The Grandpa Derby

The Grandpa Derby was an informal pinewood derby competition designed to remove the hyper-competition from the traditional Pinewood Derby and replace it with it with a creative DIY solution that encouraged . My brother and I created the event in honor of my late grandfather who was a carpenter by trade and helped us build our pinewood derby cars in our youth. This postcard was printed 4/4 on 18.5pt cover stock wThe event lasted three (non-consecutive) years before most of the kids outgrew the event.

With this design, I was especially excited to play around with color vibration and a retro art style. Knowing that it was going to be an annual event, I wanted a solution that would carry the aesthetic from one year to the next but would provide enough versatility to change a few things for that specific event.

I still have a couple hanging in my garage in remembrance of Grandpa: