ROOTS X WICKED COLLABORATION GRAPHICS

Something Wicked has just been released. I was fortunate to have worked on a portion of the graphics for the Roots X Wicked collaboration alongside the talented Roots team. The assortment ranged from adult apparel, kids apparel, accessories, and leather product; all of which featured the graphic package. The Roots & Universal team collectively came together to visually tell the Wicked story while maintaining Roots identity. Our vision was to bring Glinda, Elphaba, and sense of duality to life through color, texture, and detail. I am so proud of what out team delivered. This truly has to be one of my favorite projects that I have worked on to date.

You can shop the Roots X Wicked collection here:
Roots X Wicked

Don’t forget to catch the Wicked film, which is coming to theatres November 27th, 2024.

CLOT X ROOTS LNY 2024 (YEAR OF THE WOOD DRAGON)

I had the pleasure to design the graphic package Roots X Clot Lunar New Year capsule for the year of the wood dragon. It was a big learning curve to dive in the rich history of both Clot and the magic of Lunar New Year. I designed the logo packages across apparel, leather, and accessories. Our entire team worked extremely hard to bring this special collaboration to life. You can find this collection here:

ROOTS X CLOT COLLAB

To celebrate the Year of the Dragon, we've teamed up with streetwear brand CLOT to bring you this special Lunar New Year capsule collection adorned in dragons for an elevated Lunar New Year look. Stay Lucky.

PEACE COLLECTIVE X HOTWHEELS FALL 2023

This is truly a full circle moment in my design career. I was OBSESSED with Hotwheels growing up and always had to grab one every time we were at the store. It was truly an honour to help bring this capsule to life for Peace Collective. “Chasing Peace” was the phrase I wanted to highlight, and hope this collection offers a sense of nostalgia. You can order these here:

PEACE COLLECTIVE

Peace & Love,

Dustin

ROOTS PRIDE X DUSTIN COX

I am pleased to share the Roots Pride 2023 artist collection. I was lucky enough to team up with Roots & Tim Singleton - Toronto based graphic designer. Our goal was to design with intention, and focus on the community aspect that Pride was built on. Also this started as a protest and it’s not all rainbows and butterflies. These graphic tees serve as a reminder that Pride started as a Protest.

You can order our t-shirts here: ARTISTS PRIDE TEES X ROOTS

SO HAPPY & PROUD OF THIS LATEST PROJECT

PEACE COLLECTIVE COCKTAIL SERIES

Cocktails are works of art. This collection for Peace Collective was inspired by 1950’s cocktail posters. Each cocktail embodies a mood, and I ensured to capture that with color palette and design choices. You can shop this collection here: shop here

Bossanova Store front Illustration

Here’s some recent client work for @bossanovato in Toronto.

Zoom in for all the details.

The goal of this illustration was to capture what bossanova might have looked like as a boutique beer and wine bar in the mid 20th century.  I romanticized the structure with European features, and lots of foliage to really help bring the concept to life. 

This illustration is featured on the bossanova house lager label as well as some tote bags.

Check out @bossanovato to see the work IRL

PEACE COLLECTIVE X ONTARIO PARKS Holiday 2023 Collection

I’m excited to share my latest collection designed for the Ontario Parks x Peace Collective collaboration this holiday season.

The intention of this collaboration was to create a capsule of vintage-inspired apparel & memorabilia that supports Ontario's 8 native and at-risk turtle species.

All 8 parks were hand rendered in effort to capture the parks in an organic context. You can : shop collection here

HOLIDAY CARDS 2023

It’s that time of the year again. The past 3 years I’ve teamed up with other talented local Toronto creatives selling our Christmas cards. All cards are sold in packs of 8. Maybe I’m biased but these cards are so unique ! If you’re looking to spread some holiday joy with a splash of good design check out our cards here:

Holiday Cards

Early Bird
Purchase by Nov 7, Ships Nov 14, 2022

Final Run
Purchase by 9AM, Nov 21, Ships Nov 28, 2022

KEEP TORONTO KIND - PEACE COLLECTIVE COLLECTION - SUMMER 2023

I recently had the honor to work with Peace Collective here in Toronto. The verbiage “Keep Toronto Kind” was used throughout the collection with the goal being to capture the importance of keeping peace in such hard times. The collection features a crewneck, 2 t-shirts, and 2 sweat shorts. This collection was designed with the intent to spread a positive message all while keeping us in check with our mental health.

Shop the collection here: https://www.peace-collective.com

CAN I KICK IT? - Collective Series of water-colour sneaker paintings

Over the months brutally cold months of January and February I typically get inspired to paint due to the weather being unbearable here in Toronto. If you know me you’d know I have a love for sneakers. I wouldn’t call myself a sneaker-head by any means , but I do love my kicks.

The plan is to frame this series, and show it in a local curated show here in Toronto. If you know of any venues in which you’d find this series fitting please shoot me an email @ dustincoxdesign@gmail.com

These pieces are all for sale & if you’re interested in any please shoot me a message !

Peace & Love,

Dustin

Watercolor Paintings Sold To Support Ukrainians

The war in Ukraine has been really devastating to watch unravel. Right now the one thing I can do to help is paint, and donate. Both of these paintings have been sold. So far with your support I have been able to donate $425 to Ukrainians in need. ALL PROCEEDS were donated to legitimate Ukrainian relief funds.

LESS THAN BOUTIQUE - PASSION PROJECT

If you know me I have had my fair share of creative endeavours over the years. I’ve been pretty quiet on this webpage lately as I’ve been working diligently alongside my friend Mitch to create the brand LessThan Boutique.

Less Than Boutique is an independent apparel brand that was founded in Toronto over a cup of coffee.  Founders Mitch Burton, and Dustin Cox believe that apparel should always have a visual story to tell.  Less Than draws inspiration from photography, music, art, travel, and everyday city life.  Less Than by definition means "lower in consideration, rank, or importance."  Being a creative sometimes coincides with this feeling.  We thrive in staying creative no matter the weather. 

Stay inspired.

Believe in today.

Believe in tomorrow.

You can find us @ www.lessthanboutique.com and on IG @ lessthan_boutique

FLY CHIX BRANDING

FLY CHIX BRANDING & MURAL

This Summer I developed the logo & branding for Fly Chix. Fly Chix is a Chicken Joint based in Minneapolis, MN. It was a really great experience overall and I look further to continuing to build out the assets.

R.E.M. VINTAGE TOUR POSTER

I was recently commissioned to design a tour poster from a client out of Minnesota. This one is special because this was created for his parents. His parents went to this concert back in 1989. This concert was one of the reason his Mother wanted to marry his Dad. My client searched online to find a replica poster but couldn’t find one. It was exciting bringing this back to life for such a beautiful story.

“DOS PALMAS” Oil Painting

“Dos Palmas”
24” x 16”
Oil on canvas.

You’ve probably seen my abstract paintings I’ve been painting as of lately. But I wanted to take a step back and bring this next painting back my roots as a creative. Originally when I started painting back as a teenager I painted mainly landscapes, and portraits. I was infatuated with painting water, mountains, and clouds. So many hours were spent trying to get it right.

This is a landscape inspired by a photograph I shot on my last visit in Santa Monica, CA. It’s been really hard adapting back to winters and seeing this painting will always bring me back to the warmth, and beauty of California. 🌴

UPCOMING TORONTO ARTSHOWS

I am happy to announce that I will be showcasing my paintings tomorrow January 25th @ 1174 Weston Road in Toronto from 10 am - 5pm. The event is titled “TRANSITitiong” and it’s free to the public. All my work will be for sale at this event **

I will also be showing my printed work on Friday Feb 7th from 7-Midnight @ The Mod Club in Toronto. You can purchase tickets from me @ rawartists.com/dustincoxdesign Your support means the world to me and I can’t wait to see all of you that can make it at either of these events.

T-shirt Graphic for Selfish Things

I’m slowly getting back into the groove of things after losing my Mom over the holidays to cancer.

Here is an Illustration I designed for the band SELFISH THINGS.

January 2020

H A N D P A I N T E D B A C K D R O P

I spent 5 hours straight painting this backdrop, and can’t wait to do more of these. I’m looking forward to shooting some portraits on film using my new hand painted backdrop.

FROM THE ARCHIVES : REST IN PARADISE

C U T N ‘ P A S T E C I T Y S E R I E S

When I think of a city as a creative an influx of imagery clutters my mind. Collages are a great way to clear your mind and push out ideas in a disarray. What cities would you like to see as a collage ? I really enjoy designing these and it would be cool to collective of cities.