Daily Design Inspiration #1
Published Jun 03, 2010
I am starting a new daily post here on the blog. Now I know everyone does a design a day, or inspiration posts but I hope mine is a little different. Each day I will post up a design I like, but I will also talk about why I like it….so enjoy and check back every day for more.
For our inaugural post I want to start with a designer/illustrator whose work I really admire: Jeff Finley. This is the album cover he did for Beauty is a Black Hole. First lets take a look at the piece:
Beauty is a Black Hole - Jeff Finley
So why do I like this piece? Well first off I love the splash of color overlay right over the center…it kind of looks like a flame and I love its contrast with the otherwise monochromatic color palette. It goes without saying that the illustration is great (Finley’s always are) and the textures (both the light grunge patina and the tape) are great. But what really caught my eye and what I think really sets this apart is the Typography. Now I’ll be honest and say I am a sucker for Typography…but the work on this is top notch. The hand kerning on the block face title is great–the join on the T and Y in beauty for example shows great attention to detail. I also like the use of italics and the secondary type face is great. Just great attention to the small details that can really set a piece apart. Great work Jeff!!
You can check out the full piece over on Jeff’s portfolio site here along with some clips from the video tutorial he put together. Check it out!
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Thanks for including my work John! Nice to see someone point out the type details that I oh-so enjoyed putting together.
NP Jeff….everyone always sees the big, bright and shiny stuff in cool designs (ie. the illustration in your piece) but I think what really sets good apart from great is attention to little details like the small type…