Until the documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston cannon-balled the manic-depressive 46-year-old nonesuch from musical obscurity, Daniel Johnston was a crazy genius flourishing in Austin’s indie-music underground. He worked at McDonald’s, recorded his own music in his parents’ basement and spent a lot of time raving. Thanks to medication and the successful documentary, he’s been on an even keel and touring. Oodles of fans half his age love him to pieces.

Munn’s poster to promote Johnston’s show at Bimbo’s was largely influenced by the title of that documentary. “I respond to simplicity and clarity,” Munn says, and those two qualities are apparent in most of his poster designs. His biggest challenge in this particular design was over-thinking the tear across the top of the head. “I tore off the tops of a lot of profiles, which wasn’t working for me,” he says. “I finally decided to try a few without looking, and one of those worked much better.” by Romy Ashby