At a Glance: Album Art, Mural, Magazine, Mobile Business
Album Artwork
Music Mural
This project was to conceptualize and design a mural following a topic of our choice. I had gotten interested in music production, and wanted to create a mural that represented the idea that music is a universal language. I started with the message at the center of the mural and designed speech bubbles around it filled with different audio files and MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) information you would typically use when producing or working on music in a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).
Process
preliminary concept sketch
audio samples in DAW
drawing audio samples from DAW in Adobe Illustrator
diagram with descriptions of audio and midi samples
Amplitude: A Music Production Magazine
Amplitude is a magazine devoted to musicians and people who love music, specifically geared towards composing and producing. It includes technical tips, news on music production software and interviews with professional songwriters and producers. Amplitude is decidedly not genre-specific and is made for anyone who appreciates the creative and technical process behind making music. Its high contrast design draws the reader in and its bold colors inspire the reader to pursue their creative passions.
Interview text and photo attribution:
Bodegon, Kara. “FINNEAS Talks about His Creative Process, Living with Synesthesia, and Life after Winning a GRAMMY.” Bandwagon, 9 Dec. 2020, www.bandwagon.asia/articles/finneas-o-connell-producer-billie-eilish-interview-2020.
Gibson, Written By Mary, and Mary Gibson. “Finneas on COVID-Era Creativity, Dream Collabs.” SPIN, 19 Nov. 2020, www.spin.com/featured/finneas-interview/.
Dandridge-Lemco, Ben. “Producer Ludwig Göransson on Helping Create Awaken, My Love! and the Black Panther Score.” The FADER, The FADER, 30 Jan. 2018, www.thefader.com/2018/01/19/donald-glover-childish-gambino-awaken-my-love-grammys-ludwig-goransson-interview.
Mobile Music Business
This project was for the design and execution of a core identity program for a non-profit business on wheels. I designed a business providing music education, offering free music classes, social events, and instrument rental for students in K-12 with local musicians, music educators, and collegiate music students as trained volunteers. The mission of Steps Forward is to make music education more affordable, accessible, and fun to teach and mentor young minds passionate about learning music.
