myst milano. – Beyond the Uncanny Valley album art and poster
Carta Nueva is used here for the title of rapper myst milano.’s new album. Everything is beautiful and very detailed on this album cover and the accompanying posters: from the nails to the set up, the makeup and the hairstyle, the green yellow vinyl and finally the typeface.
Chosen by graphic designer Olenka Szymonski, Carta Nueva, designed by My-Lan Thuong for Sharp Type, is offering to this title an overkill of delicate details such as the V capital reaching over the letters “alley”. Carta Nueva is paired with a handful of other typefaces, such as Nicolas Cochin and Sequel 100 Black.
myst milano. is a well-known rapper but also a producer and a DJ from the Toronto scene of hip-hop, house, and black electronic music. “I offer Beyond the Uncanny Valley as a working anthology of Black electronic music across generational, geographical and genre lines,” myst milano. writes. “I thought a lot about staples of Black art across the world that can be traced back to Africa, and that link the diaspora regardless of where our people end up and throughout all eras.”
Beyond the Uncanny Valley was written, performed and produced by myst milano., with additional production by David Psutka. Portrait photography by Jorian Charlton with assistance from Joshua Rille.
