If you hadn’t noticed, I updated the Sapitot portfolio with a couple of new pieces last week. First up is Mike Grutka’s charming new album, Ria. This is the 3rd CD design in as many releases I’ve done for Mike. The challenge for this project was bringing the large amount of photos that Mike provided me of himself and locations in and around his home of Saratoga Springs, NY into a cohesive design. I used a moire pattern and bright, bold colors to give all the photos a common theme and thread throughout the digipack and 8 page booklet. The cover is below – you can view the rest of it in the Sapitot portfolio. We’re both really happy with how it turned out.
If you haven’t checked out Mike’s tunes before, this is a good release to start on. Ria is easily his most experimental, yet still poppy album and it has been on constant rotation on my iPod ever since he sent it to me. It’s available for digital download on his site now (mikegrutka.com) and the CD should be returning from the manufacturer in the coming week or so.
Another project still in the works is a logo/branding job I’m working on for Haute Dog Bows, an Arizona-based dog bow business who is looking for an upscale and girly look. Below is the logo created for them, along with the business card system. Next up is a dynamic, shopping cart enabled website. Stay tuned.
