{"id":44496,"date":"2017-03-23T18:18:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T01:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=44496"},"modified":"2017-03-23T19:18:08","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T02:18:08","slug":"5-lessons-minimalist-album-covers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/23\/5-lessons-minimalist-album-covers\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Lessons: Minimalist Album Covers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve been getting a lot of inspiration from minimalist album covers as of late:<\/p>\n

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Why album covers?<\/h2>\n

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Some ideas I’ve got from these album covers:<\/p>\n

1. Strip away the superfluous<\/h2>\n

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Be like a sculptor. You create your beautiful statue by subtraction<\/em>; not addition.<\/p>\n

Strip away the superfluous<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. Leave it open the mind of the viewer<\/h2>\n

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The less information you have; the more you force your viewer to imagine. To come up with their own story. To fill in the blank holes.<\/p>\n

They call it a ‘curiosity gap<\/a>‘ — that you open the mind of the viewer, by creating curiosity in their mind. Then they will be more drawn to it.<\/p>\n

3. Let it breathe<\/h2>\n

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Minimalism<\/a> is about having fewer distractions; to have more signal, less noise.<\/p>\n

To let it breathe — let the main focus of the image breathe.<\/p>\n

4. No text<\/h2>\n

Interesting concept; don’t let text be a distraction. Let the art stand by itself.<\/p>\n

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5. Perfection<\/h2>\n

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\n “Perfection isn’t when you have nothing left to add, it is when you have nothing left to take away.” – Leonardo da Vinci\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Leonardo da Vinci said it best<\/a>: perfection is achieved when you have nothing left to take away.<\/p>\n

Always walk that tight-rope; try to find beauty in minimalism by focusing on the essential. To not take away everything, but to only take away the inessential.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

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Some ideas for you:<\/p>\n

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  1. Use your own photographs on album covers. If you have a musician friend, offer to give them your photos for free, to use it to promote their work.<\/li>\n
  2. Shoot square-format images<\/a>. Either do it on a medium-format 6×6 camera<\/a>, or just use your smartphone in square-crop mode.<\/li>\n
  3. When you’re making photos on the streets, focus on the edges of the frame, and keep trying to subtract the superfluous. Subtract distractions; and focus on the essence of a scene.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Keep it simple<\/a>,<\/p>\n

    Eric<\/p>\n

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      Minimalist Art Cover Slideshow<\/h2>\n
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      Minimalist art covers<\/h2>\n

      Some personal favorites:<\/p>\n

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