"That works!"

BACKGROUND

GOTH Carter

"A major influence on me, when I was getting started as a graphic designer in San Fransisco back in the 1990s, was a really amazing pro graphic designer :

Martin Heirokuji [Martin Heirokuji Design].

Martin's design studio and my photo studio were on the same floor in a building in Nob Hill, which is up the top of the 'hill', above the downtown SF's Union Square. For those who know San Fran, our building was between the Ritz Carlton hotel and the Fairmont Hotel, near the Powell St cable car line.

We would take turns to make filtered coffee for each other when we could find a few moments to snatch a short coffee break."

Martin did almost all of the

major performer's tour book designs,

plus other design jobs for them:

Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson,

KISS, Motley Crue,

Whitney Houston, etc...

Some of MY PHOTO WORK for PERFORMERS came via Martin.

Thanks, Marty!

EXAMPLE:

GOTH'S MOTLEY CRUE PHOTO WORK

MOTLEY CRUE PHOTO WORK

I did the specialist wet darkroom printing for this job. Martin wanted funky edges on the photos, plus my creative touch to make the images punch out hard.

Go GCG PRO PHOTO

Back to my graphic designing...

I would show my designs to Martin for his assessment and advice.

"I don't get it." Martin would often say back then.

Not so good.

"That works!" was the only other comment he would offer. However, "That works!" meant my design was up to pro standards!

25 years later I live and work in Japan. However, I still remember Martin and his straight forward positive influence!

JAPAN

Now, in Osaka. Japan

GCG DESIGN creates layouts:

logos, posters, cd covers,

fliers, catalogs, business cards, model's comp cards, etc....

'That work!'

...and get you customers for your business,

and fans to your gigs.

SEE CAROUSEL ABOVE FOR EXAMPLES OF GCG DESIGN.

GOOD SOLID DESIGN PRINCIPLES

In design [and other art]:

ALL THE ELEMENTS in the design

MUST PUSH IN THE SAME DIRECTION!

If an element in a design isn't 'pushing your message'

IT SHOULDN'T BE THERE!

GCG DESIGNS follow this

fundimental design principle.

PUSHING YOUR MESSAGE!

That's why, when your customers [or fans] see your design,

they might not understand the design principles,

but they will say :

"That works!"

CONTACT GCG DESIGN

Let GCG make a design

'That works!'

for you!

Please come to GCG OSAKA in Nakazakicho, near Umeda, Osaka

[Or GCG IZUMISANO].

Let me know what you need over a free filter coffee made from really nice Hawaiian blend kono, or Italian coffee or a tea or just water.

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If coming to GCG's office is not possible, a ZOOM meeting might be? [Sorry - you will have to make your own coffee. Ha ha!]

GCG LAYOUT:

DESIGNS

"THAT WORK!"

"That works!"

BACKGROUND

GOTH Carter

Martin did almost all of the

major performer's tour book designs,

plus other design jobs for them:

Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson,

KISS, Motley Crue,

Whitney Houston, etc...

EXAMPLE:

GOTH'S MOTLEY CRUE PHOTO WORK

MOTLEY CRUE PHOTO WORK

Back to my graphic designing...

JAPAN

Now, in Osaka. Japan

GCG DESIGN creates layouts:

logos, posters, cd covers,

fliers, catalogs, business cards, model's comp cards, etc....

'That work!'

...and get you customers for your business,

and fans to your gigs.

SEE CAROUSEL ABOVE FOR EXAMPLES OF GCG DESIGN.

GOOD SOLID DESIGN PRINCIPLES

ALL THE ELEMENTS in the design

MUST PUSH IN THE SAME DIRECTION!

IT SHOULDN'T BE THERE!

GCG DESIGNS follow this

fundimental design principle.

PUSHING YOUR MESSAGE!

"That works!"

Let GCG make a design

'That works!'

for you!

Let GCG DESIGN make a design

'That works!"

YOUR DESIGN

will be supplied to you

IN THE FORMAT YOU NEED...

IMAGE FILE FOR INTERNET:

jpeg. png. gif, etc.

'PRINT READY' FILE

Ai. PDF. Eps. etc.

PRINTED

GCG can also handle your PRINTING if needed.

GOTH Carter