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Typographic + Design inspiration from music magazine ads - pt 2

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This post carries the same theme as the first part Awesome artistic inspiration from music magazine adverts both parts add up to 45 images.

Hopefully these can provide some more inspiration to people, to see how the adverts have been put together using colours, vector art, floral and other design elements to tie the design in.

The Vines

Design Features: Design Vector foliage, honey comb texture, greens, white, horizontal text

the vines

Panic At The Disco

Design Features: Vintage, floral patters, worn texture, purples

panic at the disco

Orange

Design Features: Horizontal design, gradient, black background, retro

orange

Radiohead

Design Features: Grunge paint splatters, multicoloured, justified text

radiohead

Stag Dagger

Design Features: Vector shapes, grainy white background, pink

stag dagger

Zoo 2008

Design Features: Faint star burst background, organic design elements, centered text

zoo thousand

Waxon Live

Design Features: Dark, pink, blue, subtle vector elements

waxon

Travis

Design Features: Grunge, Blocks of colour, textured background, yellow, black, paint splatters

Travis

The Verve

Design Features: Deep sky, light to dark, greys, yellows, deep purples

the verve

The Hop farm Festival

Design Features: Vivid gradient background, centered text, green, orange, yellows

the hop farm

The Edge Festival

Design Features: Grungy worn background, distressed edges, blue, black

the edge fest

The Big Chill

Design Features: blocks of text, depth of field photo, organic

the big chill

Should I Enter Media Awards

Design Features: Vector brain, bubbly text. palin white background

should I enter

Santogold

Design Features: Cut out design elements, paper, foliage

santogold

Rip Curl Board Masters

Design Features: Vivid grunge background, cut out pantone design elements, yellows, reds

rip curl

Radio 1s Big Weekend

Design Features: Vector art, sky background, blues

radio 1

OYA 2008

Design Features: Hand draw vectors, bold design, yellows, old

oya

NME Festival Guide

Design Features: Vector burst, blue background, floral patterns

nme

NME New Noise

Design Features: Urban building surround, grungy, red

new noise

Lowlands

Design Features: Printed on cardboard, torn edges, creased, doodle art

low lands

Foals Cassius

Design Features: Doodle Art, pink background, grungy

foals cassius

NME Awards Tour 2008

Design Features: Urban borders, grunge texture, greens, black

nme awards

NME Awards 2008 Big Gig

Design Features: Urban burst, bold, white textured background

nme awards big gig

Gallows

Design Features: Illustration art, dark, vines, greens

gallows

02 Promotion

Design Features: Typography rabbit, depth of field, blues

02

There may be a part 3 to this in the future I guess the creativity never ends. Check out part one Awesome artistic inspiration from music magazine adverts if you missed it.

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7 Comments

  1. Posted August 12, 2008 |Permalink

    Nice one! Another reason that catching up on the music scene is a fun way to spend an evening.

  2. Posted August 13, 2008 |Permalink

    These are beautiful, you have put together a great collection

  3. Posted August 17, 2008 |Permalink

    so inspiring,its a very nice list specially the 3rd picture from the last.thanks for sharing.

  4. Posted August 17, 2008 |Permalink

    @Adam, David, Naldz - Thanks im glad this post could show some good inspiration to you all. ill probably have a few more post like this in the future images like these are really good for desgin inspiration.

  5. Posted August 20, 2008 |Permalink

    Great post! Did you scan some of these yourself?

  6. Posted August 20, 2008 |Permalink

    @ Youri - Yea scanned them all in and sized em and adjusted colours to suit.

  7. Posted August 21, 2008 |Permalink

    That makes this a unique resource! Thanks^^

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