I was thrilled to design a poster for the legendary Japanese punk rock band Shonen Knife, a group I’ve admired for years. The creative process began with a pencil sketch, which I then brought to life digitally using Adobe Illustrator and a Wacom tablet. The final design was hand screen-printed in America, and every poster sold out at the gig.

A few years later, I found myself hanging out with Screaming Females, the support band for that concert. When I mentioned that I had designed the poster, I was surprised to learn that it was the drummer’s absolute favorite—so much so that they had it framed in their bedroom! They were so excited that they immediately gathered the other band members to share the story. We ended up hanging out and talking about poster art for the rest of the night.