EX ROMANTIKA: LATIN FUNK KONNECTION
12" vinyl sleeve, sticker labels
Art Direction, Illustration
Ex Romantika | Iram Reyes
Ex Romantika | Iram Reyes
THE PROJECT:
Client and Ex Romantika band leader, Iram Reyes, approached me about coming up with some album art for their new release named Latin Funk Konnection. The band envisioned something closely and inspired by Funkadelic's Mothership Konnection album cover. I was more that excited to Homage this classic album for them while keeping the personality of the band as a whole. From a collection of professional photos taken of the band I created some future funk space outfits and gear for each of the members. Reyes insisted on the band being beamed down from the Mothership in the distance. Nothing but funky ideas coming from this group of talented musicians.
THE PROCESS:
The process began with a few preliminary sketches to get a better understanding of what direction the band wanted to present with this cover. The final illustration was developed in Procreate. The titles and all copy on the front and back were completed in Adobe Photoshop. The illustrations for the record labels for both sides A & B, which was produced in Procreate were also an idea from Iram Reyes to shout out all of the protesters that put in the work fight ing for peoples rights. The chosen printer provided a proper Adobe InDesign template for the highest quality print possible. Both the final front and back cover were prepped within their template, ready for print.
