Friday, November 14, 2008
CD covers: Venian and Dirty Boots
Both of these bands requested abstract cover art with some handmade-looking elements and an overall dark red and black color scheme. I tried a number of different textures and concepts for both bands but ended up using ArtRage to do abstract digital paintings for both covers.
CD cover: Running Trainer
One of six covers I did for a series of "Personal Running Trainer" podcast/albums.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
CD cover: Scott Motyka
Scott wanted something really unusual for this album of classic heavy-metal guitar shredding, so I took the title "Cut.. ...from Within." (yes, with the dots placed exactly like that!) literally.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
CD cover: Masaya Yamaguchi
Experimental jazz guitarist Masaya Yamaguchi sent me photos of a railroad crossing near John Coltrane's grave and asked for a simple, clean design. I used an adapted logo he sent me and put the title in Hiragino Maru, the font that's used in Japan for English-language printed materials.
CD cover: Client #9
A band called Client #9 wanted something really unusual and handmade, but also wanted to tie it into the origin of their bandname (the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal). I started playing around in ArtRage and did a digital painting they really liked.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
CD cover & logo: JoyFocus
JoyFocus came with a huge challenge: to create a "modern coat of arms" inspired by the Queen logo but for a fun-loving midwestern band. And this wasn't just for a CD cover, it was also to be their new 'permanent' band logo to be used on shirts, posters, etc.
I sketched on this one for days, taking elements of different heraldic symbols and assembling them together. The moment where the concept came together was when I stuck the F-14 fighters in there. When that worked I knew that I could pretty much toss anything into the mix.
The band called the end result "BEYOND AWESOME!" and I was pretty happy with it too. This might be one of my favorite album covers so far. Click to see all the details.
I sketched on this one for days, taking elements of different heraldic symbols and assembling them together. The moment where the concept came together was when I stuck the F-14 fighters in there. When that worked I knew that I could pretty much toss anything into the mix.
The band called the end result "BEYOND AWESOME!" and I was pretty happy with it too. This might be one of my favorite album covers so far. Click to see all the details.
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