After an amazing run of concerts in 2009 at the Kilns Bookstore we were able to put together an outstanding disk featuring some of the best tracks from the series recorded live. When it came to developing a concept for the album packaging I knew it had to focus on the venue itself since the musical acts were so diverse. I decided to hand illustrate the packing and focus on the unique architectural elements of the space. For the cover we simply drew the front exterior of the building but replaced the store's sign with the album title. On the interior we featured the exposed ventilation and the pipes and meters from the front side of the building. To separate the track title from the artists on the back we used the exposed wiring's tubing and faceplate.
After the illustration was done we took a printed copy and painted in key elements of the illustration to add more complexity, color, and texture. After that was complete we scanned in the painting and inserted it below the illustration giving a sense that the paint and illustration we applied right to the disk and packaging. For all of the text we used Tapscott from YouWorkForThem because of its illustrative nature and unique interaction between adjoining letterforms. We did have to customize the typeface a little bit were combinations we wanted we lacking, but overall it was an amazing font to work with.
After the illustration was done we took a printed copy and painted in key elements of the illustration to add more complexity, color, and texture. After that was complete we scanned in the painting and inserted it below the illustration giving a sense that the paint and illustration we applied right to the disk and packaging. For all of the text we used Tapscott from YouWorkForThem because of its illustrative nature and unique interaction between adjoining letterforms. We did have to customize the typeface a little bit were combinations we wanted we lacking, but overall it was an amazing font to work with.
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