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Suggestion: Do something nice for someone today. They tend to like that. i'm the kind of nerd that watches the "Helvetica" documentary and gets excited.

My name is justin froning, and Housebear Design is my means of visual creative expression. i love design and am mostly inspired by the simplicity and boldness of mid-century art and advertisements. Old book covers and travel posters put a smile on my face. i love this work, and charge reasonable fees. i don't stop until my customers are happy. i look forward to working with you.

19/12/2023

AVAILABLE NOW : : : It’s been wild lately, so my apologies for the delay, but I’m finally getting my APs of this poster for Zac Brown Band added to the shop. It’s always an honor to get requests like these, and the Manhead crew gave me a lot of creative freedom, so I had a blast earlier this year drawing this skull mountainside for ZBB’s show in New Hampshire. Thanks for the opportunity! I have a limited number of these available on my site — link in bio. Cheers!

18”x24”
Process Print
Signed and Numbered out of 175

31/10/2023

Happy Halloween, Friends!
In honor of the spooky day, I’m offering this one-of-kind test print from my sold out Donnie Darko edition from a few years ago for Gallery1988. It looks a little like holofoil, but it’s actually just a ton of other colorful tests sitting below the main black layer. I love it. $100 DM me if interested.

29/10/2023

AVAILABLE NOW : : : It's always an honor and a privilege to work with , and this one felt even more special to me since it was for the final night of the tour and a concert in my hometown at . They put on such a great show, played some of my absolute favorite songs, and it just was fantastic to see them play so close to home. As a nod to the floral cover artwork for their new album, I paid homage to my home state of Arkansas with boughs of apple blossoms. Thanks, as always, for the opportunity.
18"x24"
4-Color Screenprint
Printed by Upright Press
AP edition of 25 signed and numbered

25/09/2023

Available now at Moor-Art Gallery!
Official Bumblebee Transformers art poster.
18”x24” Fedrigoni Art Print
Hand Numbered Edition of 60
I had a blast bringing an old favorite to life. Here’s your chance to pick one up at www.moorartgallery.com before they roll out for good. Link in bio.

17/09/2023

AVAILABLE NOW :::: There’s nothing better than getting to work with really talented individuals who are also just great people. I had the good pleasure of working with once again for their Fall tour with — this time reimagining our cloud beast poster from the Spring tour in an earthy format as they headed out West. Printed by my good buds at in Kansas City, I really couldn't be happier with how they turned out. Before they hit the road, I met up with my friend Johnathon Ford to grab some lunch and deliver the posters, and as you can see from his modeling image, his skills don’t stop at musicianship. As the tour comes to a close, I'm placing my copies in the shop for those who weren't able to grab one at a show. In addition, I've made my first-ever art print versions without the text for those interested.
18"x24" Screenprint
3 Colors
Printed in KCMO by

26/08/2023

AVAILABLE NOW ::: I was honored when Eric Church's team reached out about designing a poster for one of his concerts on the Outsiders Revival Tour. With it being Orange Beach, we knew we had a fun opportunity to keep my series of giant robots going with this big fellow. This tour is unique in that each night's poster features hidden numbers and a special decoder printed on the back to reveal a secret message. This was the first of a three-night performance at The Wharf Amphitheatre. I'm very grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this tour alongside so many artists I admire. I believe this sold out at the show, but there are a limited number of artist prints available on my website.

18" x 24"
4-Color Screenprint
Hand-signed and numbered
Printed by Delicious Design League

17/06/2023

AVAILABLE NOW ::: I was a member of the Fan Club back in '96. If you would have told me while I was reading my latest Weezine that, 27 years later, I would release two posters for them in one week, I certainly wouldn't have believed you. When I was asked to make a poster for their Cuyahoga Falls show of their Indie Road Trip Tour in the style of my Driven series, I jumped at the opportunity to draw one of my favorite old school vehicles with some fun Weezer and Ohio Easter Eggs scattered throughout.

4-Color Offset 18x24
Limited AP Edition of 25
Hand signed and numbered

14/06/2023

AVAILABLE NOW ::: You guys, this is the band that first got me into music. I started playing guitar by learning every song on the Blue Album. Fast forward several decades, and I had the enormous pleasure of designing the poster for ‘s sold out show in Minneapolis last night — on Rivers' birthday, no less! What's even crazier is, if you stay tuned, you might see another one from me for the California Kids very soon...

4-Color 18x24
Limited Edition of 350
APs Hand signed and numbered

08/06/2023

AVAILABLE NOW ::: I'm so thrilled to share this poster for 's sold out show at The Admiral Theater in Omaha, NE last night. They've been at the top of the charts for me for decades, so I was honored to have the opportunity to work with them on this piece. Also pumped to bring another of my giant robot animals to life — be on the lookout for more! Thanks to Brittany and crew for making this happen, and cheers to for the great print work.

3-Color, 18x24 Screenprint
Limited AP Edition of 20
Printed by VGKids in Ypsilanti, MI

12/05/2023

My peak in video gaming was in the late 90s, but I have to say I’m legitimately excited to play Tears of the Kingdom. Breath of the Wild provided countless hours of fun for my family, so I’m looking forward to playing “Climbing Game 2” with my kids very soon.

I’ve been challenging myself to draw by hand more and more frequently, and I’m truly enjoying it. Choosing today’s subject matter was easy. I’ve got some posters coming out in the next month or so that I’m really pumped about, so until then, I’ll try and share some of my sketches. Feel free to hit me up if you want me to draw you something.

23/04/2023

AVAILABLE NOW :::: My art collective crewmates in Billing Bloc have our first-ever group show. We partnered with our friends at Hero Complex Gallery to create Burtonesque: An Art Tribute to Tim Burton. When we at were picking our films, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to pay homage to Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, and what's the adventure without the bike and the comically long chain keeping it "safe?" You know I like to look for a minimal way to say a whole lot — and I also suppose I couldn't be a self-respecting Get Up Kids fan without titling the piece, "I'm A Loner, Dottie. A Rebel." I hope you like this poster as much as I enjoyed making it.
18"x24" Giclee
Available at
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17/10/2022

I was recently asked to create a tour poster for the mighty Thursday, and what’s the only thing better than getting to make a tour poster for a great band? Getting to make another one. Without further ado, here’s the poster for the October leg of the Full Collapse 21st Anniversary Tour. It’s designed to go with with the sold out September poster. If you have that one, you’re in luck, because they look rad together. If you don’t, you’re just as lucky, because it looks nice by itself 😄 Certainly any fan will catch the nod to the song lyric and title here. Designed as a 2-color screenprint, but I believe they ended up being printed digitally. Either way, they turned out very nicely and will look great on your wall.

18" x 24"screenprint
Process Print
Limited AP Set of 25 available
Printed by Red Star Merchandise

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29/09/2022

AVAILABLE NOW::: It’s official, there was a chill in the air this morning, I saw some leaves on the ground, and pumpkin spice lattes are in abundance. It’s finally time to release my officially licensed Halloween poster I created for ’s fantastic artbook. Thanks for the great opportunity. I liked the idea of the eeriness of The Shape in broad daylight. A lot of you have asked about this one, and there’s a limited amount available just in time for the season. Available my shop — link in bio. Thanks!

24"x36"
3-color Screenprint
Limited Edition of 55
Printed by
#1978

20/09/2022

Looking for something to do this Thursday evening? I’m excited to be joining my pal Blake () on . We’re going to nerd out about illustration, design, and pop culture, as well as talk a bit about our different processes, collaboration on this recent poster, and how fun it ended up being.

18/09/2022

AVAILABLE NOW: It's always fun to get to add another piece to the ongoing bird series I've been doing for Wilco the past few years, and such an honor to be my third poster for them on this tour. I actually drew this guy a few years ago before the pandemic put things on hold, so it's fun to see him come to life. Peacocks have always blown my mind, so when the request came for one, I was ready to roll.

18" x 24"
2-Color Screenprint
Hand-Signed and Numbered
APs in the Housebear Shop

17/09/2022

I still can't believe this one. This has turned out to be one of my favorite posters I've made, and for two bands that have inspired me so much throughout the years. Sunny Day Real Estate is not only legendary in the indie rock scene, but also turned out to also be incredibly kind and great to work with. The Appleseed Cast has also been one of my favorite bands for decades, and one I've had the pleasure of seeing many times in a live setting. I don't know how many times I've played riffs from these two bands, and I'm so grateful for the opportunity to create graphics for this incredible show at a venue that brings back great memories. Initially designed as a 3-color screen print, but it ended up being printed as a 4-color process print due to the very limited run. I was at the opening night of this tour in Lawrence, KS and was completely blown away. So grateful to get to be a part in some small way.

18"x24"
4-Color Process
Limited AP Set of 10 available in my shop
Printed by

10/09/2022

AVAILABLE NOW: This one was a real blast for me. Not only was it another project for the incredible Wilco, but it was also my first tag-team project. My buddy Blake — — and I have been talking about how fun a collaboration could be for some time now, and it turns out that we were right, and the process couldn't have gone any smoother. After a bit of brainstorming, he came up with the amazing keyline illustration and the type, and I did the details, shading, and coloration. I think the styles worked nicely together. I'm proud of this one, and I hope you all like it as much as we do.

18”x24”
3-Color Screenprint
Printed by Baker Prints

08/09/2022

AVAILABLE NOW: I was recently asked to create a tour poster for an iconic band that was in heavy rotation for me for years. Thursday paved the way for a lot of bands and was an inspiration to mine back in the day, as well. To make things even sweeter, the band is celebrating 21 years of Full Collapse, an album I believe I bought the week of its release, and is still safely nestled in my CD binder more than two decades later. Inspired by some of the lyrics, I found myself drawing this strange bird with broken glass for eyes and it felt right. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed drawing it. Please support touring musicians — if you’re going to a show, buy it from the band’s merch table — if you missed out or won’t be able to attend, my artist copies are now available on my site. What’s your favorite song?

18" x 24"
2-Color Screenprint
Limited AP Set of 25
Printed by

26/08/2022

AVAILABLE NOW: It's always a pleasure to get to work with and their team, and what an honor to get to create the poster for the opening night of the tour! I've had this idea in my head for a while now, and it was fun to bring it to life — even more fun to get to include my own hand in a poster. I liked the idea of being red-handed with an Ace up the sleeve. I'll leave it up to you if this hand of cards was luck or not. There's also a subtle nod to the prolific corn production in Cedar Rapids in the pattern on the back of the card. Limited number of Artist Prints now available in my shop!

25/08/2022

Happy Birthday to , the coolest person I know. She’s an amazing wife, an incredible mother, and my best friend. I’m so grateful just to know her, much less be married to her. She’s thoughtful, hilarious, artistic, and I’m lucky to have her. Love you, Little Boo!

07/08/2022

Another sketch from family drawing time. Here is the weird bird that was in my head. Ominous but fun, just like I like it.

06/08/2022

It's always a pleasure to work with the guys in one of my all-time favorite bands. On their upcoming tour, they're celebrating 25 years of FMM by playing the tracks that started it all —Woodson and Four Minute Mile — and I couldn't be happier to have had the privilege of creating the poster. Inspired by the album artwork, I thought it would be fun to have a pile of 4 pairs of running shoes, and it wouldn’t be complete without the cigarette from the back cover. Visit The Get Up Kids’ website to get tickets and pick up this limited edition screenprint poster at the shows. They even glow in the dark! I will have hand-signed and numbered AP copies available in my shop sometime down the road.
18"x24" Screenprint
4-colors including Glow Layer
Printed in KCMO by

02/08/2022

My son wanted to draw with me yesterday before bedtime. We'd been watching Spider-Man movies all weekend, so when I asked him what he wanted me to draw, Miles Morales was an instant request. Little did we know it was Spider-Man day. Must have been the tingle (I still want his shoes). My daughter also drew a pretty amazing Spider-Man the day before :)))
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21/07/2022

I was honored to chat with my buddy Tom in this interview for . We talked about posters, processes, inspirations, movies, and music, and discussed some of my favorite artists and prints that I collect. I hope you all enjoy the conversation as much as we did.

19/07/2022

Having been a big fan of ’s past projects and endless creativity, it was an easy “yes” when Don invited me to be a guest contributor with in celebrating Nope’s upcoming release. Peele’s use of imagery and iconography definitely strikes a chord with me, and I can’t wait to see what he and his cast and crew do with this film.

16/07/2022

I could not possibly be more excited to share this piece. The incredibly kind people at Disney asked me to create a print in my style for Thor: Love & Thunder that would be given to movie-goers. I saw the movie opening weekend and loved it, and to have the opportunity to play some small part in the release of this film and to celebrate these comics, characters, actors, writers, and filmmakers is a dream come true. Go see it this weekend and you might get one of these! A sincere thank you to all involved in making this happen.

07/05/2022

I've been sitting on this one for a few years, and am excited to share this officially licensed Halloween poster I created for the new artbook available through . Thanks for the great opportunity. I liked the idea of the eeriness of The Shape in broad daylight. There's a ton of great artwork from other brilliant illustrators throughout the book, so be sure to check it out! I'll be looking into getting these printed soon, so please let me know if you're interested through comments or DMs so I can get a decent count. Thanks!

24"x36"
3-color Screenprint
#1978

30/04/2022

I’ve been inspired since this last analog Aliens show, and bought some new alcohol markers yesterday. Of course, I had to try them out on a sketch of one of my favorite subjects. Thinking about doing things like this more often. Any characters/things you’d like to see?

08/04/2022

AVAILABLE NOW!!!!

As a huge Transformers fan, I'm thrilled to keep this series going with my friends at with the release of these two Grimlock pieces. Officially licensed by , we were excited to capture both Robot and Dino forms of the King of the Dinobots.

He's tough. He's cool. He's a dinosaur and a robot. That's tough to beat. To play off of his rad coloration, we are using metallic gold inks on the Dino screenprints, and the robot form will be printed beautifully with a matte finish.

These are available through Moor-Art Gallery in very limited supply.
Artist Prints will be available soon in my shop.

Dino Regular
18” x 24”
5-color Screenprint
Gallery Edition of 65

Dino Holofoil Variant
18" x 24"
6-color Screenprint
Gallery Edition of 35

Robot Mode
18" x 24"
Fine Art Pigment Print with matte coating
Gallery Edition of 65

Final seps by and Printed by in Houston, TX.

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