This design is for a christian rock band- the concept is that the hands are tied but are also creating a shadow puppet of a bird spreading it’s wings- conveying the album title “escape”. The hands are meant to be Jesus’ Christ hands. The aged textures and colors really solidify the setting of this design.

This blue beast cover illustration was a second cover design option that was not chosen- I had this image in my head when i read the album title was escape- although it looks there is little chance the running man will escape this over grown cookie monster. I created the illustration using adobe photoshop and my digital wacom tablet pen. Enjoy

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The finished cd package design for the alternative British rock band from the UK came out just right. The cd album art was inspired by the album title “This time it won’t be forever”. The cd cover design, illustration took some time to develop but working closely together with the art director helped to acheive the optimal result. I changed the castle into a titanic looking ship that’s about to be engulfed by a title wave, tsunami I designed. British rock cd design is a genre all it’s own differing from American art in it’s attitude.
I carried the cover design theme through out the rest of the packaging- and I’m quite happy with the results. I used a combination of adobe photoshop, illustrator, and inDesign to layout this artwork. Feel free to voice your hatred or love of my work by leaving a comment. Enjoy.

Fernando Medina, Aurora, IL 60504. United States. Graphic Designer

Hip Hop in the Hizzy my Nizzy. This rapper went from zero to hero with the Nando-matic Insta-Design 3000. This is an album cover for a southern hip hop artist. The client wasn’t sure which picture he wanted for the cover so I composed two different versions. You can see the original photo’s I was supplied with and then I enhanced them through the magic of photoshop. You can click the cover designs to enlarge the view.

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I recently designed this cd cover for an upcoming album release “A Collectors R&B Dream 1968″. From left to right: James Brown, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder. It was kind of surreal to work on a project containing such musical legends.

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