Plectrum 48k

 

Much of the last week has been spent working on the artwork for the new CD using my 2 ageing computers, both of which quivered in fear and belched smoke at the prospect of file sizes of up to 1gb, despite this the job has just been completed and the artwork has now been passed into the safe hands of the manufacturer. Phew!

Fingers crossed it will be ready for the launch night.

The design process was taking a considerable amount of time mainly due to it taking so long just to open up the files. However this was not a major problem as having once owned a Spectrum 48K (not a Plectrum 48K as was once thought by an old school friend as he merged the world of personal computers & guitars) I was well experienced in this time lag so used it constructively and proceeded to loose my temper with my Rubik’s Cube.

Despite the blue screen of death experiences with the computers I take a great deal of enjoyment out of designing artwork for this type of thing. I find it a refreshing change to songwriting although a lot of the creative process is similar, they both start with a blank page and an idea.

Whilst I know my way around the various ways of digitally manipulating photographs for design purposes when it came down to it I mainly just clicked on different buttons, and hoped that some sort of cool effect is created.

I’ve tried to capture the feel of ‘Rain For Sale’ and have gone for the weathered look of a photo that I took in a vineyard in the Waipara Valley region of Canterbury, New Zealand. Hopefully this feel has been captured and I am looking forward to seeing the finished product.

Meanwhile I am on the hunt for a new computer and a solution to the Rubik’s Cube.