Type

For each song in the book, the titles were done by hand, which is common feature in the bands album art. I also wanted to visually express the singer’s unique style by hand drawing certain phrases to be distorted and warped.

Scan of several warped words, hand drawn
Scan of several warped words, hand drawn
Scan of several warped words, hand drawn
Scan of several warped words, hand drawn
Sketchy, hand drawn song titles done in marker
Sketchy, hand drawn song titles done in marker
Sketchy, hand drawn song titles done in marker

hand rendered titles and lyrics

Imagery

The supporting visuals were torn from magazines, and collaged together by hand. As with type, hand made imagery is common in the band’s visuals, most notably on the album Feels, a personal favourite.

Scans of torn collages and tape on a white background
Scans of torn collages and tape on a white background
Scans of torn collages and tape on a white background
Scans of torn collages and tape on a white background

collages made from torn magazine pages

Final
Product

Photo of a spread for lyrics of two songs, Leaf House and Sweet Road by Animal Collective. Spreads show combination of collages, hand warped words, and hand drawn titles.
Photo of a spread for lyrics of We Tigers by Animal Collective. Spread shows combination of collages, hand warped words, and hand drawn titles.
Photo of a spread for lyrics of Turn Into Something by Animal Collective. Spread shows combination of collages, hand warped words, and hand drawn titles.
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Lyric book made for Animal Collective

Tasked with creating a quote book, I chose to put together a small selection of lyrics from the band Animal Collective. I aimed to create this book keeping in mind the band's unique visual and musical voice.