The Album Art Challenge
The Album Art Challenge
A fast design warm-up inspired by record covers. Build a full album concept from a name, a title, and a single image. Practice visual storytelling, typography, and mood with no brief, just instinct.
How it works
How it works
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Album title
Go to Wikiquote Random Page.
Take the last four or five words of the final quote as your album title.
Take the last four or five words of the final quote as your album title.
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Album art
Visit Unsplash Explore.
Scroll freely, pick a category that feels right, and use the third image you see as your cover photo.
Scroll freely, pick a category that feels right, and use the third image you see as your cover photo.
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Design
Combine the three into a square layout (3000×3000 px recommended). Add your band name and album title using type and composition that capture the mood.
How it helps
How it helps
Album design forces you to balance storytelling, visual hierarchy, and emotion in a single frame.
It’s a quick creative warm-up, open to interpretation, and deeply revealing of your design instincts.
Album design forces you to balance storytelling, visual hierarchy, and emotion in a single frame. It’s a quick creative warm-up, open to interpretation, and deeply revealing of your design instincts.
Album design forces you to balance storytelling, visual hierarchy, and emotion in a single frame. It’s a quick creative warm-up, open to interpretation, and deeply revealing of your design instincts.
© Jenna Dixon 2025
© Jenna Dixon 2025
© Jenna Dixon 2025
