Hi, I’m Michael Mueller, a designer, illustrator, racer and lifelong fan of motorsports. I wanted to bring a unique perspective to the racing art world with a piece that showcases the history of the sport through a focus on the driver. Over the past few years I’ve spent countless hours researching and meticulously illustrating the 33 different men who’ve won the most prestigious title in racing. The result is a highly detailed, historically accurate commemorative poster of the 70 Years of Drivers World Champions.
POSTER
The 70 Years of Drivers World Champions poster features every champion from 1950 to 2019. Each driver is illustrated to scale of his actual height, with details in facial features, safety equipment, and sponsor patches all drawn to match historical reference imagery. The driver’s name, title winning year, constructor and a star for each title are featured with each illustration. Not just a poster but a visual history lesson, 70 Years of Drivers World Champions takes you from leather caps to carbon fiber helmets, from garagistas to major automakers. This is a must-have artwork for the fan of the world’s premier motorsport.
MAGNET
To commemorate Lewis Hamilton’s 6th championship, we’re producing a magnet of Hamilton from his title winning 2019 season. The magnet is approximately 5” x 1.5”, printed on a flexible magnet substrate and is perfect for your fridge, toolbox, dry erase board or any other magnetic surface.
As a designer for nine years in a Milwaukee design agency I worked on projects for a variety of clients including: MillerCoors, Johnson Controls and Harley-Davidson. Upon joining my family’s metal fabrication business in 2016 we’ve explored the fusion of creative design with our manufacturing capabilities. This has resulted in several commissioned art pieces from clients including Lexus, Kohler, and Road America. My brother Shawn and I have founded a new company called Basis, which will further build on this foundation of creativity and craftsmanship.
I grew up in a racing family and for as long as I can remember, motorsports has been my passion. I started racing karts when I was 12 years old, winning 5 local karting championships in 10 years. After that I raced small formula cars in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) competition. In my 9 years racing in SCCA I won 2 National Championships in Formula 500 and the prestigious Triple Crown award.
While experienced as a designer, my work has traditionally been privately commissioned. This piece is my first illustration that I’m making available for public sale. My years working in both the design and manufacturing industries taught me how to quickly respond to clients needs and provide a quality end product in a timely fashion. I have every confidence in my plan for this project and can’t wait for you to have this unique artwork in your hands and on your wall. The printing vendor I’m using for the poster has been in the commercial printing business since 1874. Their longevity in business, high quality work and excellent customer service set them apart and I’m excited to work with them on this project. Your prints will be produced on their state of the art Heidelberg offset press. My vendor for the magnets, Sticker Mule, produces a high quality product and I have used them for multiple personal projects with great results. They are experts in promotional stickers & magnets with a client list including Nike, Coca-Cola and Google. For shipping I’ve chosen USPS to handle deliveries of the poster and magnets within the United States and magnet orders to England.