Album cover for the independent music release The Eye of the Storm, by Garrett Kearns. I was tasked with making an album cover depicting a storm, featuring fire and lightning bolts. It had to feel rather threatening, wondrous, and a tad psychedelic too. I went with a split palette and atmosphere, and had the layout follow the swirl of an S-shaped tornado. The spiral is split at the top to reveal the yellow of the sky, and is reminiscent of an eye — thus echoing the title of the release.
The client wanted the focus to be put on the art first and foremost, which is why the text was rendered in a way that made it into a secondary focus point. The lettering was painted over by hand to ensure a seamless transition with the texture of the artwork, and allow for more light effects. I made it so that the musician’s name felt lit up in the centre by the bolt of light, thus disappearing into the darkness on the edges. On the contrary, the album’s title is so bright and fiery that it meddles with the surrounding fire, subtly hidden there.
More information about Garrett Kearns and The Eye of the Storm here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2TNGD48AEGEdAaovIhpqkz
