Artist - Designer

Print Design

Black Kray - Thug Angel

Client: Forced Resignation Records

For this project, I designed & produced the prints for a special edition vinyl release by underground cult-rap icon Black Kray. To me, the look of the 15 edition Test Press was to represent a “rougher” side of the original.

I used a laser-engraved woodblock technique to relief print the original album artwork. This pushed the colour monochrome black & white, while infusing the wood grain into the image.
 

The relief prints were scanned & converted into print positives, which were then screenprinted onto the final vinyl jackets. This further exaggerates the translation of the image, pumping the contrast & pushing the punky feel.
 
I also did the motion design for a short promo vid for this Black Kray release, as well as a few others among a couple of underground record labels.