Illustration

The Gentle Good – Elan

Bilingual, Illustration, Music, Print, Web

the gentle good’s elan

The design of Elan draws directly on archival imagery — in particular the evocative late-19th-century illustrations by R. Eustace Tickell, commissioned to document the Elan Valley and the soon-to-be-submerged Nant Gwilt and Claerwen valleys for the Birmingham water-scheme. These delicate etchings and watercolours supply the visual DNA for the album’s artwork: the muted palette (greens, greys, silvery blues) and the layering of texture reflect the historic landscapes that Tickell captured and the sense of loss, transformation and memory embedded in them. Typography and layout remain clean and contemporary, creating a tension between the antiquarian source and the modern music — a design strategy that honours the valley’s past while anchoring the work firmly in the present.

thegentlegood.com

Album Cover Quiz

Illustration, Music, Web

album cover quiz

Created during the height of lockdown as a fun way to stay connected, the Album Cover Quiz from Bubblewrap Collective reimagines classic record sleeves with a playful, minimalist twist. This visual puzzle invites music lovers to test their knowledge of iconic albums, all from the comfort of home. Ctrl Alt Design created all album covers, and developed the online game website.

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The Musical Adventures of Dick & Fanny

Illustration, Music, Print

The Musical Adventures of Dick & Fanny

This was a personal project where i documented all the gigs I attended in 2016 with my partner. It was an opportunity to remember the first year of our relationship together, and to explore the disciplines of 50’s and 60’s Swiss typography and geometric shapes.

All the posters have a similarity in style, mimicking the early Swiss design styles of Armin Hoffman and Emil Ruder (to name a few).

twin peaks illustrations

Illustration

twin peaks

For our Twin Peaks illustrations, we focused on capturing the show’s mix of familiar and uncanny. Using key motifs like the forest, zigzag floors, and iconic characters, we layered textures and colours to create a surreal, atmospheric feel. The goal was to make images that fans recognise instantly while standing alone as bold, graphic compositions.

Recordiau Lliwgar

Bilingual, Branding, Illustration, Music, Print

recordiau lliwgar

For Recordiau Lliwgar, we created an award-winning brand and vinyl template design. Y Record Goch and Y Record Las were designed as a series of Welsh-language double 10″ records, with illustrations and geometric patterns inspired by Romek Marber’s Marber Grid and the work of Marber and Germano Facetti.

Our aim was to keep the designs simple, bold, and limited to three colours, while staying true to the grid system. The final brand, a Pinwheel, conveys colour but works in black and white, complementing the record sleeves. This design earned us a Best of Welsh Design Award at Cardiff Design Festival 2012, with Record Collector and producer Dyl Mei calling it “the best Welsh album cover ever!”