Working on the album is one of the biggest
responsibilities I have been given as a grapghic designer. away from the actual look of the album, other aspects also have to be considered
too such as distribution, barcodes so that can be commercially sold and the
rights to the music. The album will be released in Germany and Austria before
it is in the UK due to a deal that has been signed between the band and an
overseas agent. The albums will be produced by the distributor at no expense to
the band but will take a percentage of the profits. The German and Austrian release however
will be a different design to the UK release.
The look of the album is going to move away from the style of the previous
two EPs and the return of the celtic artwork will feature to in keep with the style
of the band and not confuse people with the punk style that have been used
before. After starting to design the album I decided to leave the cover till
last as it would be easier for me to come up with a design for the cover after
I’ve designed the inside of the album as I would then have a house style to
keep to.
The album will all be printed in black and white and
made to look old so that it reflects the roots of the band, the roots being
working class. The album features songs about the miners’ strike and other
political issues. The booklet features pictures of the band as well as old
photographs of riots and picket lines from the 80s. The most costly part of
producing the album is the barcodes, these are essential if the album is to be
sold commercially. The recording and design involved when making the album can
be done quite cheaply depending on what deals can be done with people, for
example the producer Gavin Monagham produced the tracks at a reduced rate as a
favour to the band.
As work on the album designs continue I decided to write the above text to remind myself of what I'm actually doing and what I need to keep at the back of my mind when producing the artwork.
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