Son Lux
Band Logo
Description
The goal of this project was to redesign an album cover and carry the concept through a series of cohesive visual assets.
Summary
I selected Son Lux’s Brighter Wounds as the album to recreate, drawn to its strong sense of memory and nostalgia. My goal was to develop a theme that reflected those emotions while staying true to the album’s existing visual language.
Mood Board
For the mood board, I drew inspiration from the geometric language often present in Son Lux’s existing album artwork. Their use of abstract shapes and layered forms became a foundation for exploring visual direction. I also focused closely on the track “Dream State,” gathering imagery, textures, and concepts that captured its atmospheric and dreamlike quality. By combining the band’s established design motifs with the emotional tone of the song, the mood board served as a guide for creating a cover that felt both authentic to Son Lux and uniquely reflective of the track’s narrative.
Sketches
For my sketches, I focused on specific lyrics from the song “Dream State,” transforming the words into various shapes to drive the main visual concepts. I centered on lines such as, “…when we were young we took photographs of everything we could see…” and “…awake, awake, this is a dream state… how do we feel it again?” Using these lyrics as inspiration, I developed sketches that best represented the mood and meaning of the song.
Digital Drafts
Revisions
Original
This piece was created prior to taking my portfolio course and represents an early combination of my sketch concepts into a single composition. I also expanded on the “…how do we feel it again?” lyric by adding smaller circles within the larger outer forms, along with a fading effect to create more depth and visual interest.
Current
This updated design reflects a stronger, more intentional refinement of the original piece. The composition is now more readable and visually organized, creating a clearer hierarchy. I simplified the background by reducing the number of faded circles and relocated the textured “Dream State” element to the bottom corner with the artist’s name, resulting in a cleaner, more cohesive final layout.
