After weaning down the list, we were each assigned to produce various templates based on our inspirations. For each of the templates, two variations were created to show how the template could both be imitated and deviated from in the different variations. As around eight albums would be needed to produce in each style, it was paramount that there were ways to differentiate each album in the series subtly. I would shift colors, image treatments, alignment, image composition, and more to do this. Also, in response to varying copy contents for each album, such as title, artist, and description, variations would emerge naturally in response to shifting content. Below are the templates I created, already prepared with bleed and trim marks for when they would be ultimately printed and assembled. 

As interns assisting with the project, Alyssa and I only fully elaborated on a few of our templates. On top of our existing templates and two finished records from each, we produced all the required variations for two of the album cover templates, utilizing the corresponding titles, artists, and descriptions, as well as the images supplied from the performances. All of our work was aligned on a strict grid, and passed through various rounds of critique and revisions. Following their completion, the record covers were then printed out, glued together, filled with a vinyl record, and then put in a plastic sleeve. All of the pieces below were mostly produced by me with no help, with minor adjustments having been carried out by InHouse during the production process. These were all on view at The Contemporary Austin from April 11th to July 21st, 2024.