My work for Spirit Mountain Casino has often included producing artwork for a series of themed slot tournaments. Using a new theme with each of these events has often called for me to work in a new visual style to match each new event. For this job, the tournament theme drew upon the influence of Blue Note Records, a jazz label that was as legendary for its music as it was for the stylized design that graced the covers of its classic albums.

For this piece my first move was to switch out the blue colors of the title inspiration with a more fitting green that provided the color theme for the mailer. I then employed my pencils to create a sketch that I then rendered in Adobe Illustrator, ending with a finished image of a lone clarinetist in a loose, abstracted style that took its inspiration from the stylized art that was used to adorn some of the best records from the world of classic jazz.

The top image displays the front side of the closed mailer, while the piece below shows how the finished mailer appeared when fully opened, and features copy that I produced myself.