NO THEFT

I live with a man named Tommy Panigot. He is from Michigan and his parents are from France. He looks like this:

Tommy is, what you can call, a genius. Not only is he a genius when it comes to music, but also, he is a genius when it comes to graphic design and style. He knows what goes where, what color goes there, and what clothes to wear. Its not about being noticed, its about art. Its about visual decadence in honor of a creative God. He’s a genius not because he knows he’s the best, but because he knows who is, how they’ve influenced him, and how all of his creative inspirations continue to contribute to making his work as awesome as it is. Tommy Panigot is, most definitely, one of my heroes.

Recently, Tommy (I call him “Tom,” but you’re not allowed to) has been coming into many design projects on top of his awesome career in the band Garage Voice. People have been contacting him left and right to do design work for them. Aside from friends like myself and Noah Gundersen asking him to make posters for our shows, there is a flood of longing clients who want a piece of Mr. Panigot. I’m sure it has become a little bit overwhelming for him, but it is a wonderful blessing at the same time.

I love watching him get excited for a poster he’s designed and put together. I love hearing him talk about why it is so cool. I mean, I know its cool, I can see that… but he gives me the spin on the inspirations it took to create it. And that, in turn, inspires me EVEN MORE. It makes me want to create something beautiful.

Tommy Panigot’s design ‘handle’ is “NO THEFT.” Keep on the look out folks. Because NO THEFT is going to be a big name.

Here are some posters I have that he’s created in the last year:

SO GOOD!!

tkj