Album Cover |Typography 2

Abstract

The design concept for this album cover is centred around a life fully lived. Lush, rich, vibrant, and full of rhythm and movement. As a legacy album for Jim Walker, he is represented prominently on the cover. He is illustrated with a line drawing - which pares down to the essence what is being conveyed; flow and grace, running through the coloured shapes and background.

The colour and shapes represent the big band, a metaphor for the people and experiences that make up a full life. The colour and shapes are saturated and everywhere on the album, as are people and experiences in our lives.

Orange evokes energy, happiness and positivity. Blue is associated with freedom and imagination. It is also known for insight and realization. In contrasting these complementary colors, a synergy is created that mimics the synergy of putting together the sounds of big band and the flute.

The title font is BD Colonius, a sans serif type, that is round, elegant and full. It is warm and inviting in is curved forms, but solid and structured, much like a flute.

To have a dream is to aspire and strive. To live fully and brightly knowing there is a future in which the dream can come true. Pipe dreams in this instance, references the flute and all the dreams that have come from the sound and music it has made, not just for Jim, but for all who have been the colour and the shape in his life.

Faculty Mentor: Constanza Pacher