{"id":146873,"date":"2024-02-23T12:39:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T17:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrityaccess.com\/?p=146873"},"modified":"2024-02-23T12:39:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T17:39:16","slug":"does-album-art-still-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.celebrityaccess.net\/2024\/02\/23\/does-album-art-still-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Album Art Still Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Hypebot<\/a>) — Once upon a time, creative album art could help sell a release. But does it still matter when most music is streamed, and artwork has been reduced to a square inch or two?<\/p>\n

Whether you were a Rolling Stones fan or not, the working blue jeans zipper on the Warhol-designed front cover of \u201cSticky Fingers<\/a>\u201d made it a must-have in 1971.<\/p>\n

But while superfans still buy creatively packaged physical music and merch, the average fan consuming music via their phone no longer interacts with music-related visuals in the same way.<\/p>\n

A different strategy is required for album art to be impactful in 2024.<\/h4>\n

Start with a list of the platforms you need to create images for. Sara-Lena Probst of digital music consultancy\u00a0Blackbird Punk offers a solid list and roadmap<\/a>\u00a0to which I would add Bandsintown and X\/Twitter.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome artists start with their album cover art and develop their visuals from there.\u201d writes Probst. \u201cOthers take the official music video as the base.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCreate a mood board of the vibe you are going for with your visuals,\u201d she adds. \u201cAre you inspired by your favorite 60s band? Is there a movie that signifies the feeling of the visuals you want to create?\u201d<\/p>\n

Stop thinking 12 X 12<\/h4>\n

Wherever your vibe is, the next step is to visualize how you can convey it as 1-inch by 1-inch art and then how that will translate as dynamic images on Spotify\u2019s Canvas and short video platforms. There are many other sizes and formats, but if you start with those two \u2013 1X1 inch and a short loop of moving images as your base \u2013 the rest should follow.<\/p>\n

If you can find a graphic designer who can think in those terms, go for it. But it\u2019s more likely that you\u2019ll need to do it yourself or at least give real direction to the artist helping you.<\/p>\n

So, as we do on every\u00a0Flashback Friday<\/strong>, here are some previously published Hypebot articles to help you get started.<\/p>\n

Remember\u2026 think small.<\/h4>\n