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.
①
JANE IN PALMA
SAFETY NET (LP)
Format: 140g 12” Marble Red Vinyl (Limited Edition)Techniques: 4x Color Print, Hand Stamped & Numbered + Patch + Sticker
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e345cd3ea6a769abfea6724c88515660745cc84db699c7db34573bb31d80756/jip3.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea3b921cc45c6ff27faf52281ee96f97c0a674090b235c5f65821875fa4e6c46/janediscos1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0999727b38cf798f4635bfa3df3562b791e9b080a312f3e2ddacd85e2aeacc49/janediscos2.jpg)
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JANE IN PALMA
PRIMITIVE THOUGHTS (LP)
Format: 140g 12” VinylTechniques: 4x Color Print , 50x Limited Edition Screen Printed Covers + Labels
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/20970baa82adb42f3178c073c26ee6713f483efa8ed869132e6169e51ef99871/AlbumDesign_Main_jane2.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f17820a722288f9d0f0a3ec011fcc190aeb9cb3899f8a43f7e57b375586b194/AlbumDesign_Main_jane6.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d99c4bd3caa6a3d1380ebc16fe38be5538b23b2629dfa7ddaf2308b8a935f5aa/AlbumDesign_Main_jane7.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42d9a1cbc5839d1a8f556956c4155ca62a33ca592865a2b82bc969254a3789aa/AlbumDesign_Main_jane1.jpg)
③
BATO BATO
SELF TITLED (LP) (RE)
Format: 180g 12” VinylTechniques: Grey Scale Print
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a3197df844a94085bd8bce3e59eb16fee3b79b63d2807f2ccd971c810edca269/AlbumDesign_Main_bato0.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/448ff65977962398622a08725578f7458e1d77b39fe28056e2f351cb481f41ed/AlbumDesign_Main_bato4.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df2041eb01c1b28d11e5c639e52d621ee816bef3fec294204d526e2153144b49/AlbumDesign_Main_bato3.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d7de502b45110b7be074e61dada7e5b0193b36134beecd909942fbf806a21773/AlbumDesign_Main_bato1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb757ed7ed73853c6f4ada7406bf0c4dc07265b7a9d1e4a5d7dcdd364b69aa5d/AlbumDesign_Main_bato2.jpg)
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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
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef23b8cfa24395a08a63c082bb3f6fc060796e410f7d7e50b5635c6cde1b7420/2.AlbumDesign_Main_builders5.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e27df0434e2d2438fc10d562d8a15cb72be3086971b7d9fcc62673f3ae6e65de/2.AlbumDesign_Main_builders6.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d897651eda7b7ae674ee8a5565588d2dab691a54a9dfeeee3d4a162bffa4f00/2.AlbumDesign_Main_builders2.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c78eb4414f29dc55d37583ea0d9e2bf1a783294b09d5026349aa06b380997e9e/2.AlbumDesign_Main_builders1.jpg)
⑤
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
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/087d24b3de554673abf833fae0e233195fc2ad7262e6ca25d8c50c0aa6058573/2.AlbumDesign_Main_jxl6.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1eb4800a253e21428fb06030bb029eb911295c1ed0d25290728b023e87440920/2.AlbumDesign_Main_jxl5.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/945ff0cbbc270ade5fa6c33ca55571d6a671083ba01f07ce00be74185caa6836/2.AlbumDesign_Main_jxl1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/168cf7ff0cae62a293382f24756f361d6b3e49fc41812b4770bc9a57de63de0a/2.AlbumDesign_Main_jxl2.jpg)
⑥
DON FROTH
REFLEXED (EP)
Format: 160g 12” Vinyl Technique: 4x Color Print
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d2825a3d0ff93cf7eac9869daa3540136624fcdd8d6ec69651a85514941a377/2.AlbumDesign_Main_df1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ff3fe1227f4acda1a022f1accc8e9fdeaeaaea0579da9f312f41de50d75eaef/2.AlbumDesign_Main_df2.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe815740ea02b8c983266c488cc6d6b1b84588a3020c209e3b0a01dd5912daab/2.AlbumDesign_Main_df1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3cada92ea1a66fbb47881e36ece3efa686af0e78d9d3b97b9bf9fcdb6d8f54f8/2.AlbumDesign_Main_df3.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd5db373b18699f4124c5241a64dd324e6558a98c81a22188d5c96221b18a09b/2.AlbumDesign_Main_df4.jpg)
⑦
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
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/81251ffb7f0a578b0ef0b5a340fb9811ed4f70ff93c9903ae0f234654ee13583/juliodiscos5.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c40828c2978b327af13db4630a8b1fa90006cf85f6d7432f51c5129e949408a/juliodiscos4.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e7ba25ec8cb8ede904960ccc88340a0806b91579122c9a96c83d0e8c09fa2c48/juliodiscos1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f9bfd37be3ae10a9e5bd20e34808425ab8f3816f3ae6e371a0bda7f7bac3cab/juliodiscos2.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0932b399e73a13b444eae4c430d639064023fc25ae890359c4a4da183c1f125f/juliodiscos3.jpg)
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AUTHORIZED COPIES
SEM DOCUMENTO (EP)
Format: 140g 7” Vinyl (Limited Edition)Technique: 4x Color Print + Translucent Paper, Hand Stamped & Numbered
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ec56238018c263bb3e1f9fbfc45149e67eeb57b59196406eec52c57cf17f12d/2.AlbumDesign_Main_Authorized5.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53753da0899d5b14947ec330b34346916b336c7baf6f3f6dd6cde75bd7fbc4ad/2.AlbumDesign_Main_Authorized4.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9662c8010d93a88ae50898c0895877a50fa243da0bce48de869a56a624dda447/authorizeddiscos1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64508feb90564ef5dda0459d6361fada014ff12b068298b76dcd5973c982ff84/authorizeddiscos2.jpg)
⑨
JANE IN PALMA
MONOLITH OF DOOM (EP)
Format: 140g 7” Vinyl (Limited Edition)Technique: 1x Color Print + Translucent Bocadillo Paper, Hand Stamped & Numbered
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/408d07191383335cd30fd4c3d0105e67edc427997b91e63598a8fc0487f73e5c/Capsule_Mod_Intro6.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7247ffa12d7e7822528404ed34ee385dd2a5f290f905fbe16a6effebc404c6a2/mod1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a8d6a33e0039041c60ffc3a13819daa1a322c0774462f412f6106b078a200ff8/mod2.jpg)