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During the two months in which I worked on this project I spent the majority of it designing this publication. Although I already had edited images to integrate into the publication, deciding on which ones to use was tricky to say the least. I wanted to keep the theme of the vulnerability of nature flowing consistently throughout the publication and it took me many attempts to come up with the perfect collection of images to convey this theme as best as possible.
Choosing the look and layout of the text posed the biggest challenge for me. Not only was this frustrating, but it was also very time consuming as I had to experiment with a great number of different typefaces, altering sizes, thicknesses, kerning, tracking and paragraph styles for each individual typeface used.
Similarly to the album cover re-design segment, the creative aim of this project was not to completely change the recognisable aesthetic of this 1999 vinyl record and its lyrical publication, but to modify it in order to enhance the communication of the music through visual imagery and typography. Below is a small collection of images showcasing multiple pages from inside the original lyrical publication that is included in any purchase of the vinyl edition album. The album cover and lyrical publication for Nine Inch Nails' 1999, The Fragile was designed entirely by David Carson.
After a week of experimentation I found a typeface that I really liked and decided to use it in the publication.
I chose to make the text uppercase as most of these lyrics are sung powerfully and also pertain to dark and destructive themes. Having these lyrics read in lower case would simply fail to visually communicate the music from this album effectively.
After an additional week of working on this publication, I experimented with changing the size of the text for each individual verse within the publication. I think that this change was an extremely effective way of communicating the volume and power of each verse that is sung in the album through the use of typography.
