The first song to play when I turned the radio on was The Hills by The Weeknd. In determining how to design the vinyl LP cover for this, I thought it was only appropriate to research their past album covers to see the design choices they make for themselves and then from there see how I would add my own design style to it.
Some further inspiration for this LP vinyl cover included:
I believe artists should stay consistent with their overall style concepts, even if it is for different songs or albums. Therefore, one common element that The Weeknd has with most of its covers are black and white themes. Also, the presence of photography is very powerful and eye-catching.
One thing that The Weeknd is popularly known for is his hair. Therefore, I wanted to somehow incorporate his trademark look into the vinyl cover. For the first one, I decided to go with a more straight-forward representation of The Weeknd including both the artist himself (and his hair) as well as the black/white/gray themes he has on his previous covers also.
This is a second design that I wanted to play around with for this cover. I think abstract is something that often draws the consumer eye because it is different and unique compared to the usual and expected artist photo. Therefore, I drew inspiration from the Lainus vinyl cover and decided to frame 'The Weeknd' with geometric box shapes in contrast to a highly complex and detailed background.