The Avalanches – Wildflower album art
Vinyl version, front cover
In July 2016, Australian electronic group the Avalanches released their second album, Wildflower.
While the front cover has no type at all, except for a sticker with Jersey M54 for the band name, all-caps Arnold Böcklin for the album title, and ITC Franklin Gothic for additional text, the typographic party takes place on the back: it features a different style for each track on the album, with embroidered letterforms. Most of the song names are based on fonts, with or without modifications.
Vinyl version, back cover
The Leaves Were Falling: Brush Script
Because I’m Me: handwriting?
Frankie Sinatra: Benguiat Caslon (or a digital version thereof, like Emfatick NF)
Subways: Arial Bold
Going Home: Gillies Gothic
If I Was A Folkstar: West Barnum
Colours: Electric Circus
Zap!: (similar to) Strand Midnite
The Noisy Eater: Baby Teeth
Wildflower: Arnold Böcklin
Harmony: Tango
Live A Lifetime Love: Allura
Park Music: ITC Avant Garde Gothic (?)
Livin’ Underwater (Is Somethin’ Wild): loosely based on Williamson Skidoo (?) and an unidentified script
The Wozard of Iz: Pretorian and Futura
Over the Turnstiles: Motter Femina and Turnpike or similar
Sunshine: Broadway
Light Up: lettering?
Kaleidoscopic Lovers: Commercial Script
Stepkids: Kabel Black
Saturday Night Inside Out: Druk Condensed or similar?
The headings for the sides of the vinyl version are in Windsor Extra Bold Condensed.
The art direction is credited to Chris Hopkins at Lost Art and band member Robbie Chater. Hopkins also provided design and illustration, the latter together with Emi Ueoka. Fergadelic (Fergus Purcell) did the butterfly logo. Kris Vierra took care of quilting and textiles.
CD version, front cover
CD version, back cover
Inner sleeve with more octagonal caps
Inner sleeve ft. a naïve sans and script lettering based on Kalligraphia
Inner sleeve with more Baby Teeth and lettering similar to Williamson Skidoo. The Biz Markie photo is by David Corio.
Sheet with five promo stickers
Vinyl record label
1 Comment on “The Avalanches – Wildflower album art”
I think a few fonts were chosen for a track name to reference things, like the New York Subway font being used for the track “Subways”. I believe “Saturday Night Inside Out” references the 40th anniversary logo of Saturday Night Live which uses Druk Condensed