written March 22nd, 2009 · 1 comment

This is a CD cover/insert I did as a personal project. I recently heard of Rokia Traore on NPR and really enjoyed her album Bowmboï (her myspace). She collaborated with the Kronos Quartet on a few songs, which are quite eerie and fascinating. I wanted to do a visual representation of a song of hers, Niènafîng, and decided to incorporate that into a CD cover booklet. I found a few interesting reviews of her music and threw those into the layout along with photographs and credits. I simply wanted to capture the flavor of her music and the layers and complexity within, in my artwork. I hope to print it soon and photograph it in a real CD cover.

A newer post with some poster designs for Rokia Traore.