Warp Records' Album Art

In design, we are presented a set of constraints and prompted to come up with solutions. One such example of a unique constraint set are those presented in album cover art. The designer must pick a representation that is cohesive with the track list and the mood that the band wants to convey, while also being memorable enough to make a splash in the industry. Warp Records' 2013 album releases are showcased here, and allow you the convenience of listening to songs from the albums without even opening a new tab! I encourage you to check them out, and see if the album cover provides a coherent face to the music contained therein. Here's an example by Clark, the cover of Feast/Beast. The artwork was a collaboration between the musician and Alma Haser.

Ram Dass: Teaching Through More Than Type

I discovered the work of mystic Ram Dass when I was recommended his seminal spiritual text, "Be Here Now". While originally only interested in what he had to say about Hindu-influenced spirituality and psychadelics, I quickly found that the Stanford-educated author's words were not in paragraph form, but rather accompanied by rich illustrations of his abstract concepts. The book is a trip through Dass' strange mind and teachings about metaphysics, but communicates through artwork. The intricate, geometric, fractal patterns on the cover of the book demonstrate the interconnectivity of the world and the delicacy of it's balance, and this theme characterizes most of the illustrations throughout the work. His "Ice Cream Cone" in the sky is one of his most famous concepts, and one of the ones I remember best. The ways he couples typography with drawings make his teachings more memorable for visually-geared learners, and are good examples of purposeful design.

Deck the Halls with Boughs of Paint Swatches?

Looking for something to do with all of those extra paint swatches from the color wheel and tertiary color scales? I decided to recycle them for holiday dorm decor.  The greens make for a nice Christmas Tree.  

--Amanda G. 

More Poster Design Inspiration

Ran into these korean posters, designed by "workroom", and thought I should share. I loved the feel, and there was a good mix of color and structure. Looks retro as well as modern - timeless design. Just overall great body of work. Definitely wish I ran into these before I finished up my NHM poster...

I included a few of my favorites below.

http://workroom.kr/works_2010.html

Future of GIFS

Using lenticular printing, Gifpop! is bringing digital gifs into the physical world [see first picture below]. Awesome, and pretty simple concept. I see a lot of opportunities for design work using this.

The Gifpop team is also working with a couple of really cool gif artists, including Mr Div and Davidope (I attached some of their work below).

Designing Gifs are definitely something I'd like to get into... I just don't know where to start. Enjoy!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha/gifpop-custom-gif-cards-for-everyone

Inspiration - Santtu Mustonen

Hey Guys,

Just thought I'd share one of my favorite designers I've come across recently, Santtu Mustonen. His work is very unique. His use of 3D in his graphic designs with the help of abstract patterns and awesome color make his work striking and fun. In addition, he's able to create nice organic texture digitally that I have found really hard to do in my own experience - don't know how he does it! Below is some of my favorites of his work. Enjoy.

http://www.santtumustonen.com

Cool Poster Design

Just thought I'd share this cool this poster design I came across on one of my favorite website's to get inspiration from, butdoesitfloat.com. These posters are done by Felix Pfäffli, a.ka. Feixen. I love his style of incorporated a 3d touch to a flat looking simple design. 

visit for more: http://butdoesitfloat.com/When-I-haven-t-any-blue-I-use-red