Dreams of a Bruised Soul
2023 - Album Cover, Insert, and Record Labels
For this project, I was asked to take two songs from the Smithsonian Folkways collection and design an album cover, insert, and record labels that unite the songs under one visual identity. The songs I chose are located in the hip-hop section of the collection.
I chose these two songs because they both talk about gang-related trauma but present them in opposing narratives. “It Was a Good Day” presents the topic through bliss and “Mind Playin Tricks on Me” presents the topic through paranoia. By juxtaposing the two sides through color and uniting them in style, my design preserves the songs individual identities while challenging the audience to view them together via a central theme.
Ice Cube- “It Was a Good Day”
Geto Boys- “Mind Playin’ Tricks on Me”
