All photographs courtesy of Dave Will Design
As Liverpool loved a memorable season in 2013-14 – with Luis Suárez deemed because the league’s prime scorer – designer and illustrator Dave Will determined to make and promote illustrated football postcards for enjoyable.
However what began as a “artistic launch from a day job” quickly turned an formally licensed product with the membership. “It was partly as a result of their reputation with followers who’d noticed them on Twitter and partly as a result of the workforce was doing so effectively that yr,” Dave tells us.
Since that epic period, Dave has created and offered formally licensed LFC postcard units based mostly on the 14/15 and 16/17 seasons, plus the profession of legends Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, the 10-year anniversary of Istanbul (what a sport!) and the 2019 Champions League win.
For the 19/20 series, there are 38 postcards within the set, one for every of the video games performed within the league. The entrance of every card incorporates a design that goals to seize a reminiscence or theme from the sport itself. The again of the postcard incorporates a assortment of stats, match data and so on to behave as a method of telling the story of every sport.
“It is a private challenge that I am immensely happy with and I’ve constructed a small however loyal following of followers who purchase my work,” Dave continues. “I’ve at all times felt its a singular thought that could be a mixture of my love for illustration and design mixed with my different ardour as a fan of the membership. I attempt to make each card totally different, taking a variety of time to get pleased with a stable idea earlier than shifting into the design stage. Each postcard has an thought behind it that’s related to the sport, moderately than simply drawing the purpose scorer for instance.”
Uncover extra or seize a set for your self at lfcposters.com.
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