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Album Cover Idea

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Elife
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Gonna put together an end of the year electro CD and this is what I whipped up for a cover in illustrator earlier... thoughts?

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Dec 14 2009 6:10AM
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Elife
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Oh yah, the squares say 2, 0, 0, 9 in case you didn't get it
Dec 14 2009 6:11AM
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hellomynameisjef
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i actually really like it. i cant think of something i would change with it.

the price of my feedback is a copy of said electro cd.
Dec 14 2009 3:11PM
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cultrara
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the nine is backwards
Dec 14 2009 3:59PM
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Elife
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Final cover and tracklist... and to you ^, the squares aren't supposed to look like the numbers. Count the number of blue squares in each grouping to get the date.

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Dec 15 2009 4:40AM
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Elife
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actually gonna go with this one, still keeps to the idea of counting the blue blocks but now the squares resemble the numbers. Right side is the cover and left as the inner page.

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Dec 15 2009 5:27AM
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cultrara
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^ thats really nice man    good work

Dec 15 2009 6:39AM
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.jr
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Yeah this looks way better, I would of never got the first ones.

But did you really choose the nero remix of ghosts n stuff over deadmau5. Im ashamed.
Dec 15 2009 11:40AM
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Elife
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original was just way too well known, I wasn't tryin to make a mix of songs I'd heard a thousand times already
Dec 15 2009 2:10PM
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DJeli
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Did you use those hands in cords from someone or were those yours.
I have a feeling I've seen them before, Nice idea if it is yours!
Add some small details to cover a bit more of the white, it seems too normal for an electro album, just my 2 cents tho.

Keep it up.
Dec 16 2009 12:00AM
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-Howie07-
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thats sick!
Dec 16 2009 1:46AM
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Elife
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yea, the photo's mine, took it for a school contest and posted it up here a while ago. I was thinkin about what you said about the white space. I'll definitely play around with it but i like the sterility of the white space.
Dec 16 2009 11:12AM
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DJeli
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In other cases great photo, and I would def watermark/copyright it next time you post it. I have seen some other people or places use a photo exactly like yours.

Sterility is nice, if you are sticking with that possibly accentuate the orange and blue to be more vibrant and eye-popping (Glossy).

Overall good concept.
Dec 16 2009 11:36AM
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Elife
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seriously? You remember where?
Dec 17 2009 3:59AM
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DJeli
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Yeah, I don't remember tho sorry,

Checked your flickr page, some crazy good photos in there man,

What camera do you use etc?
Dec 17 2009 11:39AM
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Mooserz
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im so glad you put calvin harris on there. he is one of my favorites
Dec 17 2009 4:32PM
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carbon.pulse
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COuld you put up a DL link when Its done? Sounds like such a great mix.
Dec 17 2009 4:36PM
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T-Holt
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That would be sick.

Also, props on the cover, I really like it.
Dec 17 2009 6:29PM
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Elife
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I shoot with an oldish canon 20d, for lenses I've got a 14mm fisheye, 100mm f 2.8, 18-85mm f 4.0, and a 70-300. Most of the set shots are with a canon speedlite 430 ex popped off an 8x8 all white bounce.
Dec 17 2009 10:46PM
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