Drawn & Quarterly Window Display

by matt on August 25, 2008

We set up an Ojingogo window display at the Drawn & Quarterly store here in Montreal.

Here’s what the shop window looks like normally. Not bad, but it could use more whales.

Here’s a Photoshop mock-up of what I was proposing to do with the window.

They gave us the green light! So we printed a bunch of images on vinyl (thanks to my awesome pal, Stone, who works at a local print-shop).

Then I cut all the images out with an x-acto knife and stuck the vinyl to huge sheets of foam-core (Thanks Julien and Saleema for their help with this bit).

Here’s one of the images (of the tall sage character, Angak) after it was cut out:

Here’s April (and Kit, who’s hiding) hanging another piece. Ah, whales, that’s better.

Night falls and we’re finished! Here’s the left window:

and April admiring her handiwork in the other window:

Now all we need are some books to put in there. They’re supposed to be in from the printers’ today…

Update: They’re here!

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Alex Milway August 25, 2008 at 5:53 am

If only all comic/bookshop windows looked liked that! Awesome!

Tanya Nichols August 25, 2008 at 6:19 am

Awesome. window. display. FTW.

Adam August 25, 2008 at 7:19 am

No two ways around it. Some damn fine work you’ve got there.

Giul August 25, 2008 at 8:03 am

That looks totally amazing! I call dibs on the trees, fish and/or whale if you don’t have a home for them when this is over.

Jason August 25, 2008 at 8:33 am

Woaa the final result is perfect … can’t wait to read this book !!

Boris Anthony August 25, 2008 at 10:00 am

Gorgeous. Looking forward to seeing it all.

Nadine August 25, 2008 at 10:06 am

Wow! So pretty. Nicely done. :)

elio August 25, 2008 at 10:09 am

very cool!!

DH. August 25, 2008 at 3:06 pm

Super fun! I love designing for diorama-like spaces! I got to do a show like this once, only you could walk through the forest… I’m going to have to get the book here in Mpls/StPaul, though, without the awesome window display.

John Ancheta August 26, 2008 at 12:48 pm

Sonic Titian!!!!!!!!!

John Ancheta August 26, 2008 at 12:52 pm

ummm, I mean Sonic Titan (Konami Komando)

matt August 26, 2008 at 1:35 pm

Hey John – Good eye! The window display was 100% inspired by the Konami Komando window at articule.

Here’s some links for people to check it out:

Indyish
http://www.indyish.com/konami-komando-art-show-in-the-window-of-articule-gallery

Flickr
http://flickr.com/photos/spicysushi/2689696360/

Hour.ca
http://www.hour.ca/columns/picturethis.aspx

Matt Saunders October 25, 2008 at 3:19 pm

Wow! i wish i lived in Montreal :)

Jeff Andrews October 26, 2008 at 4:17 pm

Matt,

That is awesome! If I were the owner of the shop I wouldn’t want to take it down! :)

-Jeff

Ryan Spencer/BluBoyComics October 29, 2008 at 9:04 am

Wow Matt!

That is incredible! Great design. The characters really look at home there…

Christian Guthier December 9, 2008 at 8:18 am

Very nice design idea!

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