"Wasteland Themes" Cover

Which cover to use?


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So, if you want to be helpful, maybe you can help Strus make up his mind about which picture to choose for the promo cover for his music album, which will follow the post-apoc genre - "wasteland Themes". All input appreciated.

Option 1:

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Option 2:

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Sample tracks from album:

http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/dload.php?action=file&file_id=736
http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/dload.php?action=file&file_id=725
 
Option 1 supports the theme of the music far better than option 2...

The music itself suggests jagged and blurred lines, no real defination in anything. The Smooth text and noen in option 2 just doesnt fit with the music.

So my vote is for #1...

That and the picture itself rocks..

PS - Hook a Cracker up with that CD.
 
Same opinion as Elissar, but I would also like to add that the text of option one seems to fit the artwork better.
 
uhh... Kootz... I thought i made it clear that the text was more than part of the reason I went for #1...


Maybe I'm drunk though...

me said:
The music itself suggests jagged and blurred lines, no real defination in anything. The Smooth text and noen in option 2 just doesnt fit with the music.

just sayin...



maybe i was a bit subtle...
 
Seriously the font in the first one is so much more appropriate as is the blurred effect of everything being closer.

Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
 
Elissar said:
Maybe I'm drunk though...

That must be it. You see: "like to add" is the important part in this case. I agree with what you wrote about the music & text, and then add my own comment on the art & text (which has nothing to due with what you wrote except for the fact that you didn't write it).

You see?
 
I like option 2. The text doesn't have to look like the music, let the music speak for itself. A little bit of a curve ball is nice in an album cover.
 
I'd go for the first picture, simply because (and I hope this has not been said before :look:) the music itself suggests jagged and blurred lines. Therefore, the smooth, neon lettering in the second picture does not fit the music at all. Also, the lettering in the first picture seems to fit the artwork better, whereas in the second picture the lettering is a sudden change of style that seems to imply that the artist does not have a trademark of his own and still feels ill at ease in the artistic surroundings he should already be accustomed to. Sure it's postmodern and sure it may be interpreted as a perversion of modern society with all its cold-heartedness and excesses, but so fucking what? The way I see it, both the artist who designed the cover as the artist who composed the music will become less credible if they plan to use the second picture. They will, however, both get stinking rich and enormously successful if they plan to go ahead with the first picture. Lotsa cash, drugs and bitches will be theirs if they opt for option one. Werd up, my niggas! It's what da configuration of da stars has told me and as we all know: da stars never ever dare to lie. 8)

*takes his medication*
 
I'm going to go with option 2. Option 1 seems a little bit over done, the gritty text with the gritty image to me makes it seem bland. Option 2's clear text emphasises the feel of the image more, which I reckon seems more important to the theme and styleof the music.

Then again, I failed art three years in a row at school, so I think it can be officially stated that I am artistically retarded.
 
Cover #1 looks infinitely better than cover #2. However, the artist name and album name are a bit *too* blurred and somewhat difficult to read. I'd suggest a new cover is designed, in style of the first one, but with more prominent letters.
 
hi ! thanks everybody for votes :wink: soon i will say something more cause i'm creating new tracks for Wasteland Theme :ok: :)
 
My vote goes for the first cover , i think this type of font is more moody

p.s1. great artwork , who made it?

P.S1 I think ,I will use your music during Neuroshima sessions ;)
 
option one by far, but I think the text should have the same ARRANGEMENT as option two.

"Piotr Koczewski" should Be in the top left hand corner me thinks, but the font from option one should remain the same.

Thats my two cents.
 
what about that (only a suggestion): :?:

okadka9s.jpg


a few brushes in photoshop + some color mods.

ah, damn me but i don't know how to do the subtitles. hard thing with that choice, i like the second option (reminds me of the 50's style) but the first seems to fit better.

ps: całkiem niezły podkład, struś. jedyną rzeczą, do której się mogę przyczepić jest lekka wtórność, choć z drugiej strony muzyka jest przez to bardziej hipnotyzująca.
 
Skurwy, your picture fits the best if you ask me. My only suggestion is that you make buildings in the background more visible. The colors are great, because it's about fucked up world, and grey suggest coldness, and distance... I also like the perspective. All together it fits with music like a glove:)
 
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