Constants
"If Tomorrow The War" Album Art / Layout: LP, CD, Web & Print
The ominous title of Constants' fourth album (produced by Justin Broadrick of Godflesh/Jesu) was taken from a 1930s Soviet propaganda film. The mission was to evoke a drab yet stylized militaristic feel while not straying too far into well-worn Communist propaganda territory. The layout began as a collage of Communist newspapers torn up and assembled onto several canvases which were then painted over, photographed, and digitally manipulated to create the textured and multi-layered final product. Both the LP and CD versions were beautifully printed on a heavy matte stock in gatefold format. A full line of accompanying merch, posters, and ads was also produced, as well as an ultra-limited letterpressed LP edition.
Herra Terra
"Quiet Geist" Album Art / Layout: LP, CD & Print
Retro and futuristic without necessarily being Retrofuturistic, kind of like Herra Terra's music. Nebulous celestial landscapes with a grainy, period feel intersected by glowing grids—kind of like The Fountain meets Tron. The LP packaging was printed on a super-glossy stock with full-cover glossy inner sleeve and matching colored vinyl, while the CD version was printed on a reverse-board 4-panel gatefold jacket with a glossy 8-page booklet and full-color CD face. Accompanying t-shirt and sticker designs were also made.
JUAREZ / JUNIUS
Split 10" Layout: Vinyl, Digital & Print
Vast and bleak are the moods conveyed by the songs on this amazing split—our goal was to express those moods visually. It was a pleasure to collaborate with the very talented Andrew Weiss and Helder Pedro Moreira on the photography and imagery, consisting of post-apocalyptic sepia-toned landscapes. The jackets were printed on a heavy semi-matte stock with a subtle spot-gloss, accompanied by full-color inserts and labels, while the records were pressed on clear and gold vinyl.
inaeona
"Blue Sky All Day" Album Art / Layout: CD, Web & Print
InAeona's music has been described as falling somewhere between Isis and PJ Harvey—it's dark, heavy, and intense with moments of hope amid the dramatic sonic landscape they create. The art for their second release is made up of collaged photos and images evoking dark forests, ghostly orbs, and heavenly rays of light. The product is a gatefold CD layout on matte stock with metallic pantone on-disc printing, as well as accompanying web design, posters and merch.
Junius
"The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist" Album Layout: 2xLP, CD, Web, & Print
The objective: to create a massive layout with an aged victorian aesthetic to accompany an equally massive album, including a 16-page 12"x12" book (the CD version features a 24-page booklet). The final product was beautifully printed on several different stocks: two kinds of heavy cardboard stock for the exterior and book cover (with matte finish and spot-gloss), and a thick uncoated stock for the interior, which features amazing illustrations by Matt Gauck & Drew Speziale. Posters, t-shirts, stickers, patches, flyers, tote bags, and web and print ads were also made.
The Cancer Conspiracy
"Omega" Album Design / Layout: LP & CD
An austere and enigmatic design for the final album of an enigmatic band. Printed on a matte-coated stock, with celestial imagery in a spot gloss on the cover and CD face. The LPs were pressed on pure white and black vinyl.
Constants
"Nostalgia for The Future" Album Design / Layout: 6-panel CD & O-card
Constants made a post-apocalyptic concept album that didn’t want to take itself too seriously. So, we created a hand-made diorama and photographed it in-studio to create a tongue-in-cheek homage to one of Prog Rock's classic albums, Yes' Tales From Topographic Oceans. The final product included a wrap-around O-card on uncoated cardstock and a 6-panel glossy insert.
Junius
"Blood is Bright" Album Art / Layout: CD
The goal here was to establish a mood. The band’s previous album was marked by bright, kinetic imagery, while this was intended to be a dark counterpoint, an abstract visual representation of the music contained within. The final package was printed on a matte-coated stock with 4-color printing on the disc face.
Seneca
"Existe" Album Art / Layout: Digipak CD
Seneca wanted something bleak and impressionistic to contrast with their frenetic style of progressive Post Rock. The result was presented in a simple, classy digipak, printed on uncoated reverse-board stock.
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