Brooklyn designer rips off EXTRA LARGE dance party poster art

Most of us know that Minneapolis is a hotbed of design talent. Apparently, someone in Brooklyn knows that, too. Mike Davis, AKA Mike 2600, of local screenprinting/design group Burlesque of North America was alerted to a flier for a dance party in Brooklyn in a style startlingly like the one he uses for his "EXTRA LARGE" monthly dance party fliers.

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Exhibit A: Mike's design for EXTRA LARGE:


Exhibit B: Another one of Mike's designs for EXTRA LARGE:


Exhibit C: The offending copycat, purportedly "designed" by someone named Samantha Cake Robles:


Mike's reaction on Twitter:


The designer who emulated Mike's design owned it though, if not without attitude:

See the whole thread here. Pretty funny.


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The boys of Burlesque hang with Shepard Fairey, Billy Idol

Wes Winship and Mike Davis of local screenprinting and design group Burlesque of North America got a special treat while in L.A. yesterday for Mike's bachelor party to visit MOCA's new street art exhibition: a guided tour by none other than renowned street artist Shephard Fairey and one of his best-known subjects, Billy Idol. Apparently, Shephard is a good friend of Wes. Can't get a much better wedding gift than that. They snapped this group pic:


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