Bio

Spike Press is Chicago-based illustrator and designer John Solimine. After cutting his teeth
on screenprinted posters, John has gone on to work for such clients as American Express, The Chicago Tribune, and Nike, while earning recognition from Communication
Arts and Print Magazine.

Publications

Communication Arts
Naïve Graphics
New Ornamental Type
Pictographic Index 1
Print Magazine
Rock Paper Show

Clients

826CHI
AARP The Magazine
American Express
The Animation Show
Best Buy
The Billions Corporation
Blue Q
Body by Milk
Chicago Magazine
Chicago Reader
Chicago Tribune
Coudal Partners
Crispin Porter + Bogusky
Design Within Reach
Domani Studios
DraftFCB
Eleven, Inc.
Fuse
Glow Magazine
Insound
Jam Productions
Kids Foot Locker
Kitemath
Leo Burnett
Lionhead Studios
The Material Group
Metro Chicago
The National
Nike
Prismacolor
Rock for Kids
Schubas
Sigel + Gale
Threadless
Vehicle SF
Warner Bros Records
WhittmanHart

Thanks/Friends

33rpm
Apartment Therapy
The Best Part
Coudal Partners
Derivative Works
Delicious Design League
Digital Thread
Drawn!
Faesthetic
Gaper's Block
Gigposters
Grain Edit
Dan Grzeca
Illustration MUNDO
Illustration Corporation
Josh Spear
k10k
Kill Hatsumomo Prints
It's Nice That
Lettercult
The Little Chimp Society
Madhouse
Magnet Studio
Mat Daly
Methane Studios
Newstoday
Ben Olson
OMG Posters
Scott Williams Design
Screwball Press
Sloppy White
Sub Studio
Ventilate