Vintage Album Cover

Subdued colors and wandering baselines

The Brief

Design a vintage jazz album cover using just type

Trim Size

12 × 12 inches (305 × 305 mm)

Learning Points

  • Using the Color Themes tool

  • Sizing and formatting type

Tools

InDesign or Illustrator

Fonts Used

Balboa Extra Condensed

Inspiration

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The period 1940 to 1960 was the first golden era of popular music. Without the Internet, and not even a functioning music press to speak of — Rolling Stone or the NME were still a long way off — the only way to know whether a record was worth buying was by the style and clarity of its cover design.

Many of the record covers of this period make great use of type, as well as limited color palettes. Designs were notable for their ...

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