In 2012, Smith was hired by American singer songwriter
John Mayer from
Sony Music/
Columbia Records to design an album cover for John Mayer's studio album
Born and Raised. The cover was styled like a circa-1900
trade card. After completion, Mayer used the album-cover on the
Ellen DeGeneres Show and the
David Letterman Show. Also in 2012, David Smith was commissioned by
Jameson Whiskey to design a St. Patrick's Jameson Whiskey bottle for the brand. The design, apart from being used on the limited edition bottle, was produced as a hand crafted mirror that can be seen at
Jameson Experience, Midleton. In 2013 Smith made gold leaf glass signs for the
Burberry store in
Regent Street in London. Other notable commissions in the music industry include artwork for the band The
Grateful Dead (typography and poster) and
Bernie Marsden's biography book cover (
Whitesnake)
Wheres My Guitar. In 2015, Smith was invited to
Disney World, Florida to talk and present to over 100 Disney Imagineers about his philosophy on design across Europe, as well as his Victorian style lettering he has become famous for. In 2015 Smith designed the bottle artwork for
Booth's Gin. In 2016, Smith made a commission for
John Mayer and
PRS Guitars to design a hand-signed sticker in the f-hole of a special Limited Edition run of Private Stock named the “Super Eagle” guitar. In 2019, Smith hand designed the monograms for the Limited Edition guitars made for
The Dropkick Murphys made by
Duesenberg Guitars. In 2019 Smith created and designed the album cover for the Kris Barras Band's
Light It Up. Smith was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the
2020 New Year Honours for services to reversed glass ornamental artistry. == References ==