Faked Potatoes ▴ 2010 ▴ December

May the Force {of Typography} Be With You

December 2, 2010 ▴ Design, Space, Typography

Vs. The Times New Roman Empire Strikes Back

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LP Cover Inspiration

December 1, 2010 ▴ Design, Illustration, Space, Vintage

I have been more and more interested in album cover design and I’ve done a few *real designs this year so far already (*when I say real I mean client work, I don’t count the covers I make for Mixcasts or the like) but hope to get into more in the future. Where I draw inspiration from is really a great prospect because there are a few different styles I like to dabble in, Illustration, Retro-Future, Minimal mostly, so depending on the band, different sounds require different treatments.

For instance, the 70s was a pretty great time for album covers. Many of the covers were so abstract and had little to nothing to do with the band but it was okay. It was a time of musical odyssey and artistic expression. My hope is that we one day look back at this information renaissance and recognize the role art has taking in communications over the last hundred years or so.

The good news is we seem to be getting back to this point. As many infinite album covers as new bands and sounds emerging from the interwebs sparks excitement for this boy.

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