Graphic Design . . . Punk Band?


I like punk, and I like graphic design, but the two never seemed particularly compatible. Well, thanks to these guys, these concepts are . . . still very much exclusive.

That’s not to say that punk didn’t give us some great design, but songs about graphic design seems like a bit of a stretch.

Anyway, some of their demo “ALT+0135” is online. Song number six is “I Don’t Know Who I Hate More, You or Quark.” There’s a song called “CMYK.” And then there’s my personal favorite, “You’re Getting Paid More to Make My Life Harder.”

Now, while I agree with the overall sentiment, I can’t say that their working harder could be so unjust, considering that their site navigation is intentionally mystery meat.

If they just had a song called “Saul Bass Rocks You.” Then I could really dance to this.


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Posted by , Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 12:29 PM.
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Hey, one of my favorite They Might Be Giants songs is the theme song they wrote for their graphic designers (The Chopping Block): “Oranges and Graphic Design.”

Now all we need is an old-school rap about Pagemaker.

Rik , August 19, 2003 4:46 PM (#)

Oh, Evan, now you’ve made me wistful for my youth and hanging out with bad boys who wore all black and insisted on listening to that horrible Lydia Lunch.

Here’s a nice version of the Femmme’s Add it Up.

(Sigh.)

Amanda , August 19, 2003 7:36 PM (#)

I must agree. I’ve tried to meld the two before, but not with much success.

tgpo , August 22, 2007 5:08 PM (#)

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