HIGH STAKES

"Jason Munn is originally from Wisconsin but now calls Oakland, California home. Arising from a love of independent music, design, and making for the sake of making, his posters soon became a fixture in the local independent music scene.

He started The Small Stakes in the fall of 2003, and it has since unfolded into a successful independent design studio, producing nationally and internationally commissioned work in a range of print materials, including book covers, album packaging, T-shirt designs, screen-printed posters, and illustrations. 

Jason's work has appeared in Print, Communication Arts, Step Inside Design, Computer Arts Projects, ReadyMade, and Creative Review. His work has also been featured in numerous exhibits and is part of the permanent collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art."  

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I've been aware of Jason and his moniker, "The Small Stakes" for a good 3 to 4 years, but somehow he dropped under my radar a while back. It was only a few weeks ago when I was browsing the collection of books on offer at Urban Outfitters that we crossed paths again, and I picked up his book, "The Small Stakes" which ironically featured his poster for The Books as it's cover. Flicking through I remembered exactly what had drawn me into his work in the first place; simple yet clever imagery which suits his client down to a T. And it doesn't hurt that he's worked with some of my all time favourite bands!