Album Art Direction + Design
12”, 10”, 7”, CD & Tapes
One overcast San Diego day in 1985 was the day I discovered my brother’s tape collection. Without knowing it then, this discovery would have a profound and everlasting effect on my musical as well art driven youth. In Cameron’s glove box lay a trove of hand drawn tapes - different typefaces for different bands, intrepreting sound with a visual form - all accompanied with written tracklists / liner notes etc. This sparked a lifelong journey deep in the album art vaults. Fast forward 30 odd years, here are a few case studies of album related design I have made for my own music as well as for others.
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JANE IN PALMA
SAFETY NET (LP)
Format: 140g 12” Marble Red Vinyl (Limited Edition)Techniques: 4x Color Print, Hand Stamped & Numbered + Patch + Sticker
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JANE IN PALMA
PRIMITIVE THOUGHTS (LP)
Format: 140g 12” VinylTechniques: 4x Color Print , 50x Limited Edition Screen Printed Covers + Labels
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BATO BATO
SELF TITLED (LP) (RE)
Format: 180g 12” VinylTechniques: Grey Scale Print
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BUILDER’S TEA
SELF TITLED (LP)
Format: 180g 12” Marble Green + Pink Vinyl Technique: 4x Color Print
Additional Material: Promo Long Sleeve Tour Shirts
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JUNKIE XL
BOOMING BACK AT YOU (LP)
+ REMIXES (EP) SUITE
Format: 140g 12” Vinyl / CD Technique: 4x Color Print
Additional Material: Tour Posters, Event Flyers, Promo Cards
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DON FROTH
REFLEXED (EP)
Format: 160g 12” Vinyl Technique: 4x Color Print
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JULIO J
RHYTHM VAULT (EP)
Format: 140g 12” Vinyl (Limited Edition)
Technique: Grey Scale Print + Translucent Paper, Hand Stamped & Numbered
Technique: Grey Scale Print + Translucent Paper, Hand Stamped & Numbered
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AUTHORIZED COPIES
SEM DOCUMENTO (EP)
Format: 140g 7” Vinyl (Limited Edition)Technique: 4x Color Print + Translucent Paper, Hand Stamped & Numbered
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JANE IN PALMA
MONOLITH OF DOOM (EP)
Format: 140g 7” Vinyl (Limited Edition)Technique: 1x Color Print + Translucent Bocadillo Paper, Hand Stamped & Numbered