A poster i designed based on some Kevin Devine lyrics from ‘Brother’s Blood’.

These are some shirts i did for Kevin around the release of ‘Brother’s Blood’.

These pictures really don’t do either of these releases much justice but oh well.  ’Brother’s Blood’ is Kevin’s 2009 album and probably my favorite album packaging i’ve ever gotten to do.  Partly because the album rules, partly because i was able to really go all out with the packaging, and partly because Kevin is one of my favorite people in all of middle earth.  We even got to do an etched fourth side.  So much fun.  The next thing is the Kevin Devin / River City Extension split 7″ from early 2011.  The photo on the cover is some photo that my grandfather took in the 70s, made into a slide, and then scanned with dust all over it.  Fun to look at AND to listen to.

This shirt is based on the logo that i designed for Favorite Gentlemen way back at its conception.  I’ll spare you the story.  Anyway, this design is really just the LP label design that we used for several Manchester Orchestra and Kevin Devine releases.  I like this one.

Lots going on in GingerGroupDesigns world right now.  Definitely no time to take pictures and make posts but I have been working with some awesome, awesome bands!  Here’s a short list of who I’ve been working with… keep an eye/ear out for them and go see them play and buy their merch!

Shapiro (from Virginia)

Kevin Devine (from Brooklyn, you know)

Get Back Loretta (from San Diego)

the Songs for Kids Foundation (if you live in Atlanta i expect to see you at Smiths for 500 Songs for Kids!)

Oblio (from Nashville)

Cinemechanica (from Athens, yeah!)

Twin Tigers (from Athens, yeah!)

I’ve also joined two new bands (OQ and Coyote Bones) and have been working on two of my solo projects (Council and Decomposer)… will keep you updated about all that as well.

Soon!

xoxo

j

I only printed 13 (i think) of this shirt.  Kevin’s drummer, Mike Skinner, and I decided to surprise Kevin with these shirts for a show they were playing on April 20th, 2008 (4-20 dude!).  It was a total last minute, spurt-of-the-moment decision but it was well worth it.  The design is based on an amazing Jim Croce shirt from the late 60s or early 70s.  

These photos were taken by my wife, Lily (she’s taken almost all of these photos), and these are so beautiful that I had to put our dog, Ziggy, in there as well. I designed this shirt early one morning while on a 2 month tour with Manchester Orchestra and Kevin Devine.  

These are pretty self explanatory… These are from the first set of shirts/hoodies that I did for Kevin.  There are several others in this set that will end up in this portfolio sometime.  Stay tuned!

I met the Jealous Girlfriend (who totally rule by the way!) when they were touring with Kevin Devine. We all immediately fell in love (or at least I did with them) and they asked me to do a shirt for them. To this day I think I get more comments on this shirt than any other. I like to think its because the Jealous Girlfriends are so awesome. They in turn hooked me up with Nada Surf. Thanks! Please check out the Jealous Girlfriends… you won’t be disappointed. We recently turned this design into a tote bag.