Graham I. Haynes - ProfilesArchive

About Me

ABOUT GRAHAM

Graphic designer and illustrator who spends most of his time in San Diego's Gaslamp running Simple Gestures Design Studio .

Also acts as A&R and Art Director for Catz Go Round Records , a new label bringing NorCal & SoCal hiphop together through common sounds and causes.

A future guest of the Charlie Rose show for hitherto unseen pet projects, Graham is known increasingly for his spontaneous bouts of tarantism, and notably maintains sleeping patterns that defy all current scientific understanding.

My Interests

Art!
Love!
Culture!
Revolution!
Rashida Jones!

Style Wars
Circa 1983 / Chalfant & Silver

I'd like to meet:

RECENT DESIGNS

UPCOMING DANNY GLOVER PROJECT // POSTER

ERIC BIDWELL FOR MAYOR // PROMO STICKER

EARTH, WIND & FIRE // TOUR LOGO

THE TIGHTY WHITEYS // ALBUM COVER

PETE B. // ALBUM COVER

THE 2007 GEN ART STYLES INT'L DESIGN COMPETITION // NYC

JUSTIN BETHUNE, INSURANCE BROKER // PROMO MAILER (OAKLAND)

CEREBRAL VORTEX // ALBUM COVER

THE 2007 GEN ART FILM FESTIVAL // NYC

THE 2007 ASIAN HERITAGE STREET CELEBRATION // SAN FRANCISCO

CURRENT PROJECTS

art direction for the Catz Go Round Records website // album covers for Eddie K and Pete B // website for Jennifer Stalvey // branding for Polaris Insurance company // logo for Jules Foote // illustrations for AsianWeek magazine // cover art for The Corner Store Studios // menu design for Kafe' Yen Thai Cuisine // HTML programming for children's singer Hap Palmer // logo for A Day of Pampering // logo for Fodale Remodeling // website for Capers Catering

Music:

Bjork
Circa 2007 / Design by Simple Gestures

D'Angelo
Circa 2000 / Illustrated by Hainsbourg

Lenny Kravitz
Circa 1999 / Painted by Hainsbourg

Buddy Leroy
Circa 2007 / Design by Simple Gestures

"There's a big difference between putting words over some music, and blending those same words into the music. They use a lot of slang and colloquialisms, and you don't really see inside the person. Instead, you just get a lot of posturing."

- Gil Scott-Heron on contemporary hip hop

Movies:

Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2006, Design by Simple Gestures

Apocalypse
Circa 2003 / Alan Grant

Paper Tigers
2007, Design by Simple Gestures

Royal Tenenbaums
Do the Right Thing
Mauvais Sang
Playing by Heart
Smoke
Kikujiro
12 Monkeys
La Planete Sauvage
Basquiat
Voyage dans la Lune
The Pursuit of Happyness
La Jetee
F for Fake
Waking Life
Cleo de 5 a 7
Being John Malkovich
Cite des Enfants Perdus
Raising Victor Vargas
Whale Rider
Amelie
Grand Canyon
Blood Diamond
Regarding Henry
The Fountain
Favourite comic movie: Tank Girl
Fav superhero movie, in general: What Women Want

Television:

Jean Michel Basquiat
Circa 1981

Books:

The Teachings of Don Juan
Postmodernism for Beginners!
Beyond Good and Evil
Revolution for the Hell of It
Infinite Life
Autobiography of Malcolm X
Aristotle's Poetics
Zinn's A People's History
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Side Effects
Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy
A New Earth

Abbie Hoffman
Circa 1968

Heroes:

SAMO & Edward Gorey
Abbie Hoffman & Speed Levitch
Stanley Kubrick & Orson Welles
Marlon Brando & Vincent Price
Guy DeBord & Jean Baudrillard
Stephen Biko & El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
Bruce Lee & Steve McQueen
Massimo & Lella Vignelli

Boris Bucan

Orson Welles

Paul Frank

My Blog

Graffiti Animation

I'm still having a problem believing this is real: Want more? --> BLUblu.org2 fingers...G...
Posted by Graham I. Haynes on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:49:00 PST

Flight of the Conchords

I've been hearing about these guys but didn't dedicate 30 minutes to them until tonight. Holy crap were those 30 minutes well-spent. These dudes are my new heroes. If you have H...
Posted by Graham I. Haynes on Sat, 17 May 2008 05:16:00 PST

Eric Bidwell for Mayor

Find out more about Eric Bidwell, who you San Diegans will find on your ballots June 3rd:MySpace --> MySpace.com/berevolutionaryOfficial Website --> www.RevolutionaryMayor.comVoice of San Diego Articl...
Posted by Graham I. Haynes on Sat, 03 May 2008 05:54:00 PST

The move is official!

Posted by Graham I. Haynes on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:03:00 PST

Wade Robson is a Genius

I had to repost this because the old link went down. This piece still gives me chills so why delete it? I added another video of the choreographer underneath -- why can't I dance like Wade... ? ...
Posted by Graham I. Haynes on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:11:00 PST

A childhood mystery solved!

When I was about 7 years old I caught part of a strange flick on TV. I didn't know what it was called or who was in it -- but its images were imprinted in my brain. I w...
Posted by Graham I. Haynes on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:53:00 PST

Asian Heritage Poster Contest

Graham Iwao Haynes' distinctive and catchy poster has been selected as the official artwork for the 3rd annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration. His design was just one of the 20 entries in the annua...
Posted by Graham I. Haynes on Wed, 02 May 2007 10:51:00 PST

Album Cover Contest

This entry is from www.JDaveyBaby.com oh yeah&wanna know who won the "beauty in distortion" cover art contest???!?so, we had lotsa beautiful artists submit cover art designs for the beauty in distort...
Posted by Graham I. Haynes on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:42:00 PST

Workplace Daydream

IF YOU LOVE DANCING @ WORK
Posted by Graham I. Haynes on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:01:00 PST

Standup Comedy

IF YOU LOVE DESSERT + STANDUP COMEDY...
Posted by Graham I. Haynes on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 05:13:00 PST