Lemon Jelly- Lost horizons
Designed by Fred Deakin for Airside with Sam Burford at Transient, UK.
The album cover is for Fred Deakin's band Lemon Jelly, a six- panel, hard- board folding cover. The exterior of the cover is printed matt, the inside on gloss.
The idea for the images is that in the day time the country side is vibrant and the city is dull; at night the city comes to life while he country side is dark. With no text on the cover at all, to prioritize the work a sticker had to be places on the shrink-wrap for in- store recognition.
Block- Timing is everything
Stefan Sagmeister's design for the album Timing is everything, for the electronic pop band Block.
Sagmeisters trade mark handwriting appears in the booklet, there is a cigarette in the spine of the case and a clock in the center of each CD which can be set by moving the CD around its holder. The idea of a cigarette in the spine was brought up by Jamie Block after spending the afternoon talking about the music with Stefan Sagmeister and they decided the image would not be enough so they included the real thing. I really like this idea, the cigarette trapped in the spine and the whole cover its self, its simple but cool and is personal to the band members.
Queens of the Stone Age- Era Vulgaris
Another great album from Josh and the gang, released in 2007 and to me me not just the best music from them but the coolest album cover too. I was just going to download the songs but the albums that cool all round I wanted to buy it. The artwork and illustrations are by Jason Noto and Doug Cunningham for Morning Breath, Inc. The clever and comical characters I think represent the band members or there humor and lifestyle as well as the music. No booklet came with this, no lyrics just a pull out poster with all random funny pictures/phrases.
FAC47 factory anvil logo 1981
In November 1990 Factory records officially became a limited trading company as Factory Communications LTD. The name Factory records had already been registered by an unrelated party.
Peter Saville was commissioned to design the company's logo which he sourced from an Italian printing book. The image showing Factory's love for industry, also when the logo is flipped you can see the letters f, c and l appear.
Saville's interest in Italian graphics is also shown in the sleeve for New Orders second single. Based on Futurist Fortunato Depero's Dynamo (1927), it came in different colours picked by the band members, the management and designer. This made the single a desirable collectors item. The sleeve with no typographical information, just its catalougue number '53'. I like this sleeve because it relates to the Factory logo at the time and is a simple but effective design and fits with the industrial theme of the company.
EMI records 2003
Traffic were approached by EMI records to totally redesign their corporate identity. EMI wanting a logo that had a strong and iconic look replacing their old logo which was simply the letters EMI in the font Trojan, which had a good look but they wanted a logo to represent the company's forward thinking. The logo was to be placed on all musical releases; CD's, DVD's and Vinyl as well as stationary and internal literature.
I think the logo fits all the needs of the company and has a strong presence and bold look and a lot more modern than the previous logo and creates a strong individual mark for the EMI records brand.
Make- community involvement program, 2005
Designer Andrew Demianyk was chosen to design the logo for a none- profit organization which was set up to encourage an interest in traditional arts & crafts in a local community. At first "life is what you make of it" was going to be used as a strap- line but seemed too long and unattractive to the younger audience, changed to just the word MAKE it became an easily recognizable brand. The final logo using a variation of Arial rounded was used to give a young and simple feel. Made into the block shape, making it seem like an object with added meaning and depth. And with the logo being quite simple it could be applied in many different ways, and medias e.g. letterheads, stickers, embossed on packaging. A simple and bold logo, that stands out and has alot of meaning.
Ad essere sincera (to be honest)- Italian fashion store, 2005
Studio Vold were commissioned to design the logo for the launch of a new line and opening of a clothing store. the name translated meaning " to be honest". The idea behind the logo came from a sign in front of the store, which uses neon strip lights. the logo has been applied to the clothing, posters, labels and many other promotional items. For me this logo is a clever use of the image of neon lights and colours that represent a modern and vibrant new brand/company well and would stand out and catch peoples eye and encourage them to come into the store or attract them to items.
Famous stars and straps- clothing
Famous stars and straps is a clothing brand developed by former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker, aimed at fans of the band, people into music and fashion. The most prominent and well known design being the 'F' shown below, usually filled with different pasterns, colours or objects relating to his lifestyle, culture and the music.
Becoming a well recognized symbol in the music/fashion industry and to fans of rock music/pop punk as well as appealing to many other audiences from rappers to extreme sports stars. Due to the cool designs and quality of the products.
The 'F' has been incorporated into many other designs for the shirts, as well as being used on caps, bags, belt buckles, stickers , skate boards, posters and promotional items and skate shoes by DC shoe co. Now a well established clothing brand with in the rock and roll scene and culture.
Honey- Rina Miele self promotion, 2003
Looking to make a mark that represented her, as well as her skill Rina Miele finding out that her last name means honey decided to use her last name to market herself and her work. She created a type face representative of a honeycomb that stood out as well as working well with the complicated compositions and images she wanted to create.The colours she chose, a variation of oranges and yellows may be a bit obvious and simple but it works, seeing the word honey against any other colour like green would throw people. Also a black and white more simple alternative was created. The logos appear on all Honey design collateral, promotional material and ephemera. The full colour logo having a more limited use as it is colour specific and used only when a harmonious colour pallet can be applied. A complicated but smart looking logo that catches the eye. Personal and meaningful to the designer that really shows off her skill and work.
