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Two posters side by side. The first features a collection of stylised, colourful fish and bird-like shapes arranged in a grid, with the name “Andrew Bird” in bold red letters at the bottom. The second is an abstract composition of small, overlapping grey and green squares that form a dense, textured pattern.

Mixing up the gig poster with these lovely illustrations is studio Landland

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Date
18 May 2012

There’s a regulated format for a lot of things in life where there’s little room to experiment. For instance ties go around your neck, not on your head, queueing is the only way to get anywhere and a five-day weekend with a two-day work week will never catch on. The same goes for most gig/music posters, many of which are formulaic and literally just the communication of information to a lot of people. But Minneapolis-based Landland (the studio so nice, they named it twice), have been cranking some great looking gig posters for various artists and bands with a signature style that I can’t help be fond of. With a line drawn style and nostalgic colours, their work feels really homegrown and with definite personality and clear care for what they’re actually creating.

An illustration of a stack of colourful shipping containers beside a curving railway track. Bold text at the top reads “Eric Church”, with event details at the bottom for “February 18th 2012 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC”.
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Landland: Eric Church

An illustration of a cluttered bedroom with a bed covered in a blue and white patchwork quilt. The room is filled with patterned rugs, textiles and a red wall. Text at the bottom reads “The Cloak Ox”, “Red Pens”, “Father You See Queen” and “Dj Wezz Winship”, followed by event details for Minneapolis.
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Landland: The Cloak Ox

An illustration of a towering, precarious stack of vintage record players in shades of mint green, cream and orange. In the top left corner, yellow text reads “TED LEO”, with a small white label below listing a date and venue in Portland, Oregon.
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Landland: Pachinko Machines

An illustration of a cluttered studio apartment, featuring a leather armchair and a loft bed. A red typographic header reads “Flatstock 33”, with event details for March 2012 in Austin, Texas, listed below.
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Landland: Flatstock 33

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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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