Hello again readers- check out my latest design for a heavy metal/death metal musician from Spain- that’s right their rocking out over in Espana to. Actually I’m working with a few metal bands from Spain right now- there must be some kind of heavy metal rock renaissance going on over there or something. The name of the band is “Cautiva” and the album title is “Human”- I developed a few different cd cover options for him before he chose this one. He was pretty specific about what he wanted. When it comes to Art directing there’s a right way and a wrong way- luckily working with Cautiva, he new the right way- and he brought out the best in my skills by challenging me and being open to my ideas as well as having some ideas of his own. I came up with the cd cover concept above after pondering the meaning of human suffering and trying to condense it into it’s essence in a creative way. The imagery is morbid and very bloody but also intriguing by inviting the viewer to look closer and observe what actaully is happening in the art. The human hands are protruding from within to shed the battered shell of a human child with a dauntingly insidious face, representing the idea that we’re all human on the inside regardless of the facade we wear, what experiences we’ve been through, etc. We’re all the same at our core- Human. and valuable at that- as humans we have intrinsic value- regardless of how shattered we are- we can’t be robbed of our worth. Example- if you take a twenty dollar bill and crumple it up, step on it, rake it through the mud, spit on it, urinate it on it, etc… I bet that twenty dollar bill is still worth twenty dollars and you can still go out and buy a nice meal with it.
Also above is the traycard art for this cd package design- the humanoid inside the box assumes the fetal position as life sticks more swords into his existence. Below was the first cover design I submitted that was not used- however the client liked the art so much he still wanted to use it- so I used it on the traycard.

This cd cover design is for a Christian Worship group band. The music was in spanish- cd Musica cristiana diseño grafico. I discussed the concept with the client before bringing it into fruition- we went through a few cd cover design concepts before they chose this one. The concept is of the three crosses on cavelry hill where Jesus Christ was crucified along side two theives. The cross is protruding roots into the ground on which it’s planted and the sunrise is peaking from behind it.
This design was for a popular band associated by ICZ- Instituo Canzion. The tribal design element above added an organic effect to the cover that conveyed the music. The client was very happy with the design, I also did the entire 8 panel design, traycard, and disc. I also designed the promotional posters, t-shirts, and more.
Aurora, IL. Naperville, oak brook terrace, oswego, chicago, IL. Illinois. 60505, 60504. Fernando Medina, Fernando Creative. Midwest graphic design, IL graphic designer, Aurora graphic 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.

The name of this album is “View from Hear”, there’s a play on words so I tried to do the same visually- the client and I went through various drafts before deciding on this design. The genre of music is Christian Rock, the goal was to not hit people over the head with Christian symbolism so I approached it with a neutral design first and then sprinkled subtle spirituality through out- Vuala. Below are a collection of stock photo’s I used to create this piece.Also below are other cover designs created for this project that didn’t make the cut. They were all created using photoshop. As you can see they all use a similar color palette which was specified by the client- I think that they’re all very nice but of course I have a bias. Greatness!
© 2009 Fernando Medina- Graphic Designer and Illustrator. CD Design- Christian Rock.

This is a cd cover design I’m working on, i originally created the black and white one but then had the urge to render a color version. Now I can’t decide which one I like best. The album title is “Live Forever” so I came up with the concept of a tree/hand since tree’s convey the idea of age and growth and the tree branches are holding the sun to symbolize that it’s in control of the days hence living forever.

The two revised cover designs above are additional color comps I created, the possibilities are endless. Which one’s your favorite.

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