Drawn & Quarterly Window Display
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!



Comments (16 comments)
If only all comic/bookshop windows looked liked that! Awesome!
Alex Milway / August 25th, 2008, 5:53 am / #
Awesome. window. display. FTW.
Tanya Nichols / August 25th, 2008, 6:19 am / #
No two ways around it. Some damn fine work you’ve got there.
Adam / August 25th, 2008, 7:19 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.
Giul / August 25th, 2008, 8:03 am / #
Woaa the final result is perfect … can’t wait to read this book !!
Jason / August 25th, 2008, 8:33 am / #
Gorgeous. Looking forward to seeing it all.
Boris Anthony / August 25th, 2008, 10:00 am / #
Wow! So pretty. Nicely done. :)
Nadine / August 25th, 2008, 10:06 am / #
very cool!!
elio / August 25th, 2008, 10:09 am / #
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.
DH. / August 25th, 2008, 3:06 pm / #
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ojingogo - a comic by matt forsythe - Bust Up / August 26th, 2008, 9:07 am / #
Sonic Titian!!!!!!!!!
John Ancheta / August 26th, 2008, 12:48 pm / #
ummm, I mean Sonic Titan (Konami Komando)
John Ancheta / August 26th, 2008, 12:52 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 / August 26th, 2008, 1:35 pm / #
Wow! i wish i lived in Montreal :)
Matt Saunders / October 25th, 2008, 3:19 pm / #
Matt,
That is awesome! If I were the owner of the shop I wouldn’t want to take it down! :)
-Jeff
Jeff Andrews / October 26th, 2008, 4:17 pm / #
Wow Matt!
That is incredible! Great design. The characters really look at home there…
Ryan Spencer/BluBoyComics / October 29th, 2008, 9:04 am / #
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