Peeling back the years. Designing the Past

Digital explorations for the next MULTIPLANES means erasing about 90% of Los Angeles back to 1914. What a time to be alive! Transportation, architecture, and fashion was still gripped by late Victorian elements. Arts and crafts, and deco was also shaping modern design. What I like best about those time though were scenes like this; especially in the area I lived which use to have sprawling acres of citrus groves. If you look hard enough, you can still find traces of the past. Multiplanes Series 2 will explore this past with it’s focus on transportation. First up will be the Pacific Electric Railway.

Pacific Electric - Multiplanes™ Diorama

$40.00

UPDATE: Now available!

MULTIPLANES Series 2 - Sneak Peak - The Pacific Electric

Here’s a sneak peak of MULTIPLANES Series 2....currently unnamed! We’re going back 100 years to view the grand heights of transportation and the various paths it took. Series 2 showcases mankind’s vision for the future of transportation. The Pacific Electric trains dominated public transportation in Los Angeles for the first half of the 20th century and the air was still clean! This will be first off in Series 2 with more exciting products slated for release at Designercon this coming November 16-18, 2018 at the Anaheim Convention Center! Also, don’t forget to check out Series 1 which is now available for purchase.

LA Weekly Featured VINYLSMACK at the Long Beach Comic Expo!

We got featured in LA Weekly from our time at the Long Beach Comic Expo this past February! Thanks to everyone that stopped by and picked up some VINYLSMACK goods. We love that you share your excitement for the art we make!! This year we’ll be releasing even more wicked cool stuff.

MULTIPLANES are coming Q2 - 2018!!!

Designercon 2017 - VINYLSMACK HIGHLIGHT

I’ve had some time to rest and recoup from DesignerCon 2017! Here’s the recap. Thanks again to all of you that stopped into our packed booth and took something home! Also thanks for posting and sharing those photos and videos on IG! Next year has so much more new releases planned. Please like, follow and share!

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Design Process for The Yeti - MULTIPLANES

Behind the scenes of my first Multiplanes, The Yeti. Developed Q1 2016. Here are some photos and thoughts of the process I go through while designing in general; also specifically for the Yeti. 

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PROTOTYPE 1: When designing, my first idea is often garbage. The point is to get the idea out into the physical world. Refinement comes much later.
 

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PROOF OF CONCEPT: Here’s where I make a super crude first pass on the Yeti Multiplane. This is where I hold the product and take in this concept and let it speak to me. If it works on a very basic conceptual level, I go forward with it and devote hours to fleshing out as many revisions on the Yeti until it grabs me on some emotional level.
 

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FINAL YETI DESIGN: Once the main character is strong enough to add sufficient drama to the scene, I go in and spend lots of time developing the scene. I also spend time at shops obsessing over paper, colors and other materials that can add to the scene. 
 

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YETI FLAT ART: In this step, I proceed to further refine and cut out art from my vector designs. Anything can change at this point but it’s pretty close to finished.
 

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FINISHED PRODUCT: Once the final version is set I create and assemble a finished product and look it over for a few days to see how I feel about it. If I’m still thrilled in the end, it goes to final production and into your hands!!! With the Yeti, I also added a frosted acrylic layer to simulate snow, real wood for the foreground trees and added an LED lighting system to pull it all together. Also speaking on the final scene, I felt it was just right when I saw those poor hikers off in the distance. They’re completely unaware that either they’re about to be disemboweled or sent off into the ether. Who knows. 😱
For all of you that have been asking, MULTIPLANES will be available online at vinylsmack.com for the first time in December!!!

Designercon 2017

Come check out the VINYLSMACK Haunted Mansion Tribute Piece at Popzilla Gallery November 18, 2017. Check our events page for details.

VINYLSMACK will be at Designercon November 19-20 in Pasadena, Ca!

Mark your calendars. VINYLSMACK will be at Designer Con this November 19-20 at the Pasadena Convention Center. After our first appearance at DCON last year, we have since been hard at work with an amazing new product line that will make its debut at DCON 2016! Stop by and visit us in booth #1706 which is located in Hall C.

About DesignerCon:  Designer Con is an annual art and design convention that smashes together collectible toys and designer apparel with urban, underground and pop art!

There is so much in the works from here till then so stay posted and make sure to stop by our booth for more Marvelous Multilayer Creations. Sign up for our newsletter for more info and subscriber only specials that are soon to come. If you’re a fan, show some love and get the word out.

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Something Wicked This Way Comes

Project 43.

It's been a while since we last updated. Rest and a hard reset were needed! Our last big push was for our public debut at #designercon which was the highlight of the year. Since then, the VINYLSMACK team has been plugging away at some amazing new products that we can't wait to release. Currently under wraps, were calling this Project 43. The first iteration of this new art will take you deep down the rabbit hole and into the world of the mysterious. Cryptids will be among the first to greet you later this year. Do stay posted! #cryptid #cryptozoology#mysterious #vinylsmack #papercraft#design #art #project43 #myth #legend