University Final Year Module 1
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The feathers reflect the album’s theme of freedom and flight. They represent Simon & Garfunkel (short and tall), so by slightly leaning away from each other, and by the box opening from the middle, there is a sense of separation, as it is a goodbye album for the duo. My back cover reinforces this with the parted feathers. An orange belly band holds the cover shut – like a bridge over the box. Melancholic blue and vibrant orange create high contrast, representing the album’s lyrical dissonance.
Inside, the inner sleeve sits between the track list, with side 1 on the left and side 2 on the right. Underneath, there is a notebook and a feather pen. The notebook includes the album’s lyrics, along with space to write thoughts, music or sketches – however the buyer chooses to express themselves. The album title inspired this idea, as this could be a bridge for fans going through a hard time.
The feathers reflect the album’s theme of freedom and flight. They represent Simon & Garfunkel (short and tall), so by slightly leaning away from each other, and by the box opening from the middle, there is a sense of separation, as it is a goodbye album for the duo. My back cover reinforces this with the parted feathers. An orange belly band holds the cover shut – like a bridge over the box. Melancholic blue and vibrant orange create high contrast, representing the album’s lyrical dissonance.
Inside, the inner sleeve sits between the track list, with side 1 on the left and side 2 on the right. Underneath, there is a notebook and a feather pen. The notebook includes the album’s lyrics, along with space to write thoughts, music or sketches – however the buyer chooses to express themselves. The album title inspired this idea, as this could be a bridge for fans going through a hard time.
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THE BRIEF – Choose one out of a few ‘worst album covers’ and redesign it, along with two pieces of merchandise in a limited-edition package.
My love of music made this project extremely enjoyable. I listened to the album as much as possible, dissected every lyric, revisited some music theory, and researched their relationship as a duo.
When I learned that most of the album consists of Paul Simon saying goodbye to Art Garfunkel after learning he’s leaving for an acting role, I started experimenting with feathers. I used them as paintbrushes and fountain pens, took long-exposure photographs of them falling, made a linocut and visited the darkroom to create photograms. My favourite outcome was the photograms, which I then halftoned and screenprinted onto some dark blue velvety bookcloth. Partly inspired by the feather but also by the idea of Simon writing a goodbye letter and the song ‘Why Don’t You Write Me’, I handwrote the text you see on the belly band, posters and lyric book song titles.
My idea of making a box that opened from the middle, with a notebook and pen sitting beneath the inner sleeve, was quite a challenge to execute. However, I’m proud that my ambition turned out so worthwhile! It was also interesting to make the lyric notebook and learn more about the printing and binding process.
THE BRIEF – Choose one out of a few ‘worst album covers’ and redesign it, along with two pieces of merchandise in a limited-edition package.
My love of music made this project extremely enjoyable. I listened to the album as much as possible, dissected every lyric, revisited some music theory, and researched their relationship as a duo.
When I learned that most of the album consists of Paul Simon saying goodbye to Art Garfunkel after learning he’s leaving for an acting role, I started experimenting with feathers. I used them as paintbrushes and fountain pens, took long-exposure photographs of them falling, made a linocut and visited the darkroom to create photograms. My favourite outcome was the photograms, which I then halftoned and screenprinted onto some dark blue velvety bookcloth. Partly inspired by the feather but also by the idea of Simon writing a goodbye letter and the song ‘Why Don’t You Write Me’, I handwrote the text you see on the belly band, posters and lyric book song titles.
My idea of making a box that opened from the middle, with a notebook and pen sitting beneath the inner sleeve, was quite a challenge to execute. However, I’m proud that my ambition turned out so worthwhile! It was also interesting to make the lyric notebook and learn more about the printing and binding process.