No Jazz Hands, Please

 What kind of design student would I be if I said I didn't like Jazz. It is almost essential for every student of the design variety to have a copy of Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division, A Smiths album and a copy of Davis, Coltrane or Mingus. Brubeck, Coleman or Parker depending on your taste. Personally I Brubeck and Davis, but that's just me.

Jazz and design come together perfectly at the Blue Note label where designer, Reid Miles had to produce quality sleeves on a small budget for some of the biggest names in the genre. The quality of the design complements the jazz as well. If you don't believe me look it up you will be just as pleased as I was. It's perfect. Below are my tributes to Reid Miles' work. The added ring wear was added to give it the LP feel.

 

 

Speaking With Typography

 

 The Talking Heads are a great band. A fusion of Punk, World and funk music doesn't happen everyday. there movie Stop Making Sense is a flawless masterpiece showing the band the the peak of their creativity and musical diversity. All of them were art students and they all took calls from the arts for the music as well as the packaging. Bearing this in mind I made these posters influenced by 4 very different art styles as well as different designs that they have made.