Buck 65: Vertex
Vinyl Album Design (Print) • 2012
The Mission
As an operations assistant at Amelia Artists, I was tasked with putting together the album design for Buck 65’s limited vinyl release of Vertex (2013).
I worked directly with the artist manager and artist to produce the artwork. I also coordinated with the printers for the vinyl and cassette tape releases.
Rich (aka Buck 65) went for a more literal depiction of Vertex for the 2013 limited vinyl reissue. (See the 1997 original)
The goal was to keep the artwork super clean and simple.
My Role:
Graphic Design
Visual Design
Timeline: 2 Weeks (artwork)
Tools: Adobe Illustrator
Formats: vinyl, cassette tape
Design
For the front cover, I followed his drawing. After a couple of mocks, we chose a simple cursive font and a classic sky blue + fuchsia pink to highlight the ‘90s feel.
For the back cover, I went with the same colours to create an icosahedron. Fun fact: a regular icosahedron contains 12 vertices.
All in all, a really fun project!
