The Nutcracker 12" Album design
This brief was to design a 12 inch gatefold record cover for Pyotr Tchaikovskys album The Nutcracker. This is a romantic and magical Christmas story told through a classical score.
The project required the creation of an original and suitable visual style used constantly throughout the different parts of the gatefold album including the front cover, back cover, inner panel and round disk labels.
Further, it called reflection and consideration on how visual elements and design can be used to depict the intangible concept of the way music sound and a musical genre.
The brief stipulated that key typographic elements must be incorporated in the design including the albums title, composer and track listing. It encouraged consideration of the way the album is used, it’s form and it’s scale when creating imagery and typesetting in the written content.