Collaborations.
Below are various product licensing collections and merchandise imagery. Used for a variety of projects from e-commerce, social media, print collateral and environmental graphics.
Collaborations List in order:
Beastie Boys / Star Wars / Basquiat
Pixar / Fresh Prince / Metallica
Public Enemy / Michael Kagan
Baker Boys / NBA City Editions
MLB Ticket Stub / Action Bronson
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Stance / Beastie Boys.
For over 3 decades the Beastie Boy’s continue to maintain an influence in the hip hop music industry, most recently by releasing a biography, The Beastie Boy’s book, highlighting the group’s journey throughout the years. Now celebrating 30 years since the classic album debuted, Stance is proud to work directly with Beastie Boy’s members Mike D, and Ad Rock on a limited edition run of products.
Photo / Art Direction and Design: Brandon Christensen
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Stance / Star Wars.
Ralph McQuarrie was the Illustrator and designer behind the original Star Wars trilogy, drawing the classic film posters as well as designing many of the costumes for the film's most recognizable characters. We've honored the man who helped bring some of the most iconic characters in pop culture to life with McQuarrie Vader.
Photo / Art Direction and Design: Brandon Christensen
Recapturing the magic of the Star Wars classic saga and celebrate the next chapter in the epic story with the newest collection from Star Wars x Stance. Inspired by Star Wars: The Last Jedi. All flags behind the product were hand painted.
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Stance / Basquiat.
Chip away the veneer in lower Manhattan and you'll find the faded remnants of the late 70s and 80s American punk scene. It was a time when the boisterous expressions of a counter culture evolved into a celebrated art form. At the helm of the historic accent of punk art and neo-expressionism was Jean-Michel Basquiat. The imagery is based on showing textures and substrates that Basquait would have been using in that era.
Photo / Art Direction and Design: Brandon Christensen
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Stance / Pixar.
In honor of the 25th Anniversary of Pixar's first feature film Toy Story, Stance is showcasing highlights from a few of their most iconic movies with stripped down designs of main characters to honor the art behind the animation process. One of our most popular styles in the collection, Finding Nemo.
Art Direction: Brandon Christensen
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Stance / Fresh Prince.
The “Always Fresh” collection, a pack that celebrates The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The five sock designs feature colors, patterns and prints that immediately bring to mind the ’90s world that the Fresh Prince was living in, with one pair featuring a cartoon of Will Smith’s character and another featuring the iconic spray paint logo.
Photo / Art Direction and Design: Brandon Christensen
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Stance / Metallica.
The Stance creative pov for this collection hinges on those aggressive emotions and crushing tempos that fueled a generation. By combining a blackened visual color palette of creeping death with vintage high-energy imagery, the aim is to help articulate the intensity that true Metallica fans experience from within. Animations created to visually represent the band’s music with high-contrast photography and copy flickering to a pounding Ulrich drum.
Photo / Art Direction and Design: Brandon Christensen
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Stance / Public Enemy.
In the 1980's Public Enemy exploded on the hip-hop music scene pioneering politically charged lyrics that spoke about the corruption of American media with an active interest in the frustrations and concerns of the African American community. The goal was to re-create some of the iconic imagery from that era.
Photo / Art Direction and Design: Brandon Christensen
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Stance / Michael Kagan.
Michael Kagan is a Brooklyn-based artist whose world-renowned work is often regarded as abstract neo-expressionism. His brilliant mix of abstraction, unique brushwork, and iconic images of astronauts in space gained considerable attention, with exhibitions established all throughout the world. Kagan has lead multiple collaborations, including those with Pharrell Williams, the Billionaire Boys Club, The Smithsonian, and, most notably, the cover of the White Lies’ album, “Big TV,” which won the top prize for the Best Art Vinyl of 2013.
Photo / Art Direction and Design: Brandon Christensen
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Baker Boys.
From those humble beginnings back in Y2G with the Warner Mob, one thing has always been clear for Andrew Reynolds and the boys.... And that's Baker For Life!
Art Direction and Design: Brandon Christensen
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NBA City Editions.
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MLB Ticket Stub Series.
Skullcandy / Action Bronson.
Skullcandy presents Action Bronson. He gained notoriety for lyrically and stylistically resembling rapper Ghostface Killah (with whom he collaborated). Skullcandy catches up with him at the local meat locker, capturing images of him with Skullcandy’s crème de la crème audio pieces.
Creative Director: Dino Manuel
Photo / Art Direction : Brandon Christensen
Photographer: Dom Cooley
Styling: Vivian Kania
Watch & Listen.
Skullcandy with Action Bronson at Sundance, he let us have our ears for a minute and made good use of them.