The Move "Sretno dijete" (Happy Child)

In 2003, I was asked by Igor Mirkovic to appear on his documentary Sretno dijete (Happy Child). The documentary was about the beginning of the Punk and New wave in my home town Zagreb/Croatia. After the documentary was done, Igor asked me to design the poster for it. 

I decided to ask the photographer to take photos of the coffee shop Zvecka where we were hanging out and from which everything all started. Also I was trying to figure out something very punk in the attitude, not necessarily in the look. I came up with the idea to create a glued fold on the poster. That way, the poster became square-shaped and it looked more like a record cover. And to see the title and the main part of the image, one needed to lift up the fold. 

Of course, there was also a little provocation here. Lifting up the thing in the middle you will make a happy child. 

 

Another Movie, Another Cover

Flying to Europe, I usually watch movies for which I wouldn't pay

a ticket to see, or just plainly missed them in theaters. Because of this

second reason, on one of my recent flights, I decided to watch 

The Ladykillers. First, because I saw the original and I really liked it and 

secondly because I enjoy movies by the Coen brothers. 

In one of the scenes toward the end of the movie, where Tom Hanks is opening 

a coffin that is supposed to be full of money, to his surprise he discovered that 

it is full of magazines. To my surprise, I discovered that one of the magazines 

was with my cover illustration. 

It was Mother Jones magazine from August 2002, art directed by Jane Palecek. 

The only thing I didn't understand was why Tom Hanks was so disappointed

with my cover.

Return of Evil

My son Ivo, who is a fan of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 t.v. show,
just rented Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie and noticed the
Time Magazine cover "Evil", art directed and designed by myself in 1991,
appearing in the room of evil scientist.

Documentary Film Screening: Bijelo Dugme

Mirko Ilic is appearing in the new Serbian documentary  "Bijelo Dugme."

The U.S. premier for the movie will be held
on Thursday April 7, 7:00 p.m.
at Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Altschul Auditorium, 4th Floor, International Affairs Building, 420 West 118th Street, New York, NY

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