So we went for punchy, geometric shapes and primary colours jammed together in a fun, almost childlike manner, but hopefully with a certain edge.” Standard Red Vinyl “The album is a collection of experimental pop tracks,” Turrell explained to Dezeen. “In a visual sense we wanted to run with that. Each layer fits in the cover’s central hexagon allowing fans to assemble multiple formations with them – each a unique album cover, as can be seen in the pictures and GIF below: It comes with a 24 page lyrics art book (previewed in the GIF to the right and the official preview video below) and transparency prints to make the album cover fully customizable (similar to Beck’s 2008 album The Information).Ĭountdown Day 1 : Some inside pages of the 24 page booklet (of the deluxe vinyl version) I've just designed for Beck's new album 'Colors' along with #beck #colors #newalbum #dearlife #vinyl #illustration #typography #type #graphicdesign #fashion #editorialdesign #collage #drawing #painting #music #deluxevinyl #screenprint #art #modernart #editorialdesign #design #albumcover #magazinedesign #cover #print #albumartwork #albumcoverĪ post shared by Jimmy Turrell on at 5:00am PDTĭrawing inspiration from childhood memories, Jimmy Turrell and Steve Stacey designed the customizable cover with bright colors and shapes reminiscent of paint splatters on several layers of die cut transparencies. This limited edition deluxe 2 LP set is pressed on red 180 gram vinyl and plays at 45 rpm for maximum audio fidelity. The tracklists for all editions (along with song-by-song previews and complete lyrics) are here.

There’s numerous ways to buy Colors besides those outlined above – among them CD copies autographed by MC Hammer and several bundles at that include an exclusive Colors shirt, a kaleidoscope, a numbered/limited edition of 250 worldwide enamel pin, a separate pin set or a laser engraved glass prism. “It was cool getting a third opinion from the actual artist,” he added to It’s Nice That. Beck really knows his stuff when it comes to graphic design as a whole so he was never short on bringing ideas to the table,” Turrell told Dezeen. It was very much a case of exploring what we felt worked best,” Jimmy elaborated to It’s Nice That. “I worked very closely with Beck on every aspect of the artwork from its initial conception until completion.

“There weren’t any strict design frameworks or grids to adhere to. Everything from Ludo, Connect 4, Stickle Bricks, Plasticine and Slime came into the mix. We also looked at things that we remember being visually engaged and interested in as kids. After chatting with Beck we decided to bring together globular paint-like forms, simple geometric shapes and stripped back typography to create visuals that really summed up the melodic, upbeat nature of the album. Obviously the fact that the album is called “Colors” definitely influenced the general aesthetic of the whole campaign. The musical feel of the album is ostensibly classic pop which after the more downbeat, acoustic “Morning Phase” is quite a shift in gear. Turrell explained his creative process on his website:

It consists of multiple die cut transparencies that fans can combine in layered designs of their own choosing. There’s four main variants of the Colors cover:ġ) the standard cover, used for the single LP red vinyl, standard CD and cassette editionsĢ) a blue and red alteration for the Barnes & Nobles exclusive white vinyl editionģ) a yellow and purple design for the yellow vinyl edition sold exclusively at independent record storesĤ) a red and yellow variant for the CD editions sold exclusively at TargetĪdditionally Jimmy Turrell and Steve Stacey created a customizable album cover for the double red vinyl deluxe edition. London-based graphic designer Jimmy Turrell – the artist behind Beck’s videos for Colors’ “Wow” and “Dear Life” – worked with Steve Stacey to design numerous album covers for the various editions of Beck’s new album Colors, out October 13, 2017.

Kaleidoscope colors that cover me