Heres a few links to a personal project I worked on for a few months and finally finished. I love Opeth and was really inspired to work on a design project based on their music.
So I decided to design an Opeth "best of"package which would include a double vinyl, double cd (plus dvd), a book and a poster. I began by designing my own interpretation of thier logo.
Here is a link to images of the set:
http://www.theouterone.com/opeth1.jpg
There you can see the the vinyl, book and cd together and the poster. I decided to call the package "Black Rose Immortal" which also in a way I felt related to the "O" I created.
Here is a link to details on the vinyl:
http://www.theouterone.com/opeth2.jpg
The vinyl is a double vinyl which opens up with as a gate fold. Inside the gate fold you can find the track listing and small details about each song.
Here is a link to details about the CD:
http://www.theouterone.com/opeth3.jpg
The CD is a digipack which opens up many times and each time reveals another disc and eventually folds out to a bigger square which can be flipped over to show the "O" on the cover. The CDs and DVD come out from the sides of the pack.
Here is a link to details about the book:
http://www.theouterone.com/opeth4.jpg
The book was very important to me. I was influenced by 1970s book design which I felt was fitting since Opeths music has influences from that time. The design is simple and to the point but the small details reveal a texture that adds depth. The book has lyrics to all the songs featured on the vinyl/CD package. I interpreted the lyrics based on the way they are sung as you guys can probably notice. I felt this part was very important since most of the time lyrics are just layed out in a simple colum, but this way the lyrics become alive and add flow to the design. The images are all taken by me, they were taken in Sweden, Norway and mostly Finland (which is my homeland). The book also features a history section which you can see a sample of on the right side around the middle of the layout (its the one with geometric decorations and a stained look). The book also features a discography section and member bios.
Hope you guys like it.
So I decided to design an Opeth "best of"package which would include a double vinyl, double cd (plus dvd), a book and a poster. I began by designing my own interpretation of thier logo.
Here is a link to images of the set:
http://www.theouterone.com/opeth1.jpg
There you can see the the vinyl, book and cd together and the poster. I decided to call the package "Black Rose Immortal" which also in a way I felt related to the "O" I created.
Here is a link to details on the vinyl:
http://www.theouterone.com/opeth2.jpg
The vinyl is a double vinyl which opens up with as a gate fold. Inside the gate fold you can find the track listing and small details about each song.
Here is a link to details about the CD:
http://www.theouterone.com/opeth3.jpg
The CD is a digipack which opens up many times and each time reveals another disc and eventually folds out to a bigger square which can be flipped over to show the "O" on the cover. The CDs and DVD come out from the sides of the pack.
Here is a link to details about the book:
http://www.theouterone.com/opeth4.jpg
The book was very important to me. I was influenced by 1970s book design which I felt was fitting since Opeths music has influences from that time. The design is simple and to the point but the small details reveal a texture that adds depth. The book has lyrics to all the songs featured on the vinyl/CD package. I interpreted the lyrics based on the way they are sung as you guys can probably notice. I felt this part was very important since most of the time lyrics are just layed out in a simple colum, but this way the lyrics become alive and add flow to the design. The images are all taken by me, they were taken in Sweden, Norway and mostly Finland (which is my homeland). The book also features a history section which you can see a sample of on the right side around the middle of the layout (its the one with geometric decorations and a stained look). The book also features a discography section and member bios.
Hope you guys like it.
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I like the way you managed to make it your own style but still connect it to the original artwork, so that it still feels like Opeth.
