10 + 1 ways to visualize lyrics
April 18, 2011 § 5 Comments
Really good songs have usually really good lyrics. And good lyrics stay with you. When we were at school we doodled them on our books and carved them into the desks. What do the digital natives do? Here are the best ideas (and, incidentally, really good songs for the most part) we found around the web:
1. Pick a photo, apply a vintage effect and write the lyrics in helvetica
Paris by the Friendly Fires (the Aeroplane version featuring Au Revoir Simone kicks major ass, too)
(visual first seen at letlooselove, our title inspired by this)
2. Make a flowchart*
Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash
(visual first seen at Urlesque)
*but be careful not to be trapped on an infinite loop
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Songs as books
April 10, 2011 § 4 Comments
These renditions of music albums as books have been going around the web lately:
Which reminded me of these by Little Pixel:
Which in turn reminded me of these posters by Hunting Bears:
This idea just never grows old.
See also:
The lyrics on the wall
March 3, 2011 § 11 Comments
Well, although I wouldn’t go as far as calling it Music Philosophy, it sure as hell is good Music Typography.
Mike Toledo creates these amazing typographical posters inspired by lyrics from rock songs. Love the colors, love the fonts, love the songs. Especially this one:
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