even though i think it's a nice cover, i don't believe it's legitimate and i don't think it's very "coldplay."

 

frankly, i think that tiny little avatar-sized thing with the violet paint blobs and the letters VH on it is more coldplay.

Lower case letters on album designs are not new.

 

Heh... all lower-case on anything is not new, for that matter! It'd be like asking why COLDPLAY is written in all caps :)

even though i think it's a nice cover, i don't believe it's legitimate and i don't think it's very "coldplay."

 

frankly, i think that tiny little avatar-sized thing with the violet paint blobs and the letters VH on it is more coldplay.

 

YOUR SIG!!

 

I had no idea they spelled out the album name during will's vid :stunned:

 

that is SO clever, and the vid was ages before the release of the album name

legit or not ITS PRETTY

frankly, i think that tiny little avatar-sized thing with the violet paint blobs and the letters VH on it is more coldplay.

 

Maybe something like this?

(note: the following is just something I quickly whipped up in photoshop!

definitely nothing official here lol :D)

 

You wanna hope that VH1 don't get a hold of that,

 

they might steal it from you and just add a "1"

 

:o

heres the album artwork

i mean single

I like the album artwork. Its cool!!

Anyway, is that a man behind it in the actual picture? It kinda looks like it, can somebody enlarge it please???Thanks

i mean single

 

yOU HAD ME SCARED THERE FOR A SECOND!!

heres the artwork

 

I wonder if the actual CD single will have different artwork (this is the NME LP vinyl sleeve). If it's not the same, it'll probably be similar

I wonder if they will use a new type of font in the cd...

i like Albertus Medium font or whatever's is called..

i have to say that i kind of miss the alberta font too, but whatever. all i really care about is the music and the guys staying themselves. other than that, i won't *really* complain about anything :P

it looks like a book cover, which i like! :nice:

hahahahah yeah me too.. but i like the font.. it was part of my life ¿?

what I really REALLY want now.. it's to hear Violet Hill!!

heres the album artwork

 

this is good, i like it.. :)

its nice

but doubt it

It's awful. It looks like a cheap photoshop layer-effects job to me. And the glow function is a dead-giveaway.

 

Hell, even the emboss on the COLDPLAY logo is obviously photoshop's work.

It's awful. It looks like a cheap photoshop layer-effects job to me. And the glow function is a dead-giveaway.

 

Hell, even the emboss on the COLDPLAY logo is obviously photoshop's work.

 

LOL :laugh3:

Then it makes me wonder what real designers use!

i dont like it!!11

i love it.

 

Seeing as how the NME vinyl looks quite different, I think it's safe to say that this is not the artistic direction the designer(s) will be using for the actual album art and subsequent singles. :( It's a shame really, this one was really starting to grow on me! :D

I was guessing the NME cover was based on the actual V'D cover, but I guess we'll know soon.

 

I thought "real" designers DID use Photoshop,lol.

I thought "real" designers DID use Photoshop,lol.

Yes they do, Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator are the industry standards (at least when I studied design, anyway). BUT, there are certain functions of those programs that no self respecting designer with any proper training would ever use, because they make the work look cheesy and amateurish. It would mean never being hired again because any potential clients would think you didn't have a clue what you were doing.

I thought "real" designers DID use Photoshop,lol.

 

They use DesignerShop . It's so secret and professional that no one is allowed to know about it ;)

 

Needless to say, DesignerShop does not come with Emboss or Glow effects. :laugh3:

 

(ok. enough of that hehe - back on topic, I can't wait to see these new covers. the painted style will be a fantastic change from their minimal artworks used during the X&Y days.

Yes they do, Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator are the industry standards (at least when I studied design, anyway). BUT, there are certain functions of those programs that no self respecting designer with any proper training would ever use, because they make the work look cheesy and amateurish. It would mean never being hired again because any potential clients would think you didn't have a clue what you were doing.

 

Indeed - it really is "less is more" in that whatever effects you decide to use, they shouldn't clearly stand out until you toggle them on and off. i.e., subtlety is crucial, and composition is essential. I agree with xcitindesigns when he was talking about the emboss and glow - sure a professional designer can use those to some degree, but if they stand out so greatly that they can be pointed out in half a second, then cheesiness sets in and professionalism wanes.

 

It's exactly like editing video. Star-wipes, cross-dissolves, glow, bouncy text, etc. All neat effects, all pretty much never used in real production.