Steampunk Saloon

Branding and Production Design for Steampunk Saloon, a Los Angeles based music events company. Featured at the Burning Man Arts Festival in Black Rock, Nevada. Created in Photoshop and Illustrator. My first problem with steampunk is that there isn't any "punk" in it. It's more steamnerd. Nothing wrong with that (I'm a nerd), but let's call it what it is. My second problem is the implication of a Jules Verne-esque setting; so it should adhere to Victorian aesthetics. In practice however, the style runs the gamut of anything 1600's to 1940's. At it's worst, steampunk is anything spray-painted brass with superfluous gears attached. So this is my take. A mix of angst, rebellion, the late 1800's, and weird proto sci-fi.