Album Covers - Sophomore Studio
ANIMATION · ILLUSTRATION· GRAPHIC DESIGN
Prompted to choose a single type of graphic to work with for a whole semester, I chose to work on designing artwork for music. This project originally started with focus on stagnant work, but evolved to challenging me to create Spotify Canvas animations for each of my covers. On top of this, throughout the semester, I would be given different "roadblocks" that would serve as unique prompts to push my creativity.
MY ROLE
Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation
TIMELINE
3 months
TEAM
1 Designer (me)
TOOLS
Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro
OUTCOME
Album Cover Designs
The final album covers with their different challenges are outlined below.
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Trippie Redd, Sleepy Hollow.
Roadblock: "Create an album cover using only pencil and wire"
Tyler The Creator
Roadblock: "Create an album cover for a modern artist in the style of The Beatles while incorporating an aspect of the artists' childhood". (Yellow Submarine style, Donut from Odd Future (Tyler the Creator's Brand) and a whale, his favorite animal).
Kid Cudi
Roadblock: "Create an album cover using only Illustrator and a purple color palette"
916Frosty
Roadblock: "Create an album cover combining your own photography and found images online"
The Strokes
Roadblock: "Create an album cover with a direct light source and shadows"