Squaring the circle is considered to be one of the most impossible mathematical conundrums in history. It is the challenge of constructing a square with the as a given circle by using only a finite number of steps with compass and straightedge.This cd album cover is titled just that "Squaring the Circle". The music genre is new age ambient instrumentals. This is my first attempt at designing the cover, I used a combination of photoshop and traditional drawing skills to create it. I drew inspiration from movies such as "A Beautiful Mind" and "The DeVinci Code" with the glowing type flashing through the cover. The text is a combination of mathematical equations and geometrical diagrams. The design looks pretty busy because that was the goal, to create confusion, frustration, and repetition. I'm pretty happy with it but the client felt that it was too futuristic looking, so I went back to the drawing board and created a second cover design.
For the second cover design I took photo's of a coworker in the office and then added the background, robe, beard and more by digital painting and overlaying textures via photoshop.
The idea is that this philosipher guy is stressing over "Squaring the Circle" and there's his thumb holding the same paper he's holding, etc, etc... A never ending cycle with no solution, depressing? yes. But it makes for good art.
