Selfless Tees / Architecture for Humanity design
A while back, Selfless Tees contacted me to design a tee for an architecture non-profit Architecture for Humanity. Each shirt sold will give more money to this organization that helps build housing in Third World countries. This campaign is up and running; it’s a limited edition selling for the next two weeks. Buy the shirt here!
Selfless Tees / Architecture for Humanity design
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UNICEF Communication for Development booklet covers
Three Unicef Communication for Development (C4D) Learning Course booklet designs created to teach new Unicef professionals to apply communication to help work with children and families around the world.
Designed in collaboration with Kyle Mohler.
iconography and colors
UNICEF booklet spread
UNICEF booklet spread
UNICEF booklet spread
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Suspend My Disbelief Hoodie
Ghost the Musical (based on the Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopsie Goldberg movie) just opened on Broadway. I designed this typographical hoodie revolving around one of the main songs “Suspend My Disbelief”. Buy it here.
Suspend My Disbelief Hoody
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Once the Musical Button & Packaging Design
I recently got a chance to design for Once the Musical, now on Broadway, based on the 2006 film. I designed all the buttons as well as the packaging. Each button is based on a song or quote from the show. Purchase here.
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Barbra Streisand wishes she looked like this
Fourth (and final) design for the Don’t Rain on My Parade tee. The design is inspired from some 1920s posters.
Previous Funny Girl Posts:
I Am Man Tee #1
Don’t Rain on My Parade Tee #3
Don’t Rain on My Parade Tee #2
Don’t Rain on My Parade Tee #1
I’m the Greatest Star Tee #1
Hello Gorgeous Tee #1
Funny Girl the Musical Revival
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Nice Work If You Can Get It takes place during Al Capone’s Kingdom of American Dream Wholesomeness. I designed some liquor’n'bar materials to keep the body warm and the blood thin.
Designs for Booze, Hooch, Moonshine, Tipple, Toddy, Red-Eye and Beer Baronesque Containers
Giggle Juice! I was inspired by a drunk Willy Wonka
Unusual Lemonade: Arnold Palmer's Loopy Cousin
Demon Rum: the #1 choice of possessed women
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Matthew Broderick melted tween hearts as "Inspector Gadget"
Matthew Broderick (for the remainder of this literature, “Matthew Broderick” will be referred to as “Inspector Gadget”), highly-regarded for his role in the 1998 summer blockbuster, Godzilla, and married to a horse-faced woman, is starring along side Kelli O’hara (for the remainder of this literature, “Kelly O’hara” will be referred to as “Woman No One Knows”) in a brand new Gershwin Broadway musical this coming Spring: Nice Work If You Can Get It.
Here’s a quick synopsis I gathered from reading the script:
It’s Depression-era USA, Long Island-style. Inspector Gadget is a wonderfully boastful and rich drunkard who stumbles through life using his agreeableness, allurement, appeal, attractiveness, beauty, bewitchery, charisma, charm, delightfulness, desirability, glamour, grace, lure, magnetism, pizzazz, and all-around boat-loads of money. The Woman No One Knows meets Inspector Gadget at a bar and finds out he owns a mansion on Long Island that he never frequents. The Woman No One Knows is a beer baron of sorts and decides to store all her recently imported illegal hootch to Inspector Gadget‘s house.
Turns out Inspector Gadget is getting married the next day AT the house on Long Island…
Zanny hijinks ensue!
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This is the logo I designed for Nice Work.
Nice Work If You Can Get It Logo: African American and Caucasian
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You Are Woman, I Am Man Tee Design #1
You Are Woman. I Am Man. Let’s Kiss… That’s not how it works in real life, people. It can lead to this.
New tee design for the Funny Girl Broadway revival. This design is for the ‘You Are Woman, I Am Man’ song; it’s such a good song (*FART). The producers of the musical have not given me key art, so I’m basing this design off the original Funny Girl poster. This design was hand-drawn to a nice medium/rare.
Hand Sketches for the 'I Am Man' Tee
Previous Funny Girl Posts:
Don’t Rain on My Parade Tee #3
Don’t Rain on My Parade Tee #2
I’m the Greatest Star Tee #1
Hello Gorgeous Tee #1
Don’t Rain on My Parade Tee #1
Funny Girl the Musical Revival
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Muhammad Ali... or Will Smith? / 14" x 10" mixed media on canvas
I painted Michael Jordan from memory from 'Space Jam' / 14" x 10" mixed media on canvas
Diego Maradona & the Hand of God / 14" x 10" mixed media on canvas
My little brother, Max, got me an iPhone for my birthday… how the funk do you top that? I mailed him a few uber-late birthday paintings. [He's a sports fanatic bee-tee-dub]
“Don’t doubt the Traut” – Max Traut
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Women's Logo Tee
Super simple distress Logo Tee for the Alvin Ailey 2012 Apparel Collection.
Previous Alvin Ailey Posts:
Men’s Season Tee & Hoody
Women’s Typography V-Neck
Dancer Tee
Dancer Sketches
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Hoody-hood-hood
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Hoody
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Conehead McConerson in the Season Tee
Put on your red shoes and dance the blues, bitches. More Alvin Ailey 2012 Apparel Collection hitting the shelves…
Today I present to you… the Men’s Yellow Season Tee & Hoody.
Previous Alvin Ailey Posts:
Women’s Typography V-Neck
Dancer Tee
Dancer Sketches
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Women's Typography V-Neck Tee
The Alvin Ailey 2012 Apparel Collection is out and about! Every piece a Nico design. See it. Buy it. Smell it.
IN FOCUS: the Women’s Typography V-Neck. Simple. Swiss. Clean. Clean-Shaven. Check it out/buy it here.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Women's Typography V-Neck Tee
Previous Alvin Ailey Posts:
Dancer Tee
Dancer Sketches
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Third-round designs for the Don’t Rain on My Parade tee. My previous designs for were too literal. I drew Barbra Streisand during her opening line to the song telling her ditzy friends to not get in the way of her dreams.
Sketch & Film Image of Barbra Streisand Singing "Don't Rain on My Parade"
Previous Funny Girl Posts:
Don’t Rain on My Parade Tee #2
I’m the Greatest Star Tee #1
Hello Gorgeous Tee #1
Don’t Rain on My Parade Tee #1
Funny Girl the Musical Revival
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Barbra Streisand After Drinking Too Much Tang
Don't Rain on My Parade Tee Design #2
My first Don’t Rain on My Parade design didn’t feature Barbra Streisand in the design. Considering this is the most iconic song in the musical, I’m rethinking my inks a tid bit. Here’s a preliminary sketch for the new illustrated tee design; this is a simple drawing of Barbra Streisand minus her nose.
Previous Funny Girl Posts:
I’m the Greatest Star Tee #1
Hello Gorgeous Tee #1
Don’t Rain on My Parade Tee #1
Funny Girl the Musical Revival
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Nico NYC Hoody & L/S Tee at the Walgreens on Times Square
Gooden morgen ladies and germs. Allow me first to thank you all for being here and sharing this wonderful occasion. My name is Nico Traut; I’m here to talk to you today about hoodys. If you’re looking for a regular hoody, you can go funk yourself…
[That was my impression of a motivational speaker with the same Christian name]
NYC Go just released a limited edition New York Hoody and Long Sleeve Tee by me [the designer; not the motivational speaker]. Go buy it at the Walgreens in Times Square.
Hoody = $25 L/S Tee = $22 Insert Mastercard Joke = Priceless
I do not support capitalist pigs. Buy this.
It's like a t-shirt I designed, but with long sleeves.
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Alvin Ailey American dance Theater Dancer Sketch Tee
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Dancer Sketch Tees
My first roommate in college was a bit odd. His name was Saker. One day, I walked in on him wearing karate pants and nothing else… He was playing Dance Dance Revolution…
These guys I drew dance better than he did.
I designed a series of simple “Dancer Sketch” tees for the 2012 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater apparel collection.
Previous Alvin Ailey Posts:
Dancer Sketches
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I'm the Greatest Star Tee Design #1
The Talent. The Hair. The Star.
Here is a preliminary t-shirt design for the I’m the Greatest Star musical number from Funny Girl. Fanny Brice [Barbra Streisand] hits it big in the movie so I figured in some alternate universe Barbra Streisand might really be a star in Hollywood. This design mimics the Hollywood Walk of Fame. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Hollywood Walk of fame, I’ve added a picture of a talented young actor’s star for reference.
The design is gold foil with 2-screen colors.
Previous Funny Girl Posts:
Hello Gorgeous Tee #1
Don’t Rain on My Parade Tee #1
Funny Girl the Musical Revival
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Hello Gorgeous Tee Design #1
The Funny Girl apparel collection continues with Hello Gorgeous! For those of you just tuning in, I’m working on apparel designs for the Broadway revival of Funny Girl, the musical that made people think Barbra Streisand had talent. Today’s design is not based off a song; it’s based off the film’s intro. Fanny Brice, dressed in some sort of leopard-skin coat/hat PETA-hating combo, walks up to a Broadway theater with her name on the marquee. She inside, approaches a squeeky-clean mirror and says to herself….
Hello Gorgeous
Now I don’t condone “Barbra Streisand is hott”-thinking individuals, but I DO admit they exist. Here is a sneaker-head-colored design with hand-drawn type and the wild animal hat to top if off. 2-screen design on tees and canvas bag.
Hello Gorgeous Design #1 Tees & Canvas Bag
Previous Funny Girl Posts:
Don’t Rain on My Parade Tee #1
Funny Girl the Musical Revival
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My Alvin Ailey Dancer Sketches
Currently starting work on the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2012 Apparel Collection, in collaboration with the Araca Group. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a world renown dance company. The Alvin Ailey performing arts community plays a crucial social role using the beauty and humanity of the African American heritage and other cultures to unite people of all races, ages and backgrounds. A U.S. Congressional resolution designated Alvin Ailey as “a vital American cultural ambassador to the world,” one that celebrates the uniqueness of the African-American cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance heritage.
They wanted this year’s collection to have a couple of hand-drawn visuals. Here are some hand sketches I drew to get the designs going. They are based on the Alvin Ailey’s latest photo shoot.
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Don't Rain on My Parade Tee Design #1
Back on Funny Girl detail. For those of you just tuning into my dial, I’m designing an apparel collection for the Broadway revival of Funny Girl [in collaboration with the Araca Group], the musical that launched Barbra Streisand’s career into an alternate universe where real critics think she has T.A.L.E.N.T.
Don’t Rain on My Parade is easily the most iconic song in Funny Girl. Fanny Brice [Barbra Streisand] is trying to make it in the world is wants to head off to NYC to be with her newly-found boyfriend who also happens to be stinkin’ rich. But who wants to be the voice of reason for her? Who wants to stop her from making the mistake of taking a damn chance in this cruel world? Her friends. All her friends tell her to not go. Way to project the loss of your own hopes’n'dreams…. Fanny [funny name when you think about it] wants nothing to do with this and insta-takes off for NYC with nothing but an orange dress and some LV luggage. Don’t Rain on My Parade: a.k.a Don’t Sh*t on My Pipe Dreams.
Don't Rain on My Parade Tee Designs #1
This design plays off the original artwork, and is influenced old Saul Bass movie posters. Simple, yet recognizable. The typographical playfulness of the word ‘Parade’ makes this design in my opinion. The off-the-shoulder screen in the second tee adds that ‘touch of the gods’ you want. These tees are definitely taking the song title literally. Due to how iconic this song is, I’m thinking the design is absolutely going to need to have Barbra Streisand…
ON THE NEXT: NICO BATTLES BARBRA’S LEFT NOSTRIL
Will Nico draw Barbra Streisand’s pelican nose to decorate this design? Tune in for another exciting episode.
Previous Funny Girl Posts:
Funny Girl the Musical Revival
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Little Shop of Horrors Postcard
Just designed a logo, poster and postcard for a Brooklyn-production of Little Shop of Horrors, a musical about a beautiful potted plant found by a squirrely florist, and put on display in the front window to attract costumers during bad economic times. Here’s the catch, the pretty plant just so happens to be an alien life form that eats humans beings. For a musical… pretty god-blessed entertaining. In the 1986 film, Rick Moranis, the little ghostbuster that could, played the sheepish protagonist.
Never having worked with these people, I shot the director and producer an email with my idea: have the design be influenced heavily by 1960s ‘B’ sci-fi movie posters. These designs are incredible! Fun typography; hyper-real illustrations of women screaming at hideous monsters, vampires, creatures, aliens, and 50ft. women. Luckily, these people were down like clowns for the ‘B’ movie idea.
Things that other Little Shop of Horrors posters don’t focus on is the monster’s eye and the flying saucer/taxi that brings the alien to our all-you-can-eat buffet planet. Supplied with photographs of the heroine screaming, I set out to design an over-packed sci-fi movie poster that had it all: plants, screaming chicks, flying saucers and an eye ball… Check out all my Little Shop of Horrors designs.
If you’re in NYC, and are interested in seeing the musical in Brooklyn, you can purchase tickets here.
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'Funny Girl' Original Poster
An Actor Staring at Barbra Streisand's Nose
I shall be designing, in collaboration with the Araca Group, an apparel collection for the Broadway revival of 1964′s Funny Girl starring Barbra Streisand‘s nose. This musical hasn’t seen the light of day since the late 1960s. Funny Girl comes back to Broadway in the Post-Modern era we live in of just re-hashing the old over and over and over. Why create new ideas, plots and plays when the ideas that people came up with decades ago are already money-making machines perfect?
Any who, the first step is RESEARCH, specially for a humongotor two-month design project like this. TWO MONTHS?! That’s not problem for design; I know designers who work on one project or website year-round. I can survive that. The problem here in lies in the fact that I do not like musicals. Even in Disney movies as a kid, when people broke into song for absolutely no reason whatsoever, I would look around to see if any one else was thinking “we don’t do that in our daily lives…how would I know the words to a song you’re making up on the spot?” What’s worse, within the realm of fantastical musicals, this particular musical starred none other than the beautiful, super-talented likes of Ms. Barbra Streisand.
Skipping specifics, the movie is two-and-a-half hours of singing and dancing; it’s the rags-to-riches story of Fanny Brice’s [Barbra Streisand] rise to acting stardom. She starts off poor and ugly; ends up rich, famous, and ugly. Fanny brice gets casted as a comedienne on a stage show and blows up like Cocoa Puffs. Some rich’n'handsome Gentile falls in love with her, and they get married. Little does Fanny Brice know, the man has a gambling addiction. Long story short, don’t waste your time watching Funny Girl.
So what should I do? An apparel collection based on an extremely dull musical/film is due in two months. For the most part, this is my next eight weeks of creative juices and keep-the-coffee-coming-to-relieve-boredomnessness. Easy-Peezy! Create an apparel collection of clothes I would wear and think is cool’n'hip regardless of it being based on Barbra Streisand.
Expect some spankin’ new apparel designs and souvenirs based mostly on the big glitz’n'glam musical numbers from Funny Girl.
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DUN DUN DUN!!!!!!!! I present to you an AMAZINGTRONTRON BRAND NEW Design Portfolio Website! Faster. Stronger. Better. Take a look at new Nico designs under: design, apparel, illustrations, print and web & film. This blog is going to feature new designs, sketches and art critiques along with some some daily giggles. Be sure to follow me on Twitter, like me on Facebook and connect with me on LinkedIn.
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