Sounding Type Project (2018) | Carla J. Romana (cj. r)
Music Choice: Khalid x Normani - Love Lies
Supervised by: Matthew Angel
Brief: To create a LP Record Sleeve Design, CD Sleeve Design and Spotify Thumbnail.
Materials: Transparency Paper/Acetate Pockets for the Vinyl and CD Sleeve, 200gsm Satin Paper (Vinyl Sleeve), 170gsm Silk Matte Paper (CD), Silver Acrylic Paint (splatters on CD and LP Record)
Love Lies is a R&B/Soul song, which consists of themes such a love, confession and waiting. This song also has a chill and moody vibe to it. For this particular song, I focused on the short static sound effect at the beginning of the song, and made it the key element of all the designs.
I interpreted the static sound through noise and distortion/glitch, as if the singer is reminiscing about past memories. I made the glitch and noise part of all my design covers.
Vinyl Sleeve Design
The reflected version of the type shown on the transparent pocket is as if the person is telling someone they love how they feel from their perspective. The red and blue transparent pockets create a glitch effect. When the pockets are removed, the vinyl design shows a photograph with a noise grain filter and slight glitches.
The vinyl has cut outs in order to reveal the vinyl from the inside and back cover. When the vinyl is removed, you'll be able to see the words shown on the inside cover (left side). The words on the front and the inside cover are the same however they have been flipped.
CD Design Sleeve
The VHS Effect (seen in camcorders) is explored through the CD and Vinyl Design. The type seen on the back of the CD is layered in a linear format to replicate the static noise effect. The inside of the CD includes glitches and repetitive type to also mimic the glitchy effect.
Love Lies, 2018 (Spotify Thumbnail | Carla J. Romana
Spotify Thumbnail Design (animated .gif)
The glitch effect is more evident in this design as it also includes lines from the lyrics that pop out every now and then (shown in first .gif).
Love Lies, 2018 (Vinyl & CD Sleeve) | Carla J. Romana
The CD and Vinyl Record have silver splatters to represent the static noise seen on all the designs.
Rather than leaving all the designs as a black and white theme, I decided to add some colour through the type as a 3D effect, to create harmony and consistency throughout the designs.