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Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol & Sonoma

Kate — Wed, 18 May 2011 18:59:13 +0000

We’re very excited to have worked with Hopmonk on a few, smaller graphical (marketing) and web development projects (a little Events script) in the past as we adore the taverns and venue. The proprietor, Dean, is a cool, smart, down-to-earth guy and a real joy to have as a client. We’ve just recently signed a contract to redesign their entire web presence as well as streamline their ticketing system in house and on the web. Look for this in the coming months!

Let the 2010 Harmony Festival campaign begin!

Zack Darling — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:32:34 +0000

Like a child seeing the ice cream cone, but unable to taste it yet, you have been teased… Yes folks, it’s official. The Harmony Festival rises from the ashes of another fantastic festival season and prepares to launch next year’s chain of community gatherings off once again. We really haven’t decided on this year’s look, but for now I thought a simple tree on the horizon would say it all. Steadfast… here… ready. I am a quiver with anticip….

Harmony Festival Merchandise

Zack Darling — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:53:10 +0000

This was a fun project. I love creating shirt designs and the Harmony Festival apparel came out great. Thanks to the Harmony Festival for an amazing event!

Earthways At Ocean Song

Zack Darling — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:43:42 +0000

I recently completed a poster & flyer for Ocean Song. Ocean Song is a beautiful piece of cooperative land in Western Sonoma County where they host events, workshops and other great stuff. Last summer I went there with a group of 50 friends to do their ropes course. What a thrill!

From the client: Hi Zack, The poster and flyer are amazing and I am so happy with them. I agree that these will draw an enthusiastic crowd, and they really have the feel of the event. Thanks for all of your thorough work on this and for being willing to do the revisions. I appreciate your artistic/graphic design skills- I have worked as a professional textile and surface designer and know what it takes for the chemistry of the design elements to work together. I hope you enjoy the summer, and of course you are welcome at the event as our guest in August if you are so inclined - just let me know. In the meanwhile I hope you have an great summer. Warm Regards, Lisa Baiter Ocean Song

The Techno-Tribal Dance 10-Year Commemorative Poster

Zack Darling — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:48:25 +0000

In celebration of the 10-Year Anniversary of the Techno-Tribal Dance, we’re giving away 2,000 of these commemorative posters to our audience. Many of them will be signed by Andrew Jones who created the original illustration. These will be 13″x18″ high-quality 14pt cardstock semi-gloss posters. I hope people enjoy them as we want our audience to feel special at this event.

The Limited-Edition 10-Year Anniversary Commemorative Poster will be given away at this year's Harmony Festival.

The Techno-Tribal Community Dance 10 Year Anniversary!

Zack Darling — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:21:13 +0000

The 2009 Techno-Tribal Dance poster.

Aaaah my absolute favorite projects every year. This is the 10-year anniversary of the Techno-Tribal Dance and I decided to collaborate with my friend Andrew Jones on this year’s poster. He’s an absolutely brilliant artist and it was an honor to work with him on this project. He illustrated my vision beyond my wildest imagination. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Andrew.

Not only do I have the honor of being the designer of the graphics, but I am also the lead producer of the Mystic Beat Lounge which produces the event with the generous support of the Harmony Festival. I feel blessed to play a role in the production of this amazing show. I’m so thankful to everyone who works on our team to produce this event as well as the thousands of wonderful attendees that come every year. What a magical night. If you don’t know about it, please check out our website (another one of my designs – with my wonderful webmaster Bill Kennedy [AKA InflataBill]) at www.techno-tribal.com .

It’s going to be an amazing show and I hope you all can make it to the party!

Join the Earthdance Community Network

Zack Darling — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:40:50 +0000

As the world of media rich Social Networks grows, niche networks seem to be popping up. Some music festivals have been creating their own social networks such as High Sierra Music Festival, Bonnaroo, and one of my all time favorite festivals, Earthdance. These differ from the old fashioned form of online forums such as Burning Man’s E-Playa because they allow users to create their own identities, profiles, photos, videos and become “friends” with other users of the network. They are mini Facebooks or MySpace sites for interest-specific groups.

The Earthdance Festival movement is truly the Social Network Festival of all festivals. Their system of creating globally connected synchronized festivals, concerts and parties all over the planet has taken the concept of social networking out of cyberspace and in to real life. It’s brilliant. The live networking between people at the festival takes a pause at 4pm (PST) and everyone prays for world peace at the exact same time across the globe. The same soundtrack (The Prayer For Peace) is played at every event and for one moment, the live planetary network of intention-based community becomes brilliantly clear to everyone involved. The interconnectedness between events is felt by everyone and the resulting feeling of one-ness is profound.

So, why not keep it going all year? If you’re curious about the Earthdance Festival, or have already been and want to stay connected with this amazing global movement, please check out the Earthdance Community Network and take a moment to set up your own profile.