Phew, it’s tough keeping a secret for so long! Now that Andy’s released the artwork on his FB, it means it’s close to getting approved, and I get the greenlight to blab about it.
This is what the super-secret project has been about:
I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to get to do the artwork for Flop Poppy‘s 5th album, Rasa, which will be out really soon. It’s been awhile since they last came up with an album, having spawned hits like ‘Cinta’ and ‘Aku dan Kamu’ (which is on my staple karaoke setlist). Many months ago, after having to admit to Andy that I karaoke to his songs incessantly (kau senyum mesraaa, mungkin tak mengaapaa…), and also, torrent his songs incessantly, he cut me a CD containing the freshly-mastered new songs — and we got to work.
Typical of Andy, with his knack for catchy hooks, all the songs in that CD are singles-material. I listened and I drew.
This is the first time I’ve ever done an album cover art, and I hope it will come out okay. Drawing and designing are familiar territories, but it was plenty tricky for me to build a prototype of the CD case so they can show it to the record people and the printing people. I based the construction on a Pearl Jam album case (Pearl Jam Benaroya Hall, October 22nd 2003), which is entirely paper-based, the way I like it. Cutting and gluing things have never been my forte, it took me a whole weekend. Drained out by the gluing process, I only remembered to take photos of the prototype WHILE drinking coffee and waiting for the rockstar to pick the prototype himself. So these are the only pics of the prototype, and if Warner decides to print it differently, or not print it at all, at least you guys saw it here first!
Album Cover
Inside Fold
Inlay Artwork and Thank You Notes
CD and Song List
Notice the store-front drawing in the last photo? That’s a hint for our next project ;). Will blab more once it’s properly set up.
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rasa sayang hey rasa sayang sayang hey..
moga bakal kelihatan di kedai muzik yang berhampiran! :D
This is soooo cool mimi! I beli flop poppy album just for the artwork lah :-)
cool mimi!! aku tau ko mmg xlepas dr pilih lagu die kalu karock.. cehh..ni release je nanti dgn bangganya aku beli mi… seriess!! bangga siot kawan dgn ko..hahahah..
droooooooooooliiingg cool! cant wait to see the release
thanks so much guys! orait nanti bila korang 4 orang beli cd ni bila dah release, saya mau mintak royalty dari flop poppy, haha!
huiyo. great work. looking forward to see it in the record stores (kalau warner music pilih design lain, mmg derang buta!).
cayalah mimsss…lepas ni boleh buat album plak..ekkekeke
wahhhhh… this is a BIG deal. congrats! kalau tak dipilih peminat stoodle boleh protest kat warner music ;)
wawww lawa siot!!
Wah! Super cool. Congrats!
bile ramlah ram nak bg aku buat cover album die nie…?? haha
thanks! do get a copy once they’re out! jgn torrent. hehehe.
jaja – kalau tak ramlah ram, elyana…lukis gambar org tak pakai kasut.
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Betul, aku rasa aku akan beli cd tu semata2 sebab ada artwork ko, babe!
just got around reading the note you gave regarding abe being stoodled and it lead me here…..congrats on landing a sweet commission and delivering such a yummy artwork! it reminds me of one of the usual gang of idiots at MAD handywork……cool. all the best yea, mimi? and yes, will buy the album for the music (could never ever get sick of listening to Cinta over and over and over and over…..) and the artwork. cheers!
fairy – haha bagus!
zaifeena – thanks kak zaifeena! i remember the wee days of shooting your wedding. that was crazy many years ago. who woulda thunk, huh? :)
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