing to sell/trade. Please contact me.

Taking your Last Breath

trent — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:27:32 +0000

This piece measures approx 7.5″ x 9″. If anyone is interested, I have 10-15 of each I’d be willing to sell/trade. Please contact me.

Self Control

trent — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:21:01 +0000

This piece measures approx 6.5″ x 7.5″. If anyone is interested, I have 10-15 of each I’d be willing to sell/trade. Please contact me.

Special Note: This imagery may look familiar… it was also used in a self-released Kosher Album

Monkey Boy – Flies

trent — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:04:34 +0000

Being a designer as well as a musician, I am constantly asked to create posters for shows, CD covers, websites, and ads for bands I’m in, or shows I’m playing. I really enjoy having the opportunity to marry my two passions.

Monkey Boy – Puppet

trent — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:05:40 +0000

Kosher: Self Control

trent — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:03:20 +0000

Kosher is the band that I started with some friends in 1995. Over the years we built quite a song library and toured all over the country releasing 5 albums and various EP and vinyl releases. Just before we signed to BYO Records we recorded an album entitled Self Control. This album was later re-mastered and released on the BYO roster.

A friend and I were brainstorming ideas for the CD package when he mentioned having a contact at Hammerpress. I have always admired their work and was thrilled to receive the plates after printing. They make fantastic wall art themselves.