CD cover: OBEY (second album)

Sticking with a robot theme for this alternative hiphop group.

CD cover: Lifeline Collective

This Christian rock band requested an image of souls burning in Hell while the hands of God reach down to save them. It was a Hell of a challenge but was fun layering together all the images, especially when the band requested "more flames". Woo!!

Fun fact: the tortured souls writhing in flame are actually silhouettes of people dancing at a rock concert.

CD cover: The Fabulous Brothers

The Fabulous Brothers came with nothing at all: no photos, no logo, no music samples, not even an album title. They just asked me to come up with an intriguing image that was slightly sinister. It was a lot of fun working with them.

CD covers: Lounging Palominos

Two covers for a country band.

CD cover: Earthrise

This one was pretty straightforward; the client asked me to use a NASA photo of the Earth rising over the Moon. I did, and he said it didn't look 'real' enough, so I tarted it up with stock imagery and Photoshop effects. The end result is over-the-top sci-fi looking, but I really kind of dig it. This is a good example of when client collaboration & input really improved the end product beyond what I delivered in the first place.

CD cover: OBEY

This one was for an alternative hiphop group called Obey the Altar Native. They had nothing for me to use and encouraged me to come up with a creative concept based around their album title and their love for designer toys and Japanese culture. I used several rows of robots swearing obedience to the "signal" from the speakers in front of them. The band dug it and I'm working on their second album now.

CD cover: Loose Kaynon

The cover for Loose Kaynon was a challenge. His management asked me to do a cover design that displayed a blend of African and Western cultures while having influences from pop rock, rap, R&B, and "a bit of down south hip hop". It also had to avoid any hiphop design cliches and be totally original while pitching him as not only a top-flight rapper but also a "ladies man".

I had no idea how to work all that into a design, so I put a blue splatter behind him and it worked just fine.