Client
Javier Mendoza
Project
The folks at Red Pill brought me in to design the CD for Javier Mendoza’s new release.
After 10 years of sacrifice, hard work and independent success Javier is releasing his eighth full-length album entitled “YOU”. Javier says, “ ‘YOU’ is change. It is a step forward, for we can’t look back. It is who I am right now. It’s where I stand… in motion.”
“I have always wanted to release an album completely in two different languages”. Javier says. “YOU” will also be released in a full Spanish version – “Tú”, a completely separate CD with the same songs.
Solution
With the new CDs “YOU” and “Tú”, set to be released November 14, 2009, Red Pill plans on introducing Javier to old and new audiences and fans with songs that define and redefine Mendoza’s past, present and future.
Although the album is titles “YOU”, it is much more about Javier, himself. With that in mind, I focused on warm tones and textures to capture the character of the music as well as Javier’s Spanish heritage. While imagery is minimal, I wanted to touch on the ideas of growth, change and branching out which are seen in the album’s title and inside right panel.
