Some people think having text on an album cover is tacky.

But I think it really comes down to how the typography is incorporated.

There's a difference between simply placing text on an image and making it an integral part of the artwork.

So I decided to explore this idea by designing a fictional album cover of my own.

For this concept, I used playful colors, handwritten text and hand-drawn elements to capture the album's imaginative and whimsical personality.

Rather than treating the title as a separate element, I wanted it to feel like a natural part of the overall design.

What do you think?

Treating the handwritten title as part of the artwork rather than a label on top is the right call. Email designers fight the same battle with hero images: text baked into the picture looks great until an inbox blocks images. Which came first for you, the lettering or the collage?

Bondri has been featured by 6 different curators in the past month and I’m still a bit in disbelief.😮

I put a lot of care into every detail of this one, from the illustrations to the packaging to how the day and night variants talk to each other. Seeing it recognized like this means a lot.

What makes you stop and really look at a project when you’re scrolling?

I think it’s the little details that make a project stand out. When everything feels intentional and tells a story, it naturally makes you want to stop and take a closer look. Love how much thought went into this! 👏 Well-done Chantal