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A psychedelic poster for an Evan Christ tour featuring a distorted, colourful portrait of a person. Bold red text reads “WHAT TIME IS”, with a pair of cherries below. A list of tour dates for 2014 includes cities such as “Philadelphia”, “Chicago” and “Los Angeles”. The image is framed by black borders containing various logos and the word “TRANCE”.

David Rudnick’s distinctive designs for music producer Evian Christ

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Date
13 September 2016

David Rudnick’s work ticks all the boxes in terms of striking typography, cracking visual references and slick compositions. His ongoing designs for music producer Evian Christ AKA Joshua Leary epitomises this sentiment, as the designer executes posters, album and CD artwork that visually interpret the music Evian Christ creates.

We’ve swooned over his past projects before for their freshness, and here David manages to convey a personal feel to the work. This distinctive tone is partly due to David designing many of the typefaces featured and it’s this attention to detail that makes his work so engaging.

His poster work is like organised chaos as contrasting fonts sit beside warped found imagery and cartoons creating a nostalgic but still relevant quality. He becomes slightly more restrained when it comes to the CD artwork where just one typeface and a simple graphic is used, yet even in these quieter design moments David demonstrates his skill as a designer and image maker.

A black CD in a transparent orange jewel case. The disc features white text listing artists including “Altern8”, “Evian Christ” and “Lorenzo Senni”, divided into “Room One” and “Room Two”.
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David Rudnick: Evian Christ

An orange CD case featuring a white line illustration of a knight on horseback fighting a large lion. Stylised text across the top reads “trancepartiz”, with further text running vertically along the left edge.
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David Rudnick: Evian Christ

A digital collage featuring a distorted, neon-coloured portrait of a person in a racing suit. Below, a pink graphic reads “COPA SUDAMERICA TRANCE” alongside a stylised cartoon character. The bottom of the image lists tour dates for Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago and Bogota. The borders are framed by repeating text including “AIRFRANCE” and “SUDAMERICA”.
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David Rudnick: Evian Christ

A tour poster for “Evan Christ” featuring a list of European dates in October, November and December. The design is framed by vertical banners reading “Europe Tonibler” and “Remember Tonibler”.
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David Rudnick: Evian Christ

A promotional poster for “trancepartiz” featuring two overlapping CDs against a black background. The discs list a line-up of artists for “Room One” and “Room Two”, including Altern8 and Total Freedom. Below the CDs, three event dates in October 2015 are listed for Liverpool, London and Sheffield. The venues are named as “Kazimier Garden”, “Corsica Studios” and “Hope Works”.
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David Rudnick: Evian Christ

A red and blue poster for “Evian Christ presents Trance Party II” on 21 March 2014. Bold, angular typography lists the line-up, including “Travis Scott”, “Evian Christ” and “Millie + Andrea”. The layout is framed by jagged, cosmic shapes filled with images of deep space. A bottom section promotes the “Waterfall EP launch party” at Oval Space.
A black and white poster reads “30,000 DOGS died in the Trance War*” in bold white typography. Three photos of dogs are stacked to the right, each labelled “GOOD BOY”. The bottom half lists a line-up including “David Rudnick”, “Asiandan”, “Wil Fry” and “Evian Christ” for “Imo’s Birthday”. The date “27.09.14” is printed beside a small circular logo.
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David Rudnick: Evian Christ

A graphic poster featuring a black and white photograph of a dog wearing a studded collar. The image is framed by blue and white borders and includes the French motto “Liberte, Egalite, et Fraternite.” Bold text reads “30,000 DOGS” and “IN 2015 † NEVER AGAIN”, alongside the phone number “1-800-TRANCE-WAR”. The names “Evan Christ”, “Massingno” and “David Rudnick” appear in stylised typography around the edges.
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David Rudnick: Evian Christ

A vinyl record set featuring a cover with a textured, deep blue and black abstract pattern. The inner sleeve is black with the word “WATERFALL” and a name in a stylised gothic font. The black vinyl record has a matching circular label.
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David Rudnick: Evian Christ

A vinyl record and its sleeve. The cover features a high-contrast image of swirling blue and black textures, with a back panel listing tracks in a bold, gothic typeface: “Salt Carousel”, “Fuck Idol”, “Propeller” and “Waterfall”.

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About the Author

Rebecca Fulleylove

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Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

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