Dead Center Vintage & Spektrum Muzik

I was commissioned by local thrift store Dead Center Vintage and record store Spektrum Muzik to design merchandise for their collaboration event. The idea for the collaboration intially started because the owner of Dead Center was gifted a collection of vintage totebagsfrom the Wichita Public Library that were specifically made to hold records. When concepting for this project, I went to both stores and documented some of the things that inspired me from their overall aesthetics. I noticed that both shops used a lot of bright, fun colors in their designs and branding. Dead Center had more of an ecelectic, cozy vibe, while Spektrum felt a lot more nostalgic and seemed heavily inspired by psychadelic design. Some of the pieces I used in my final designs were the hand chair and bargain bin bathtub from Dead Center. I also featured milk crates that Spektrum used to store records. While I was inspired by old 60's and 70's psychadelic concert posters, I still tried to put a modern spin on the final designs.