Album Cover Redesign

Personal Project | 2021 | Physical & Digital Painting, Ink Detailing & Adobe InDesign

This project was aimed at developing skills in creative image making and learning how to communicate ideas and convey meaning through designs.

Moodboard

For this project I reimagined the cover of Glass Animal's album "ZABA". It is a powerful concept album known for its Indie Rock and Alternative Pop sound. The album creates an immersive, almost self-contained universe within a single musical space. This surreal and atmospheric quality inspired my interpretation, which seeks to visually capture that sense of otherworldliness. My design depicts a mystical forest cat floating through an enchanted pool, surrounded by waterlilies. Through iterative sketching, layered paint techniques, digital manipulation, and ink detailing, I developed the final composition.

Final Assets

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Front & Back Album Cover Designs

On the front cover, the cat’s head peers in from the left, occupying roughly a quarter of the frame. A deep blue watercolour wash forms the background, creating rich texture and atmosphere without overpowering the focal point. The back cover continues the narrative, showing the cat from behind as it swims beneath the waterlilies, completing the visual journey across both panels.