Strandgut – Vasas Flora Och Fauna by Bedow
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Vasas Flora Och Fauna is a Finnish indie pop-group and trio of musicians. Their new album Strandgut is made up from eleven songs taken from the band’s first two albums, which were then re-recorded in German. This was released on both LP and CD by the record label Startracks. Swedish design studio Bedow worked with Vasas Flora Och Fauna to create the packaging for Strandgut. Referring to the album’s title, jetsam in English, this features a series of figures/sculptures that have been built from maritime debris found on the beach. This is complemented by a custom typeface of drawn and ribbon-like letterforms.
Schubertíada Vilabertran by Mucho
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Schubertíada is an annual festival run by Associació Franz Schubert that celebrates the works of the 19th-century Austrian Romantic composer Franz Schubert. This takes place in the Spanish municipality of Vilabertran in July. The festival includes a programme of chamber concerts, lied recitals, instrumental solos and lectures.
Schubert is known, not just for his compositions, but for his contribution to Lieder; German poetry set to classical music, and for his reconfiguration of the classical concert, developing it into a more intimate experience with a smaller audience. This format is known as Schubertiades, and is where the festival derives its name.
With this historical context in mind; 19th Century romanticism, the smaller more intimate gatherings and pioneering view of Franz Schubert, design studio Mucho developed a visual identity for the festival that focuses on vision, enduring legacy, a continued relevance and the personable in the confluence of iconography, illustration, colour and print finish.
Primitive Trust by Post
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Primitive Trust is the collaborative project of musicians Will Saul and Tom Mangan, and is based around the tools at hand. These included Ableton, an MPC 2000, Roland 101, Fender Rhodes, FX pedals and Juno. From these three EPs were created; Little Love, Fallen Down and Power On. Each EP features two or three original tracks linked by a creative approach that blends available tech, creative collaboration, instinct and feeling. The duo worked with London-based Post to develop covers, labels and pack shots. These incorporate commissioned artwork from renowned Californian illustrator Geoff Mcfetridge alongside bright colour blocking and hand lettering.
