“It never rains but it pours!”
So they say …
But I know … better!
Life in the past few months threw some rather interesting challenges in my face.
I am not going to talk about these challenges as this is not a rant blog. However, I am going to talk about my latest project Rock Arabical, part of my work as an illustrator.
My background in radio, love of music and my work as a Disc Jockey, I’ve been working at Radio Jordan 96.3 FM since 2003, were the main reasons that I started this design series.
I am not a type designer but I am a t-shirt designer. I now have over 20 t-shirt designs and merchandise with Mlabbas, a t-shirt company based in Amman, Jordan.
Rock Arabica is a typography and logo design series through which I turned renowned rock band logos into Arabic ones.
The best part about producing these rock band logos was the challenge I faced in maintaining the spirit of the original design by using the geometry and angles of the original logos.
My project on Behance:
https://www.behance.net/gallery/Rock-Arabica-Vol-I-by-Sardine/14251713
The designs that you are about to see were all created using Adobe Illustrator CS5 (the construct of the type) and finished with Adobe Photoshop CS5 (the distress layer).
Remember: Never go full distress on a design as it is an overkill!
Hope you love them enough to buy the t-shirt ;-})
Mike V. Derderian,
Writer, Illustrator & Designer,
Sardine
Brick in the Head 
ha-ha
Ha ha you :-})
Ha! These are great… Some I’m still trying to work out! Good one, Sardine. How much for the T’s?
Hello :-})
The tees are sold for 12 JDs at Mlabbas at their store at 28 Rainbow St. and their Mall Kiosk at City Mall.
Glad you liked them.
Gee I was hoping they were available online. Thanks for the info. If I’m ever in Jordan I’ll be sure to look in on Mall iosk.
That is my fault. I am supposed to open my online store. Been trying to do so for ages. The moment i do so you will be the first to know :-})
Again thanks :-})
I’m going to hold you to that!
These are awesome. Was searching for arabic designs and the metallica one came up. I have a project where I have to search for 10 best Arabic designs and your name will definitely be one of them (if you don’t mind of course)
Great job. Really. You should start making t-shirt and sell as a start. I’ll be the first to buy.
okay just saw that you are a tshirt designer. I am so going to buy now.
I am a humble t-shirt maker :-})
Morning Miss Nemer :-})
I apologize for the late reply.
I am so glad you liked my work. Thank you for your warm words about my work.
You can find my other design work here https://www.behance.net/mikevderderian and on my FB page http://www.facebook.com/SardineArt
All the best …
Mike V. Derderian
cool!!!!
Thanks Chandra :-})
You are cool for thinking my work is cool ;-})
this is amazing
Thanks Mahdi :-})
These are remarkable!! I love how you kept the integrity intact with many of them…also, put the Queen crest under your adaptation of their logo on a shirt, and you’ve got yourself a customer! I won’t mind paying the shipping costs to the US!
Definite. Need. Sign me up for the Opeth & Maiden! Are you shipping yet?
How do I buy your shirts! Saw Metallica Arabic version in Abu Dhabi at F1 and searching ever since – please post link
can i draw all of them on my wall ?
Hello Mohamed,
Sure you can … as long as you don’t sell them 😉