CARAVAN PALACE
Chronologic: Music Album
PROJECT:
LP Album cover Refresh
ROLE:
Illustration & Graphics
Objectives:
Swinging The Clock Back
: Stepping back in time
for design inspiration
Creating a new album cover for an existing band, Caravan Palace. This French electro-swing band combines jazz and swing elements with modern beats to form nostalgic dream-like music. The refresh design plays off the name of their existing album, Chronologic.
“Chrono” = time and “logic” = the mind?
CARAVAN PALACE
Chronologic: Music Album
PROJECT:
LP Album cover Refresh
ROLE:
Illustration & Graphics
Objectives:
Swinging The Clock Back
Creating a new album cover for an existing band, Caravan Place. This French electro-swing band combines jazz and swing elements with modern beats to form nostalgic dream-like music. The refresh design plays off the name of their existing album, Chronologic. “Chrono” = time and “logic” = mind.
Release Date:
August 30th, 2019
Original Cover:* annotations
01. Cool Cover! _ [ Love the Original LP ]
02. Erosion _ [ Craters, meteor ]
03. Iron Giant [ character ] Inspo?
04. Classic Bust but subject is futuristic
05. Marble _ [ durable, “living stone” ]
06. Doric Column _ [ ancient greece ]
01. Band Information
This refresh design plays off the name of their album, Chronologic. “Chrono-” which refers to time.
Inspired by a friend’s wrist watch that had a cartoon design in the middle of the clock dials. The hands of the watch were the arms of the cartoon character.
Caravan Palace has a robot character that is incorporated into their covers and music videos. This redesign will incorporate Caravan Palace’s mascot with an vintage watch for the LP refresh.
02. Thought process
Info
Electro Swing
1930’s to 1945’s
Modern vs. Old
Dichotomy
Jazz
Upbeat
Instruments
Dance
Time
Chrono
Time travel
Watches
Hands
Gears and cogs
Mood
Nostalgic
Dreams
Memories
Lost
Vintage
Dazed
Quirky
Neon Signs
Attention
Light
Bright
Fun
Night time
Noble gases
Robot
Main logo
Icon character
Metal
Machines
Nuts and bolts
Rust
Scratches
Self-operating
Caravan
Vehicle
Travel
Movement
Motion
Recreation
03. Brainstorm
Inspiration:* annotations
_01. Stars _night _fireflies/ _02. Moon _Craters _light/ _03. celebration _Party _dance/ _04.Glitter/ _05. Watch _time/ _06. Memories _photos/ _07. Gramophone _music/ _08. _Cement
04. Mood Board
Rough drafts:* annotations
01. Use Typeface & Effect
_ [ Playing with letter placement and scale ]
02. Overall Layout [ for the front cover ] _ [ Clock face ]
03. Too Cartoony? _ [ Letters superimposed on robot’s face ]
04 Try to Incorporate [ This type pattern ] into [ The refresh ] album
05. Iterations
Final cover Sketch:* annotations
01. [ Sketching out Different ] Swing poses
02. This direction [ option #2: use the text pattern from the 4th rough draft for the back cover ] : [ option #1 back cover is a the back strap and buck of the wrist watch ]
Iterations (cont.)
Final Rough Draft:* annotations
01. Title of Album = #'s on clock _band name at 9 o'clock
02. Drawing made in Illustrator
Iterations (cont.)
Color Palette:
HEX:
ED9D45
R:237
G:157
B:69
C:5
M:44
Y:83
K:0
HEX:
1D1A1B
R:29
G:26
B:27
C:71
M:68
Y:64
K:78
HEX:
231F20
R:35
G:31
B:32
C:70
M:67
Y:64
K:74
HEX:
606060
R:96
G:96
B:96
C:61
M:53
Y:52
K:24
HEX:
C1C1C1
R:193
G:193
B:193
C:24
M:19
Y:20
K:0
Final Album Cover Process
* annotations:_Top:Down_Left:Right
[ back cover: ] _funky barcode _time is always moving _Inline [ typeface ] ---> Like [ a ] Neon Sign _Time & Mind _Clocks _Old Movie Theater typeface [ for song names ]
[ front cover: ] _Wrist watch _nostalgic _”vintage" _tick-tock tick-tock _movement _mascot _swing pose _hand of the watch & Robot _moon _nuts & bolts, metal/rust texture ---> wear & tear=Loved?/used frequently _low opacity, dream-like, memories
Mock:Up
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