After creating a few pieces of Andy and the Odd Socks art for my son (who is a huge fan of their TV series Andy & the Band, and their live music), I was approached by their management to create a poster to be sold as merchandise during their 2023 ‘Dial it up to 11’ live tour.
The poster features cartoon versions of all of the band members, headed by children’s TV royalty Andy Day! It was designed to be sold as merchandise online and at their live gigs, as a fun and colourful poster for children to display on their bedroom walls. It was designed with the fact that the band would hand-sign/autograph the poster in mind, so features a clear section for each band member in their individual brand/costume colours.
From loose layout sketch, to neat sketch (shown to client) to final poster!
Andy and the Odd Socks are aimed at ages 3 – 9 (although lets face it, the parents love them as much as the kids!), so I had children’s literacy and early readers in mind when adding the text to the poster. I wanted to include introductory text for each of the band members, so their stage introductions were used and when hand-lettering the wording I used upper and lowercase writing in a style designed to be read by children just starting to read their first words.
The original sketch comic based on my sons first gig that caught the eye of the band and their management.
It was an absolute pleasure to create this poster for the Odd Socks, their message of celebrating uniqueness and individuality, plus them being ambassadors for the Anti-Bullying Alliance (and my son being a superfan) has made this a project that is very close to my heart.
Feedback on the poster has been great, with it being sold and given away as a signed VIP meet & greet gift at every date of the 2023 Dial it up to 11 UK tour, which was extensive as you can see!
You can still purchase one via the bands website Andyandtheoddsocks.com.
