After a crit for my two main concepts for the book : 70's style and Record Sleeve design, the feedback i got was that 70s style would relay heavily on imagery i hadn't taken myself and wasn't very personal to me, it was just the same as every other book on 70's but i could do my own versions of my favourite record sleeve design. Creating a book on record that influenced my life whilst celebrating their design would be a better book than one of 70's fashion using secondary images.
Also the record sleeve idea concept of a minimal layout that relayed on grids and lines is a style of graphics that i don't usually work in so creating a book like this would give me chance to learn more about minimal editorial styles and how grid work, gives me a chance to work on my weakness and hopefully create a book that was completely different to anything else i had ever done.
CONCEPT - minimal modern book dedicated to record sleeve designs and record that influenced me
For research into which covers to use i will look at articles on the top record sleeve design, to see if i know/like/love any of the record there so they cab be included, i will also look at my Ipod and Itunes, you tube playlists to reflect my musical taste (mostly indie bands and pop music).
http://www.billboard.com/photos/6715351/best-album-covers-of-all-time/14
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/fedderedder/rolling_stones_100_greatest_album_covers/
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/05/27/top-50-most-iconic-album-covers
http://www.planetrock.com/photos/the-greatest-album-art-of-all-time-185306/
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/the-25-best-album-covers-of-the-decade-2000-2009.html
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-2000s-20110718
Currently i'm not sure how i will use these record sleeve or how i will display them or how many i will even use but this will be developed more as the concept for the book grows, this is the research into album covers i could include and might. Which ones i select will be decided later relating to whatever the concept of the book becomes
concept ideas
my top influential albums
my tope 20 album designs
album designs that redefined graphics
weird album covers
the best song of my life and when i listen to them
songs that got me through my exams/stress
records i love
20 people favourite record sleeve designs and why
the best record sleeves of the past 20 years
the best record sleeves of my life
The best record sleeves, one from each year of my life (i'm 20 years old)
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