This is an idea that John from Mechanism did up for our album cover.

Question:
What do you think of it?

Choices:
Fuck yeah keep it!
yeah pretty cool!
Eh, so so!
Kinda sucks!
it would be better with more stuff on it.

 

looks pretty cool, but get rid of the actual words. just keep the numbers, would look much better that way.

I can dig it! I'd move the words to the bottom and keep the spelled name in small font. But that's my opinion. Other than that, it looks cool!

--Third Hour
www.myspace.com/3rdhour

Without the words people call us two hundred and thirty-seven. That's what you get for not having a cooler name I guess.

Simplicity is a good thing. You can do a lot with that background. You don't want to add allot unless it's an image of some sort that REALLY stands out. But, that’s just my opinion. Maybe design something to put in the center that goes along with the theme.

Other than that. So far so good. Keep trying different placement with the text.

Maybe flip the background so that the "Rusty/Blood" part is on the bottom and leave the text on top. again.. just try different placement. “Words, Words, Words” right?

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I'd move the words to the bottom

True. That would keep the drawing in the back from conflicting as much. Better image balance as well.

I wouldn't change a thing. I like how the actual words are slightly obstructed so it's more of a "hint hint", plus, if you moved it to the bottom it's like 237 is the name of the album and not the band. I also think it being off balanced creates a strong feeling for me. As for the flipping of the back image, it would lose that seeping of rust/blood feeling and look like you were trying to border the cover.

The only thing that bothers me are the colons. I looked at it and thought,"What grammatical purpose do these serve?" I don't think the image needs them.

So there's my penny's worth of reaction brought on by 10 years of marketing experience and analysis.

oh,and kudos for not just slapping a picture of the band on the cover.

Thanks for all the comments everyone. With projects like these it's easy to get them "too close to home" and lose perspective.

Oh yeah, just rust. No blood. Our music isn't that heavy.

i dig toning down the words... maybe we can make em dark and move em a little bit lower, just under the numbers. maybe throw the album name down near the bottom, i really like the top heavy aspect. having eveything center balanced is over rated. i'll toss these ideas around and send you guys some new proofs. i'm diggin all the input, good stuff!

Good work, John. This definitely doesn't look like your average local cover.

thanks! i'm tryin to get into it again i havent done an album since falling process... lol

I say it looks bad A!
Leave it as is… I’d like to see some other proofs but I can’t see it getting any better. I normally like the name of the cd somewhere on it but in this case I think it might ruin it. What is the name of the cd anyways?
John Salazar, Levi, and I think its John in Left Brain who does the artwork, but anyway they are all photoshop masters, I’m always amazed at some of the stuff they can do.

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Oh yeah, just rust. No blood. Our music isn't that heavy.

Not yet anyway!

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What is the name of the cd anyways?

We have been tossing around "Composite" for the album name. I would explain it but its easier to just look it up in the dic.

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Leave it as is… I’d like to see some other proofs but I can’t see it getting any better

With fresh eyes today, I agree. Throw the name of the disc on the clear spine of the tray card and call it a day. Can't wait to see the rest of the layout!