Sea of Dreams 2012 “Prophesea” Poster & Flyer
San Francisco event producers AnonEvents, Sunset Promotions and An-Ten-Nae came to ZDCA for original design of the renowned Sea of Dreams event poster and flyer. Titled “Prophesea” for 2012, Zack Darling’s established aesthetic of refined collage and dynamic layered effects, combined with a grounding in Burning Man, alt Cirque and cabaret graphic styles, is a perfect fit for the Mayan Calendar imagery and prophesy theme. ZDCA is honored to be included among a group of highly respected artists from past years’ designs, including Andrew Gonzales, Andrew Jones and The...
Read MoreEarthdance Festival 2011 Campaign Design
One of our favorite clients here at ZDCA is the international music festival, Earthdance. Each year we work with them to envision a new design theme and create a fresh visual identity to each festival. This year Earthdance moved from deep in the woods of Mendocino County to the Solano County Fairgrounds. While the fairgrounds have plenty of trees and greenery, we chose to take the design from it’s Earthy past into a cosmic direction. Earthscapes frame a celestial sky as a mandala of lotus flowers, dragons and sacred geometry swirl around the planetary Earthdance logo. We enjoyed...
Read MoreHarmony Festival 2011
The Harmony Festival is one of Northern California’s longest running and most successful summer music festivals. For the past six years, Zack Darling has been the designer of their annual promotional campaigns. During this period, Harmony Festival has evolved from a local daytime music event, to an internationally recognized 3-day destination festival. The Harmony Festival continues to be one of our most valued clients and supporters. Each campaign consists of a wide variety of materials and promotional assets including posters, flyers, event website, iPhone/iPad App, apparel, schwag,...
Read MoreReggae Festival Guide features artist: Zack Darling
We were thrilled to discover that this summer’s issue of Reggae Festival Guide featured Zack Darling as a featured designer. The article is a flattering bio of Zack’s designs and ventures. Thanks Reggae Festival Guide! We’re honored to be in the pages of your great publication!
Read MoreEarthdance 2010 Graphics
We have a special place in our heart for the Earthdance Festival. Each year we are given a general theme and allowed to run with it. This is our 9th year doing graphics for this event devoted to world peace, and yet it’s the first one that we incorporated a dove image. The 2010 campaign is an excellent example of the merging of “visionary” art style design with commercial promotional materials. We like to engage the viewing artist on a level beyond that of a basic message. An event like Earthdance has a very special energy about it and the voice of the event is carried...
Read MoreThe 2010 Harmony Festival Campaign
Th 2010 Harmony Festival campaign was been a wild and wonderful ride as usual. We created a campaign that was the most positively received in their 32 year history, resulting in higher attendance than ever before. The evolution of this festival’s graphical presence is has been a long journey of re-identifying one of the oldest music festivals in Northern California as a fresh, relevant, hip event.
Read MoreLet the 2010 Harmony Festival campaign begin!
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...
Read MoreEmerald Cup Poster
The Emerald Cup is a benefit event in the northern hills of Mendocino County where they celebrate herbal living. Northern California definitely has it’s own idea of what it means to “go green.” This was a fun project to design as I was able to integrate ganja imagery into a stoic, competitive, championship trophy design. It’s not often you’re asked to surround your designs with pot leaves and I enjoyed the opportunity. The Emerald Cup is a benefit
Read MoreSea of Dreams Website Design
This just launched… the Sea of Dreams promotional website. You can check it out HERE.
Read MoreSea Of Dreams graphics…
I recently completed this year’s campaign design for Sea Of Dreams – an amazing New Year’s Eve event that happens every year in San Francisco. I did their graphics from 2003-2005 and they decided to have me back this year for their 10-year anniversary. Check out seaofdreamsnye.com for more information about the event. Once again I had the honor of working with one of my favorite artists on this design, Andrew Gonzalez. Be sure to check out his website at sublimatrix.com . I can’t wait to see these in print and all over the Bay Area! CLICK ON THUMBNAIL TO SEE LARGER...
Read MoreSea of Dreams Teaser Poster
I was happy to discover that the producers of Sea of Dreams sat down and considered a number of various designers in the music industry for this year’s campaign and they chose me! I haven’t designed the S.O.D. poster since 2005 and I’m excited to be a part of this project once again. Here’s the teaser poster that I created last night. Also, here’s another Art Nouveau version I created that they didn’t end up going with – but I did like anyway.
Read MoreEarthdance Kids
Here’s a groovy design I created for the Earthdance Program Guide. I love creating the program guide every year. This year’s theme at Earthdance is “Blessing The Children.”
Read MoreHarmony Festival Merchandise
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...
Read MoreEarthways At Ocean Song
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!
Read MoreThe Techno-Tribal Dance 10-Year Commemorative Poster
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.
Read MoreEarthdance Festival Graphics…
Truly one of my favorite projects of the year. I just love doing these designs and I totally love this festival. If you’ve never been, I highly recommend making it part of your summer plans. Check out http://www.earthdancelive.com CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE
Read MoreThe Techno-Tribal Community Dance 10 Year Anniversary!
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...
Read MoreBlossoms of beer…
Here are some designs I just completed for Hopmonk. The event coincides with Sebastopol’s Apple Blossom Festival (thus the apple tree in the background). I’ve never gone for that ‘ye old beer pub’ design look before, but very much enjoyed it. I hope you do too!
Read MoreHopMonk Design
One of the best local venues for live music here in the North Bay Area is The Abbey at the Hop Monk Tavern it’s regularly bumping with an amazing array of bands and DJ’s from all over. The beer is great and the vibe is always fun. I’m excited that they’ve become my new design client as music related design brings me the greatest joy as an artist. Here are a couple posters I created for Hop Monk this weekend. Click on the thumbnails to see large...
Read MoreThis weekend’s late night design work…
Ah the fruits of my late night creative time. I often wonder why it is that I don’t get in my super creative “zone” until the wee hours of the night. Maybe it’s the old raver in me. [click on thumbnails to see larger images] Double D Bassnectar Flyer Back to the Beat Soldiers of the Underground with Doc...
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