Monday 29 January 2018

Album Cover a Week: Joyce Manor - Cody


To pick up on the 'Album Cover a Week' brief I started a while back, I decided to create an alternative cover for Joyce Manor's latest album, 'Cody'. I chose to use the image of a wild cat as the album is quite fast paced and I thought this fit with the overall feel of the album. In the issuu document above is the initial drawings for the design along with experimentation with type. This is then followed by experimentation with layout and colour schemes. The final design and mock-up is shown below.


Monday 22 January 2018

Project Planning

Due to Context of Practice overtaking any other modules over the last few months, Extended Practice has been neglected, with a very little amount of practical work actually being produced over the last two months. To try get back into the swing of things, I've planned out two smaller projects to help get me back into the swing of things, and have started thinking about a larger project that will become the main focus of this module sometime in February.

Project 1 - Alternative Vinyl Sleeves

Self-Initiated Brief

Deliverables: 5 alternative vinyl sleeves for 5 albums of my choosing 
Previously start in December, 1 out of 5 designs is already completed. 

Chosen Albums:

Pinegrove - Cardinal (completed)
Joyce Manor - Cody (w/c 22/01/18)
The Front Bottoms - Going Grey (w/c 29/01/18)
Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost  (w/c 05/02/18)
Turnover - Peripheral Vision (w/c 12/02/18) 

The aim of this self-directed project is to allow me to explore an area of Illustration I am interested in and also to help me find a bit of flow within my practice again. I aim to complete one sleeve a week for the next four weeks, finishing the brief in enough time to coincide with the start of the second project I've planned. 


Project 2 - Hookworms Gig Poster - Live Brief 

"Produce an A2 edition screen-printed poster for the upcoming Hookworms gig at Brudenell Social Club, taking place on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd of March"

Poster Info (to be included) 

  • Hookworms
  • Martha/Ulrika Spacek/Virginia Wing/Bilge Pump/Spinning Coin/Brown Owl
  • Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd March 2018 
  • Tickets: Friday - 19.30 - £8 
  • Tickets: Saturday - 16.00 - £12
  • Weekend Ticket - £15
Start Brief - w/c 12/02/18 

Deadline - 23/02/18

Print Deadline - 01/03/18