Knowing that my next brief was going to be for the secret 7" competition entry, I took it upon my self to visit Jumbo records, a record shop in the town center. I felt it would be beneficial to get an insight into vinyl record sleeves as it would be something I would be creating.
The vinyl record to the left is an album which makes use of figurative design, in the form of the artist's face in the foreground and the logo and typography in the central section.This vinyl sets a tone and the connotations attached to the person's Reggae style hat, brandishing the Jamaican flag shows that this is a Reggae album.
The album containing the smoking barrels to the left is representational and inspired by the title of the album, the designer has simply illustrated two barrels which are smoking as a simple way to create concept art for a piece.
The 'Eek a Mouse' album makes use of a great deal of typography as a way to express the tone and genre of the album.
It is a very vibrant piece of design, and I can see why vinyl fans would love a collection of well designed, bright pieces of vinyl.
Adele's album, 19, uses simple but elegant photography to show what the album contains, her genre being popular soul means that her vinyl cover must be accessible art, to appeal to her wide range of fans, and people who would be interested in buying her music for the first time.
The famous Jimi Hendrix album to the right shows use of artist arrangement in the way that the designer chose the
composition of the figures in the vinyl to set a mood and indicate the genre of this album. Famously, it is very outlandish as Jimi Hendrix was a trend setter. This album uses surreal, stylised work to show something that's non human and interesting.
