Topic: Calling All Artistic People! (Read 17520 times)

pat101 · « **on:** 02 Apr 2006, 12:39 »

I have a requst from all you artistic people out there on the interweb. I have an anniversary coming up for my girlfriend and I'm going to make her a mix-cd I belive. The thing is I'd like to design something for the cover of it and have NO artistic ability, so I was wondering if I could recruit one of you outragously artistic people to help me out, I realize that you should probably have the track-list and all of that beforehand and seeing as I haven't made it yet that's a little challening, I just figured I'd see if there's anyone out there at all interested. I'm not asking for it to be amazing or anything, just something a little better than I'm capable of making, and I don't plan on claiming I designed it and full credit will defenitly be given.

Oh and I have no money, and will not be able to pay you, unless you're in southern manitoba than I can pay you in beers.

lexxie_lizzie · « **Reply #1 on:** 02 Apr 2006, 13:41 »

sure, sounds like fun. do you have any photos? i can do flouncie curlie pictures

http://lexxielizzie.deviantart.com/gallery/

Rawr and Stuff · « **Reply #2 on:** 02 Apr 2006, 16:57 »

I'm not THAT artistic, but I'd be glad to help. I draw weird stuff that sometimes comes out alright. Like this thing:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a272/mygreeneyes/shortsinwinter.jpg

Yeah, I'm weird like that.

Kai · « **Reply #3 on:** 02 Apr 2006, 19:23 »

I'd certainly do it. I have the time, as long as you like, get it up in the next couple of days.

pat101 · « **Reply #4 on:** 02 Apr 2006, 23:28 »

Alright, thanks so much for the responses and the thing is I'm not exactly sure what I'd like, I mean the thing is we don't have any pictures of us together (weird yes I know) and while I have pictures of her, and pictures of myself I'm not sure if either of them would really be great for the cover.

I'm thinking of something that's rather abstract and colourful, just an interesting design perhaps her favorite colors are yellow and purple, her name is allison and my name is pat. I'm not sure what else I really have in mind, but you guys are all awsome for even thinking about doing this.

pat101 · « **Reply #5 on:** 03 Apr 2006, 13:28 »

I almost have the track list done and I'm sure you won't approve Kai seeing as there's no metal on it but here it is as of right now. Granted it will probably undergo some changes yet.

Disc 1 :

So What - Miles Davis
Mushaboom - Feist
Julie - Jens Lekman
I Turn My Camera On - Spoon
I'll Be Yr Bird - M. Ward
Dress sexy at my furneral - Smog
Naked As We Came - Iron & Wine
Make Out Fall Out Make Up - Love Is All
A Good Man Is Hard To Find - Sufjan Stevens
You've Gone Away Enough   Mirah    - C'mon Miracle
The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack - Liars
Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits - The Magnetic Fields

Disc 2 :

I'll Be Your Jonny On The Spot - Ween
Magic Hours - Explosions In the Sky
Spit On A Stranger - Pavement
Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk - Rufus Wainwright
Scenes From a Musical Dream (Janie Jane) - Steve Keys
Horny Ghost - The Joggers
Nobody 'Cept You - Bob Dylan
The Dress Looks Nice On You - Sufjan Stevens
What the Snowman Learned About Love - Stars
Let's Move To The Country - Smog
I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen
Pitter Patter Goes My Heart - Broken Social Scene
Allison - Pixies

edit 1, I put the Dylan song in disc 2.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #6 on:** 03 Apr 2006, 15:56 »

Those last two song titles are just adorable.

pat101 · « **Reply #7 on:** 03 Apr 2006, 20:26 »

Well thank you, I thought so as well.

kitty gal · « **Reply #8 on:** 03 Apr 2006, 21:53 »

it might be cute to have colored sharpies and decorate the top of the cd's

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #9 on:** 03 Apr 2006, 21:56 »

I agree. Though you have no artistic ability, I think your girlfriend would appreciate that you did it yourself. It's much more personal that way.

Quote from: pat101

So What - Miles Davis

That's an...interesting choice.

pat101 · « **Reply #10 on:** 03 Apr 2006, 22:08 »

Quote from: Bastardous Bassist

I agree. Though you have no artistic ability, I think your girlfriend would appreciate that you did it yourself. It's much more personal that way.

Quote from: pat101
So What - Miles Davis

That's an...interesting choice.

well it's a song she really loves, i'm iffy about opening with it though.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #11 on:** 03 Apr 2006, 22:12 »

It worked well for Kind of Blue. Of course, your mix is an entirely different style.

pat101 · « **Reply #12 on:** 03 Apr 2006, 22:30 »

Quote from: Bastardous Bassist

It worked well for Kind of Blue. Of course, your mix is an entirely different style.

exactly that's the thing, I have a hard time imagining it anything else BUT an opening track.

Trollstormur · « **Reply #13 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 04:03 »

I'm sure there was a time when giving your lady a gift covered in your own semen was a very moving message. for better or for worse, our era is nothing like that.

i... don't know why I thought of that.

edscoble · « **Reply #14 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 04:29 »

what one material that you have sentimental attachment to that remind you of your girl?

I got an idea, bear with me.

yaslmiri · « **Reply #15 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 07:43 »

i'd be happy to help if you want. so, you gave us the color scheme and the songs seem to suggest a more pastel touch, right? happy, cuddle sort of thing, right?

pat101 · « **Reply #16 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 09:08 »

Quote from: yaslmiri

i'd be happy to help if you want. so, you gave us the color scheme and the songs seem to suggest a more pastel touch, right? happy, cuddle sort of thing, right?

Yeah pretty much.

pat101 · « **Reply #17 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 09:13 »

Quote from: edscoble

what one material that you have sentimental attachment to that remind you of your girl?

I got an idea, bear with me.

Ok I think what you asking is what material reminds me of her the most? That's tough, I guess... brown coudoury. If this is not at all what you were asking I apologize.

pat101 · « **Reply #18 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 09:16 »

Quote from: Trollstormur

I'm sure there was a time when giving your lady a gift covered in your own semen was a very moving message. for better or for worse, our era is nothing like that.

i... don't know why I thought of that.

That WOULD be fairly simple and easy to do...

edscoble · « **Reply #19 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 09:18 »

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Quote from: edscoble
what one material that you have sentimental attachment to that remind you of your girl?

I got an idea, bear with me.

Ok I think what you asking is what material reminds me of her the most? That's tough, I guess... brown coudoury. If this is not at all what you were asking I apologize.

just what I'm asking for, cheer, to finish the idea, what would you call your CD mix? (doing some work on Photoshop)

here's an idea v

pat101 · « **Reply #20 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 09:51 »

Quote from: edscoble

Quote from: pat101
Quote from: edscoble
what one material that you have sentimental attachment to that remind you of your girl?

I got an idea, bear with me.

Ok I think what you asking is what material reminds me of her the most? That's tough, I guess... brown coudoury. If this is not at all what you were asking I apologize.

just what I'm asking for, cheer, to finish the idea, what would you call your CD mix? (doing some work on Photoshop)

here's an idea v

Hey that's pretty cool, I'm kind of stuck for a title though. Thanks alot that's quite the neat idea, I should be back soon and hopefully with a title in mind.

Bunnyman · « **Reply #21 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 13:02 »

Quote from: Bastardous Bassist

Quote from: pat101
So What - Miles Davis

That's an...interesting choice.

Such a great song, that. The title may throw people askance, but how can you not love it when Miles cuts it up? So beautiful one might want to cry.

And better than, say,
Atmopshere - Shoes

I suspect my particular brand of ultramodern design may not be what the doctor ordered

Bassist was on track with the DIY comment, in my opinion. It really says something when you throw together something yourself, regardless of how good you think it is. Chicks dig that sentimental crap.

pat101 · « **Reply #22 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 13:33 »

I appreciate the help, even though the ultra-modern stylings aren't exactly what I had in mind, and as far as the "do it your own damn self" remarks I agree with that as well, that's why i'm making her a shirt, and I figured well that's going to looks like crap so may as well get some decent looking cd art.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #23 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 14:46 »

Now I get it. I was confused when I thought that you weren't actually going to be doing anything yourself, aside from picking out tunes to put on there.

Quote from: Bunnyman

Such a great song, that. The title may throw people askance, but how can you not love it when Miles cuts it up? So beautiful one might want to cry.

Well, I don't know if I'd call that tune "cut[ting] it up" (he does that on plenty of other tunes), but it is incredible, despite Paul Chambers's mild intonation issues. His lines are pretty cool. Impossible to hear at points, but cool (one of my projects for last semester was transcribing his lines under Miles's and 'Trane's solos).

Stifled Dreams · « **Reply #24 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 14:46 »

1. Beginning jazz combos killed "So What" for me a long time ago.

2. Please don't quote the people above you! We'll know who you're talking to even if you don't.
3. In case of an emergency, I'll give it a try.

valley_parade · « **Reply #25 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 14:56 »

Quote from: pat101

The Dress Looks Nice On You - Sufjan Stevens

If I had a girlfriend, that would be my first choice to put on a mixtape for her.

pat101 · « **Reply #26 on:** 04 Apr 2006, 23:08 »

I think i'm going to call it "skirts and smiles" I think....

lexxie_lizzie · « **Reply #27 on:** 05 Apr 2006, 00:23 »

there, click on 'em to see the 1000x1000 pixel ones

pat101 · « **Reply #28 on:** 05 Apr 2006, 00:33 »

once more I thank you.

edscoble · « **Reply #29 on:** 05 Apr 2006, 11:11 »

hell. even this can simply be an album cover vv

your bird would love how you remember small detail of her, especially brown corduroy, simple but effective, may not need a album name even.

Kirbo · « **Reply #30 on:** 05 Apr 2006, 11:57 »

Ed, whenever I get around to releasing an album, may I use that as a cover?

pat101 · « **Reply #31 on:** 05 Apr 2006, 12:03 »

You know I DO have an old, shitty, brown courdoury jackey laying around somewhere...

Damn after a little thinking I realized that it would be impossible for me to incorperate the zipper of the jacket into the CD cover. Though that would have been sweet.

edscoble · « **Reply #32 on:** 05 Apr 2006, 13:42 »

Quote from: Kirbo

Ed, whenever I get around to releasing an album, may I use that as a cover?

eh, you mean that full-on close up of those brown corduroy? full-on close up corduroy?? now that sound like some cheap german porn with twangy music.

that wasn't mine, I simply found them in Google, amazing with a little knowledge on how to search in Google can get you

Quote from: pat101

You know I DO have an old, shitty, brown courdoury jackey laying around somewhere...

Damn after a little thinking I realized that it would be impossible for me to incorperate the zipper of the jacket into the CD cover. Though that would have been sweet.

or simply take a pic of it, print it out and stick it in.

pat101 · « **Reply #33 on:** 05 Apr 2006, 13:54 »

true, but the actual material would be pretty sweet...

valley_parade · « **Reply #34 on:** 05 Apr 2006, 15:50 »

A corduroy album cover? That would be awesome.

edscoble · « **Reply #35 on:** 05 Apr 2006, 16:25 »

Quote from: pat101

true, but the actual material would be pretty sweet...

actually that's a thought, do try and experiment with it, measure the size of the case, get a very thin but hard cardboard, glue the corduroy on it if it not too thick and bingo, an unique album cover from next to nowt mate!

I think we just nailed it lads!

pat101 · « **Reply #36 on:** 05 Apr 2006, 21:35 »

I'll do it tomorrow for sure.

pat101 · « **Reply #37 on:** 06 Apr 2006, 15:32 »

Alright I'm done, I in fact a sort of "slip cover" for the CD I actually worked in the zipper so that's ultra-great I'm going to put in the pictures that were drawn for me in the inside linear notes so I thank everyone for their help and work they did. Thanks again!

lexxie_lizzie · « **Reply #38 on:** 07 Apr 2006, 02:41 »

oh,a nd somebody coloured this one. only humbnail size available though

edscoble · « **Reply #39 on:** 07 Apr 2006, 08:05 »

I'd love to see a photo of the finished project!

Rubby · « **Reply #40 on:** 11 Apr 2006, 01:36 »

I was gonna say before I read to the bottom of the thread that I made CD's for my girlfriend as well and I used felt for the covers and cut up different colored pieces and pasted them in patterns on the cover piece. She loved it. (As far as I could tell)

pat101 · « **Reply #41 on:** 11 Apr 2006, 13:07 »

Damn, I gave it to her without taking any pictures, I may be able to get her to take some and than post it from there, she seemed to like it alot and much fun was had throughout the evening/night so things worked out acording to plan, thanks again all!

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #42 on:** 11 Apr 2006, 13:13 »

Quote from: pat101

things worked out acording to plan

I think we know what that means.

(it means he poked her)

pat101 · « **Reply #43 on:** 11 Apr 2006, 20:37 »

Quote from: Bastardous Bassist

Quote from: pat101
things worked out acording to plan

I think we know what that means.

(it means he poked her)

haha actually I did not. Though much OTHER fun was had!

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