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Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:24 am

Please have a look at this new design template I've created for my albums. I'm going to be pressing a few soon, and thought it was time to update the aesthetic look of things. I haven't done the disc design yet, but I think it will be the same solid color as the album with only the composer/title on it.

You can't really see it in these jpegs, but the solid colors have a bit of noise in them which, when printed, will make it look a bit like the sheen of velvet.

http://www.futurehaus.com/albumartwork/

Comments appreciated, especially if you spot a typo.

-S

The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:25 am

Nice!

smart · Post by **smart** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:51 am

very cool

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:54 am

Soniccat · Post by **Soniccat** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:56 am

I agree Shane very nicely done artwork. Has a nice organic feel that is a reflection of your music.
What program are you using to render these? I have to start the artwork for my cd soon and will probably use Illustrator.

Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:08 am

Soniccat wrote:I agree Shane very nicely done artwork. Has a nice organic feel that is a reflection of your music.
What program are you using to render these? I have to start the artwork for my cd soon and will probably use Illustrator.

Thanks guys!

The design layout was done in Photoshop and the main art pieces are a combination of hand-painted elements and 3D (mostly Rhino for the tendril stuff which was then rendered in either Lightwave or TrueSpace). You can see the original artwork on my websites in various places. I had become tired of the original approach and wanted something more muted and "paper-esque".

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:12 am

Those look wonderful!

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:14 am

Both are quite lovely Shane.

The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:15 am

EDIT - lol nevermind Im retarded

vtx · Post by **vtx** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:17 am

like it
the colors are unique

very easy
the I've arrived look
maybe a different font for one of the names?
maybe not

kilroy · Post by **kilroy** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:37 am

Looks very classy and pro. I especially like the Chemical Wedding cover. I think perhaps the somewhat sharper contrast in the colours is more striking and eye appealing.

I also couldn't help noticing that you get good mileage from your name, Shane...featured no less than seven times...and that's not counting the disc and liner notes.

Never...*ever* let the blighters forget whose blood, sweat, and toil made it all happen, I say.

Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:52 am

kilroy wrote:Looks very classy and pro. I especially like the Chemical Wedding cover. I think perhaps the somewhat sharper contrast in the colours is more striking and eye appealing.

yeah, maybe I should bring out the yellow a bit more on the Chemical Wedding's main panel for the sake of contrast.

o'malley · Post by **o'malley** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:40 am

nice layout. cool design.

dystonia_ek · Post by **dystonia_ek** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:17 pm

Looks excellent Shane - I think it's a great idea to create a template that can be used across different releases for easy recognition - there are a few design-conscious indie labels that have used this strategy very effectively (Extreme, Tzadik, Dorobo in particular). Very elegant layout.

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:20 pm

excellent artwork.

album artwork