When in doubt, use Caslon.

This is a reboot of an old school assignment where I had to pick a typeface, research its origin and make a tribute piece of artwork to be printed into a booklet. Naturally, I chose Caslon. I think this is the most elegant piece I ever designed. All the graphics in the pages were made from the Caslon font's unique symbols and characters. Any suggestions for a font to do next?

New Compilation CD Burned + Album Graphics Designed

I do this thing every now and then where I make "compilation albums", usually a playlist with a certain theme that I make my own CD of. So whenever I do this, I sometimes create my own album art to give me some Photoshop practice. (See this earlier post)  

This is one that I came up with this week...music from all the James Bond movies. (With a few relevant bonus tracks) The album title was taken from the opening titles in the movie Tomorrow Never Dies, which is a Pierce Brosnan one and my absolute favorite of all the 007 films. Oh alright...it's a toss up between that one and Goldeneye.

Pierce Brosnan IS the BEST James Bond.  Wanna know why? Because the '90s were awesome, that's why. He's a genuine British man who is not faking the accent. He's polite, charming, super cool and level-headed, always has a dry joke at the best times (which were all improv lines in his movies by the way) And, no matter what he does, his suit never wrinkles. Plus, I actually met him at Times Square once on a field trip to New York in 8th grade.  He was very polite and pleasant, unassuming, just as cool in person as he was in the movies.

I have my own reasons for not liking the other James Bond actors.

Sean Connery: Way too Scottish, not enough British. Also he is the only Bond that ever wore a fedora. And fedoras are way out of style.

Roger Moore: A bit too old to sleep with 25 year old girls....? Seriously Rog was pushing 70 when he starred in License to Kill. And he slept with a very young woman. That's f****ing disgusting.

Timothy Dalton: not even British, also terrible actor.

Daniel Craig: Wooden actor, very cold/emotionless, not appealing enough to ladies, weird scar on his face, doesn't look charming, not witty enough for Bond. (Seriously, where's the sarcastic one-liners and dry humor we came to love? He's way too deadpan.)  ...Even though Ian Fleming's original idea for Agent 007 was in fact a blond man with blue eyes, as described in the 1957 novel Casino Royale in which he first appears. I think he's great as a stone cold bad ass in other action movies, but he really sucks as 007. I'm sorry. I just don't like him.

But I digress. I put together lots of these compilation albums, it's a throwback to my radio DJ days. So anyway, enjoy the slick graphics. I can't sell this CD as I don't own the rights, but go ahead and download these tracks if you want and I can gladly print you this jewel case insert and CD label for them.

Front jewel case sleeve insert

Back insert + spines

CD label

 Constructive comments on the package design are welcome.