Album Art 1

I decided too look into the album covers which Domino had released for their signed artists. I wanted to look into the range of colour, layout designs, imagery and type.

Im looking into the covers for bigger artists signed to the label which get more publicity and backing. The artists that i chose to base my research on were:

• Four Tet
• To Rococo Rot

Below 1. Four Tet's - Everything ecstatic album cover which is an image based design, which uses a bright eye-catching colour pallet. The font is a lowercase, serif which is designed with a more curvy and playful look. The design is very busy in the top left which is the key area to be legible. I like the design although i feel the layout of the text has let it down slightly.

Below 2. This cover is completely different from the previous. The design looks to be based on a grid of 3 columns (a lot like you could see in a magazine layout) The title is sat in the first placed in the first column. The type is Bold and set in uppercase which immediately catches the eye. I am then taken down to the image which is set across 3 columns and uses a two tone colour pallet of black and white. This is a unique design in terms of album cover art - the layout is of its own. I will take a lot from this design in terms of layout and use of upper and lowercase type.

Below 1. Once again, Four Tet have gone in a different direction for another album cover. Based on a photograph the type has been set subtle in the image. The murky white canvas makes the objects in the image stand out and allows some of the text to stand out in their own white text box. I like this design for its subtleness and way it delivers its message.

Below 2. Obviously this design focused on the image. I like the cleverness of this design in terms of colour pallet. The text is set in a gradient which uses the same colours and tones of the image. Layout does not look amazing but it was fundamental in making this design work.

To Rococo Rot - is once again unique in terms of its album art. Once again i will evaluate each cover below in terms of layout, colour pallet, type and imagery.

Below 1. This cover is purely typographically based. With what looks like hand rendered and stenciled letter forms laid out to make an aesthetically pleasing piece. The essential detail left in the cover is that of the bands name and album. Colour wise - the design is very bland. It uses no in your face colours - only subtle tones. I really like this piece for its originality.

Below 2. Another cover which is laid out on the canvas of a photograph. The image is drawing and immediately makes the eye explore. Using an image of curled up wires set on what could be a hammer and other objects - your eyes cant help but look. The text is very subtle - using a sans-serif in lowercase which is set in white. But to make sure this does not stand out from the image - the type has the opacity set at different levels for different words. This allows for a more subtle title and it also allows the colour from the image to be seen through the type.