Embraced

CD cover art and inlay design of an experimental electronic/jazz album. Printed media. Paper, plastic, 140 mm × 125 mm × 11 mm. Created as a commissioned work for Hunnia/EMI on desktop PC in 2010.

This cover and inlay was designed for Evelin Tóth (vocals) and Erikk McKenzie (electronics) with the contribution of Péter Szalay—Hungary’s most talented tabla percussionist—, Szabolcs Szőke and Jan Barta for their 2010 album “Ölelésben” (Embraced). The collaboration of one of Hungary’s most talented jazz singers using her throat as a standalone instrument and Norway’s young experimental electronic composer resulted in a cold, alienated but surprisingly consequent world of the human voice and industrial sounds. The photos represented on the cover were taken by Zsolt Hamarits (except the inner sleeve picture of McKenzie shot by József Bozsits). The ChaletComprimé typeface—created by Paul van der Laan for a companion family of House Industries’ Chalet—used throughout the whole design is the one I used in several other projects too these years.

Layout of the cover when it is closed. Part of project “Embraced” [RJ 0019]: CD cover art and inlay design of an experimental electronic/jazz album.

Inside of the front cover. Part of project “Embraced” [RJ 0019]: CD cover art and inlay design of an experimental electronic/jazz album.

Inside of the folding cover. Part of project “Embraced” [RJ 0019]: CD cover art and inlay design of an experimental electronic/jazz album.

Outside of the folding cover. Part of project “Embraced” [RJ 0019]: CD cover art and inlay design of an experimental electronic/jazz album.

Layout of the cover when the front page is opened. Part of project “Embraced” [RJ 0019]: CD cover art and inlay design of an experimental electronic/jazz album.

Layout of the cover from the backside when it is closed. Part of project “Embraced” [RJ 0019]: CD cover art and inlay design of an experimental electronic/jazz album.

Layout of the cover when the front and folding pages are opened. Part of project “Embraced” [RJ 0019]: CD cover art and inlay design of an experimental electronic/jazz album.

Layout of the cover from the backside when the front and folding pages are opened. Part of project “Embraced” [RJ 0019]: CD cover art and inlay design of an experimental electronic/jazz album.

The illustration of the disc. Part of project “Embraced” [RJ 0019]: CD cover art and inlay design of an experimental electronic/jazz album.

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