This Christian rap cd cover design was a labor of love, combining two loves of mine, my Christian faith, and hip hop music. A match made in heaven. The cd design for a U.S. based rap group started off as a pencil sketch in my drawing pad, I then began to add other elements such as text, textures, lettering, and a border. Christian rap music I believe is a music market that still has much growth potential- I believe that it will start to boom more and more in the future. The rap group is actually very talented and I encourage you all to go out and purchase this cd if you’re into christian hiphop music or if you just want to have a cd package with a great design also.

© 2009 Fernando Medina. Aurora, IL 60505 graphic designer and illustrator. Chicago graphic designer, cd cover designer.

Heavy metal rock cd cover design. The concept of this was to create a semi morbid, mysteries, and gritty cover design. I started off by just showing the hands coming out of the fan blade but then later added the peering eye in the background. This cd cover went through quite a bit of changes, there was another cd cover design with a different style initially- but I worked closely with the art director to come up with this final design. This is a Canadian heavy metal rock band, I also did the rest of the package design, however I’ll post those up later. CD Design is a fickle art, sometime a design will be a homerun and other times I think I have a great design and the client just doesn’t like- it’s a subjective thing this art.

© 2009 Fernando Medina. Aurora, IL 60505 graphic designer and illustrator. Chicago graphic designer, cd cover designer.

DVD Cover and disc design. The dvd package design goal for this project was to create a look that would appeal to a younger demographic.
I implemented bright colors and active illustrations. The client was very happy with the final product- and it successfully achieved the goal of appealing to a younger crowd- as he is now selling many dvd copy’s- thanks to a certain dvd graphic designer.

DVD Cover Design for an independent film. I designed the dvd slip cover design of a movie I wrote, directed, and appeared in. As a graphic designer I always enjoy working on personal projects such as this one- it was a lot of fun. I took photographs of all four campers and placed them on the cover similar to poplar movie poster designs. I added some grungy fonts and organic textures to portray the environment we were in.. the woods. This DVD cover design was a big hit with my friends- they all got a signed copy and according to the cover design accolades we won an oscar!

I design for print products, including dvd slip cover designs, cd cover designs, book cover design, and more. Visit www.fernandocreative.com for more work.

I am based in Aurora, IL 60505. However I work with clients all throught the world including North and South America, Europe, Asia, and more. Chicago graphic designer, Aurora, IL graphic designer artist.

Country music cd packaging art for artist name “Doug Muchmore”. The nashville country music package design reflects the feel and sound of the music. I worked closely with the musician to achieve a design the reflected his goals for the design. We went through a few different cover designs before settling on this cover design- I then applied the cd cover design theme to rest of the packaging.

Fernando Medina, fernando creative © 2009. Graphic designer and illustrator. Country music cd design, cover design. Nashville, TX.

This design was for a hip hop cd release where the artist wanted a movie like design per his narrative music. I designed a text box shaped like a bullet to enclose the “Volume One” text. And chose a script font on the lower half to convey the feeling of authenticity and “personal story”. The city scape conveys the setting of the stories- where they take place and where he’s coming from. Fernando Medina.

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Hello all, above is the revised illustration of the cd album cover I’ve been working on. I switched over to a more sketch-like style and a fashionista look for the characters.

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Since this album is titled “Not just a Housewife” I thought it fitting that it should not be just a design- so I approached this project as an illustration. Since the artist did not want her photo on the cover I had to come up with a conceptual cover design that embodied all the songs on here cd release. The artist’s name is Marilyn Mathis- she’s a multi-talented actress and broadway singer. I came up with the idea of her living a double life as a stepford wife and as a superstar in the spotlight at the same time. I went for a retro 1950’s style of housewife, I added the floral pattern on the curtains to compliment the simplistic illustration style. View more illustration and graphic design work at my website www.fernandocreative.com

Below is the revised illustration per the customers request- it’s only the black and white drawing so far, I’ll post the completed work when it’s ready.
This is the latest illustration project to grace the desk of Fernando Creative, all the while Fernando Medina is working on graphic design, illustration, and photography projects. Fernando creative is based in Aurora, Illinois 60505, I also do work for the surrounding chicago suburbs, including Chicago, North Aurora, Oswego, Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, Naperville, Plano, Elgin, Crystal Lake, DeKalb, Sycamore, Maple Park, Montgomery, and more. I also do work for international clients including, Europe, Asia, and all throughout North and South America. These services include graphic design, illustration, photography, and more recently video and animation. These trades are applied to create everything from book cover illustations to page designs to logo designs to business card designs- I take interest an any process that entails creativity.

© 2008 Fernando Medina. All rights reserved. Fernando Creative. Aurora, IL 60505.

Here is a revised version of the angel statue. The client wasn’t convinced he wanted the model used on the first angel- he wanted something more “breastly”- so this is what I came up with- I’m pretty happy with it. I made this image using adobe photoshop, stacking layers upon layers of effects and filters.

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This is a logo I was working on for myself- Fernando Creative. It’s still not finished but I’m pretty happy with it so far- I might ad some other design elements and patterns, etc. The green tint was a happy accident- I intended it to be blue and gold- it’ll probably end up that color in the end. I used a combination of adobe illustrator and photoshop to create it. I like the logo because it has a real presence and you can almost feel the weight of the block letter- it looks dense and insinuates how Fernando Creative can be a real presence in helping others through creative services i.e. illustration, graphic design, etc. I welcome any compliments or criticisms.

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