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The Music, Message, Band, and Everything Else: Tripdavon’s Album Poster

bfawaz — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:04:06 -0500

When searching for an album ad, I wanted to stick to the basics in order to find a deliverable that would fit the criteria in project 2. This way, I hoped to be able to pick something up in my analysis that would be directly applicable to my own work. After ignoring some interesting Myspace pages, I came across the site of the California-based band, Tripdavon. I immediately noticed the differences between their album poster for their first release: Tripdavon, and the album cover itself, and began picking apart the specifics.

The Album

Gnarles Barkley and the Uncontainable

bfawaz — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:38:28 -0500

I don't listen to very much hip-hop (or any off-shoots of it) but when pilfering through Google for enticing images, this one really stood out:

Above and Behind the Record Label

bfawaz — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:55:36 -0500

Being the opposite of graphically inclined, I felt a strong desire to analyze the “don’t”s of promotional labels, and decided to take a look at Rate Your Music's "The 100 Worst Album Covers EVER." Rather than learn from a full barrage of mistakes during design planning, I aimed to explore some of the more glaring pitfalls even professionals fell victim to in the past. After a look at all 100, I expect that I won’t have to worry about making similar mistakes, although in most cases I would argue that I’d never dream of it.