Project timeline and details
For each of these carousel designs, the typical timeline was one - two days. Because this was a tight turnaround time for a detailed project, I had to make sure I was managing my time well. I created a mood board for each carousel to help me visualize what elements I wanted to use in my design. Then, I created some rough sketches and began laying out my ideas. I also listened to the albums as I worked on each carousel, which was both helpful and fun! I wanted to make sure the tone of the music and album cover matched the look of my designs.
Miley Cyrus Bangerz mood board
To celebrate 10 years of Bangerz, the clients wanted me to pull inspiration from the album cover, album photography, and the LA party scene. I wanted to incorporate the palm trees, pink neon lighting, and cut out / layered photo treatment from the album cover into my carousel design. The clients also attached images from her CD spread to use, which included a photo of a sticker page. I decided to cut some of those stickers out to use in my design as well. Also, I was excited to see that Miley reposed this on her instagram account!
Beyoncé Dangerously in Love mood board
To celebrate 20 years of Dangerously in Love, clients wanted me to pull inspiration for this carousel from early 2000s magazines. Since 2003 was the year iTunes started offering digital music downloads, I wanted to incorporate that aesthetic into my design as well. I pulled the blue tones, sparkle elements, and text treatment from the album cover. To capture the early 2000s magazine and tech aesthetic, I combined elements from the album cover with glowing outlines, halftone textures, gradients, cutout shapes, sound waves, original apple headphones, and early 2000s UI elements.
OutKast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below mood board
For the 20th anniversary of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, the clients wanted to pull Inspiration from the album cover, vinyl, and CD designs. For my text treatment, I pulled inspiration from OutKast's logo. I also love the color blocking used on the cover and back of the vinyl jacket. I incorporated the alternating red and pink colors into my design to help visualize the double album. I also used the placement of these colors as large inspiration for the layout of my carousel. Finally, I pulled elements from both sides of the album. For Speakerboxxx, I used the imagery from the CD design, speaker boxes, and Big Boi's chains. For The Love Below, I used imagery from the CD design, pink lilies, André 3000's pearls, and a polaroid frame to reference "Hey Ya!"
Lil Wayne Tha Carter III mood board
The 15th anniversary of Tha Carter III was the first collage carousel that Amazon Music asked us to create. Ralph's social team requested that I include chains, ripped paper, graffiti, and grillz in my design. They also requested that the color palette include red, black, and grey. I used their guidelines to create a mood board, then used that as inspiration for the layout of my collage.
