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Posted by cryophonik on Apr-19-2011 23:12:

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Originally posted by tehlord
Here's an easy one :-





Awesome! Sometimes, simplicity is best.

Posted by Final Call on Apr-20-2011 02:11:

I tend to go for the more simplistic look for my tracks.





Posted by Seandroid on Apr-20-2011 02:13:

@Final Call - Do you do your own photography? Nice stuff. I like the minimalist approach as well.

Well, I hate to toot my own horn, but I'm going to go right ahead and toot it, I certainly do do this and I like to think I'm decent at it I do like a more minimalist approach to my stuff, but I know that with album art and such a certain degree of cheese is necessary for it to be memorable. My favourite out of the bunch is probably between Lifeline and Insecurity.



From here On Art




Insecurity art


Seventeen Art


These are tracks I decided not to use but I liked the art:

Foreign Objects


Lifeline


I designed the eye that's in all of them too.



And that's the logo I did for Raphie. I wanted to make it classy, and have an icon that can represent his service by itself without needing the entire banner. I'm a fan of minimalism though. I hate over-the-top cheesy stuff.

Like this:



Which I made as a joke :P

Posted by cryophonik on Apr-20-2011 02:23:

Damn, Final Call and Seandroid - nice work!

quote:
Originally posted by Seandroid
Well, I hate to toot my own horn, but I'm going to go right ahead and toot it....


Toot away, dude. That's exactly what I'm looking for. It's good to know who the experts are around here. I really like the consistency in your banners - the use of the trademark eye is perfect for creating your own brand recognition, so to speak.

BTW I really like the Lifeline banner.

Posted by MSZ on Apr-20-2011 02:29:

Posted by EddieZilker on Apr-20-2011 02:32:

Posted by Seandroid on Apr-20-2011 02:45:

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Originally posted by MSZ


WHAT THE FUCKING SHIT.

DOES SHE FILTER HER AIR WITH CRISCO?

Posted by meriter on Apr-20-2011 03:04:

ive never been more aroused.

Posted by zodiac9 on Apr-20-2011 03:12:

I haven't created any images in a while, but when I do I use Paint Shop Pro 8. Paint Shop Pro is way more user friendly than Photo Shop. Here's a few images I made.

http://images2.soundclick.com/22/images/z/band/zlproductions.jpg?version=205

http://images2.soundclick.com/31/images/s/band/shredsofblackcloud.jpg?version=145

Yeah they are simple, and the yellow was an odd choice for the ZL productions. Shreds of Black Cloud is my black metal project. That was a simple one to do, I found a cloud and sky photo with google images, then used the fonts I loaded into PSP. I use PSP so little, I forget how to do anything with it. Takes me 30 minutes just to relearn how to use it. I would not dare try to create album art. I always have concepts, a picture in my head, but I can only draw stick figures. Beyond simple fonts and colors, I'm no good at all. I don't have an artist's eye. I don't even trust myself enough to slap text on some deviantart.com stuff.

I noticed that some well known labels don't use artists anymore. They use the label logo and add your artist name and title. It's up to you to make your own cover art. I think cover art is very important, it helps convey a concept, and makes a release unique and stand out. Pretty much just marketing 101, images, words.

Posted by LoveHate on Apr-20-2011 03:24:

Re: Re: Re: Do any of you guys create graphics for your tracks?

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Originally posted by cryophonik
That's a good point and something that I always labor over when making these banners. The fonts that I used for Aliciya and my name are our "official" trademark fonts (i.e., the ones that we use for our websites, logos, etc.). So, I wanted to stay consistent with that and have a font for the song title that set it apart.


oh gotcha, yeah i thought about that for a sec.

Posted by J.L. on Apr-20-2011 05:18:

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Originally posted by MSZ


I love the one roll per letter

Posted by cryophonik on Apr-20-2011 05:30:

quote:
Originally posted by J.L.
I love the one roll per letter


Let's all hope that MrJiveBoJingles doesn't post a similar photo.

Posted by Final Call on Apr-20-2011 06:03:

@ Seandroid and Cryo

actually no i don't. my buddy producer/friend of mine does most of the work. i guess he pretty much searches online for various "themes" and toss them into PS. not bad for what they are.

Posted by evo8 on Apr-20-2011 06:24:

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Originally posted by MSZ


Posted by Stu Cox on Apr-20-2011 06:32:

I sometimes do artwork for my mixes, e.g.:



(except the odd radio show guest mix I haven't done one since then!)

but don't usually do it for my productions. The label will take care of that if I get them signed.

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Apr-20-2011 12:14:

quote:
Originally posted by cryophonik
Let's all hope that MrJiveBoJingles doesn't post a similar photo.

Posted by Magnus on Apr-22-2011 23:04:

My PS skills suck so I always have to have someone else make anything I want. That is one skill I really wish I had. Just to be able to make a cool logo or piece of artwork for a release would be awesome.

Posted by skyhunter on Apr-24-2011 01:49:

I always loved the album cover to Tranceport, so simple.

Then again I am a Tranceport fanatic.

Posted by MSZ on Apr-30-2011 01:40:

quote:
Originally posted by evo8


i love this picture because it takes up so much space


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