Rap CD graphic designer cd wallet design stimulus package

I designed this cd wallet art for a hip hop artist named Scoot- he was looking for a graphic designer that could help him develop an image of himself as a pseudo presidential rapper/politician. His album release comes on the heels of the economic stimulus package that congress passed, and he was playing off of that- as in his album being a stimulus package for the hip hop industry. Needless to say- I gave him the presidential treatment.
I composed the cover design by combining a collection of photo's including the state capital, crowd, clouds, lights, and textures. These were all seprate elements that I combined to create this scenery. I adjusted the colors to give it all a cohesive look and overlaid a few textures and photoshop effects to bring it all together. I also created the presidential logo for the artist which is underneath the disc and is exposed when the disc is removed. He was very happy with the final design.

Geared Under- rock cd design: band photo art

This is the front side of a 4 panel cd insert, which is the cover (on the right) and the inside cover (on the left). The band wanted a design that reflected the album release name- "Road to Nowhere" so I created the scene from a collection of photo sources and added rain with photoshop. The tornado was actually not part of the original concept, at first there was a city scape back there and menacing clouds only, but I felt it lacked dramatic effect- so then I tried the tornado in the background and it worked perfectly. I later started adding objects in the air around the tornado like cows, tractors, houses and other random debris- but it made it look to comical so I toned it down a bit and only kept the blurry debris.
For the band photo on the left- i cut the band members out adjusted the levels on the photo to enhance the light and dark values- this gives it a more dramatic effect, and makes the photo look more rugged. I also added the worn out rock texture on the background along with the bands name painted graffiti style on the wall.

Amazing Illustration- illustrator concept artist. Ilustrador Ilustracion.

Here's a little promotional piece I put together to announce the amazing illustrations and designs that Fernando Creative will be working on in 2009.

Christian Worship cd design. Christian graphic designer. Praise Music cd poster design.

This cd cover design is for a Christian Worship group band. The music was in spanish- cd Musica cristiana diseño grafico. I discussed the concept with the client before bringing it into fruition- we went through a few cd cover design concepts before they chose this one. The concept is of the three crosses on cavelry hill where Jesus Christ was crucified along side two theives. The cross is protruding roots into the ground on which it's planted and the sunrise is peaking from behind it.
This design was for a popular band associated by ICZ- Instituo Canzion. The tribal design element above added an organic effect to the cover that conveyed the music. The client was very happy with the design, I also did the entire 8 panel design, traycard, and disc. I also designed the promotional posters, t-shirts, and more.
Aurora, IL. Naperville, oak brook terrace, oswego, chicago, IL. Illinois. 60505, 60504. Fernando Medina, Fernando Creative. Midwest graphic design, IL graphic designer, Aurora graphic designer.

Baby shower invitation design- chicago, IL graphic designer. Children's Illustrator.

This is a baby shower invitation design card that I created for a client who was expecting a baby girl and was organizing a little party to commemorate this momentous occasion. I created the invitation card design using soft colors and a playful font selection to reflect this special event. She had some text she wanted me to incorporate into the design including time, place, date, as well as a list of stores she was registered at. She was very happy with the invitation design and she received many compliments on it. As a graphic designer I love when I can flex my creative muscle and design a heavy metal rock poster one day and the next day design an invitation for a baby shower. This work schedule assures that I will never get bored because every day brings a new challenge.

Reggae cd graphic designer- Chicago, IL ska band

Reggae ska music isn't a genre a music you would think is popular in the midwest, however this band is changing that mentality. I did the cd cover design and the entire cd packaging design. This client had specific requests, but sometimes that brings out the best in me, the graphic designer. The cover design above was my first attempt, however they wanted something that reflected reggae roots music a more. I then created the cd cover below, which they loved.

I continued the design theme throughout the rest of the packaging including a t-shirt design.

British Rock cd cover design- Parachute Masks

This cd cover design illustration is for a british rock band's album release. They requested a concept that was eye catching but not too cliche when playing off the words of "order of voices" to not have an abvious row of mouths singing- but instead they wanted me to come up with a concept that subtley reflect the band name and embodied the essence of the musical sound. I came up with this concept after brainstorming for a few days and reflecting on the band name, the design had to have a series of something- weather it be flowers, clouds, cars, rocks, etc... whatever is was- it had to reflect the word "order" and voices is pretty much a give because it's a cd cover so this word isn't as essential, I also wanted to reflect the regal and contrasting grunge style of the music. The concept is of a face/mask being lifted from the earth's mountains by some mysteries force in the sky prying it off the dirt with a series of ropes and strings- the background displays the results of this unearthing, which is the parachute floating masks in the background of different people above the landscape of green mountians. The logo/typography was also considered- i wanted to come up with a font style that was fitting of the artwork but not too grungey while retaining some classical features. The client was pretty happy with the finished results. I used a combination of software from adobe creative suite cs4 to create this piece.