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For this album cover, of Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love, I tried to hint towards multiple themes I found throughout the album. I included a hunting hound standing on a hill, referencing the ‘hounds of love’ as well as the song ‘Running Up That Hill’, which Bush has said she wanted to be the title of the album, but was stopped as the religious nature of the song might spark controversy. I set the scene at night to hint towards the darker themes of the second half of the album, but I had the hound looking up into the sky, to give a sense of hope, relating to the more upbeat songs of the first half. I think the symbolism works quite well to tell the story of the album. However, I believe that this design could have been improved with more detail, specifically on the hill. While the sky already draws the eye, the hill feels a bit simple and flat in comparison. Overall, I think my design effectively conveys the messages of the album, fits within the themes, but could still use some more detail to make it feel more complete.

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Experimenting with font, layout colour and weight

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I began to digitally develop concept 2. I incorporated elements of concept 1.

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To begin my process of developing concept 2, I focused on the female body, as it is the main element of the design. I experimented with various ways of illustrating the female character for my design.

Exploration of style and media resulted in my final design. I felt my chosen design was simplistic yet impactful.

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A variety of mark making techniques were used to visualise the sound of Portishead. Many of these textures were used later on in further development.

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Board 3: further conceptual understanding 

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Board 3: further conceptual understanding 

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Whilst listening to the album Dummy I took notes on mood, texture, colour etc in the form of a mindmap.

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As a final design I feel the connection and inclusion of the banana from the original design is appropriate. It will be recogniseable to older viewers who know the original album as well as interesting and unique enough as its own image, to attract a new audience. The use of a lightbulb symbolises how it was a ‘light bulb moment’ in music history and how it was so new and unknown. Compositionally, the figure is standing in front of the banana, gazing up at it, to give the impression it is a piece of art hung up in a gallery (which it was often, as a famous Andy Warhol design). The question mark in the head shows how the album was and remains so experimental, to the point that some of the thoughts and feelings behind the album are still being discussed. The splashed effect of the title links back to the graffiti and paint work being done in the 60s, as well as relating back to the bands more rebellious, rock n roll style. It also adds depth and structure to the image, giving the impression it was splattered in the wall beside the banana image, on a bare wall. I chose to keep the background clean and empty, in order to let the detailed imagery stand out in front. It also adds to the simplified approach, which is not seen a lot in album covers nowadays, meaning it should stand out when seen digitally and physically around other albums. The vibrant, yet limited colour palette stands out and adds life to the image, without making it look too busy or tacky. Including the year the album was first released ‘1967’, on the cover, allows people to see it is a reissue of an existing album, which will reassure them when buying it.

The back cover features the figurine with a bunch of bananas in their hands, showing that they were intrigued by the object and wanted to know more. By taking out the question mark, it shows that, by taking the banana out of the picture and having it in their hands, it’s meaning becomes clear. This is similar to the experiences people have after they buy and listen to the album. The limited colour palette (yellow, balck and white) differentiates it from the front cover and makes it more of a side image to the tracklist. After a lot of experimentation, I chose to continue the white colour scheme onto the back, rather than making it yellow or blue, as it all felt too busy and muddled that way. I decided to create handwritten text for the larger text, to make it stand out, while using a simple, san serif font for the song titles themselves, to make them uniform and easy to make out.

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Went back to side by side arrangement, which also allowed image to be larger on page, rather than a small side detail/sticker on the cover.

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Tried centralising everything but the 'produced by Andy Warhol' line. Found it was a nice composition but looked more like a book contents page rather than the back cover to an album sleeve.

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Tried moving text and character around and found digital font worked better than hand written (clearer and more uniform).

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Found character connected to front cover in appropriate way and added to the story being told.

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Played around with colour, to see if white and grey colour scheme looked better/more sophisicated.

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Took away the character all together, to see if a simpler image was more effective.

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Tried centralising the text and removing the colour from the logo, background and figure.

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Played around with type of font and positioning on page. Having figure to the side and smaller makes it a side focus to the text.

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Tried making drawing the background for everything on the back by turning the transparency down and putting it behind everything else.

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Tried adding track list to one side and keeping drawing as the main focus of back cover.

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Played around with colour of background. Found the figure and text got lost in a yellow background.

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Starting to look at the different elements and how they will all be placed on the back together.

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Using same character, colours and shapes as from, just in a different composition.

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Digital drawing and ideas for back cover.

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Digital version of lightbulb head for front cover

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Painted font edited on computer, to reduce shadow and increase exposure.

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Text experiments for title of album.

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Ink and marker on paper. Added line/detail with black fine liner.

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Linked back to original aesthetic and imagery from concept board.

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Played around with shape and size of subject matter.

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Oil pastel and watercolour on found paper.

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Thin printing paper with text on other side, created texture and pattern).

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Tried playing around with original design, making it my own with a different style.

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Graphite pencil on paper.

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Initial idea for final album, pulling strengths and styles from previous concepts.

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Created lower and upper case text, to allow any word/phrase to be created.

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Tried creating my own text with a paper straw, to achieve a more organic, natural finish than any typed out font.

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Experimenting with composition, size and scale of text.

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Black ink on light paper.

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Used runny ink to create more fluid lines and patterns using other objects, such as straws, narrow pens, paintbrush handles etc.

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Black and white mono print of stars and shapes.

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Focused on straight line and shape to create depth.

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Monoprint of underground tunnel, focusing on linear and curved lines to create cohesive composition.

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Second print, using left over ink from first rolling. Created more rough, textured effect, with less distinct lines and shapes.

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decided to leave out tennyson quote

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decided to go with canto bold italic