Nature Of Album Design

Abstract

When I listened to music from Nature Of’s new album The Mean, I felt a sense of softness, and melancholy, but also hope. These feelings led to choosing a colour palette

of blues and whites, with hint of magenta in the album name. In designing this album I chose to represent the concept of “the mean” using the metaphor of a mirror. Both a mirror and a mean serve as the point between two different things. To create this effect in the album design I reflected mountain images, resulting in arresting compositions feature expansive blue space. I have placed the lyrics between two opposing mirrored peaks to reinforce the idea of the mean being where the meaning lies. Mirrors can also diffract light, changing white light back into its component colours. In this way, the mean can be said to be like light, it is the result of different energies coming together and creating a new meaning.

Faculty Mentor: Constanza Pacher

Department: Design Studies