Similar Album Cover Research

Other than the video we have to design a digipak, also known as the album case. In order to follow psychedelic rock conventions, I'm going to look into similarities between existing albums of the same genre, and hopefully find some inspiration for designing my own CD case.

Pond is a psychedelic rock band with a similar vibe to Tame Impala. Their album is a hand drawn cartoon style, with each section split up into a different drawing for every song. The colours burst out throughout and nothing looks dull. A hallucinogenic style is definitely intended.






The back shows the band themselves, in a blurry photo which seems to be at a bar. Here the majority of the image is black and white, with only the band's logo bursting out in bright yellow, red and blue.

 

Homeshake's album case is a clean abstract drawing, again going for a home made look. the colours here are much more subtle, but where they are present they are very bright and solid. A handwritten font is used for the songs on the back, with yet another doodle.






The similarity between the digipaks is the hand-drawn style, giving the albums a homely feel. The fact that the designs aren't incredibly professional give the artist a care free attitude that I aim to recreate.

However the designs differ depending on the exact sub-genre. Pond is more rocky, and so their black messy back design reflects this. The same is for Homeshake's hippy style, with the abstract artwork.