Estelle: Form Over Function

Introducing Form Over Function, a project to create the most fully actualized Estelle album you're never gonna hear

Released 2021 | Concept/Album Design

Estelle is probably one of my favorite artists. From The 18th Day to Lover's Rock I've listened to every album she's put out. At least that I know of. At the time she hadn't dropped an album in well over 18 months, so I decided I'd design one on her behalf.

This album is themed around loving someone for who they are, instead of what they can do or provide for you. In tandem with the album I designed five pieces of promotional material. I decided to base it on a blend of western physical music media and inclusions that often come with physical K-Pop albums. I ended up creating a cd with a jewel case, a premium limited edition record, a poster, a sweatshirt, and sticker sheet. I was running out of ideas near the end.

The first thing I did was not the album art but the occasional logo redesign Estelle does every few years. After that I had to choose how I wanted the cover to look, which was not as easy as I thought it would be. After I designed the art everything else went fairly smoothly all things considered.