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(Edit: Looking at this again, I feel like it needs more open space and balance. As it is now, the attack of negative positive space is exciting and bold, but not quite the effect I want, as far as getting across the essence of the music within. I put a sheet of white paper on it, blocking out the top, then the bottom. I feel now that each section would function much more elegantly (though perhaps less intensely) on its own. So I am going to just use the top of the design for the front cover, and will add small circles above and below it to give it smooth rhythm and enhance the motion, like a mechanism. The circles will probably have textured/detailed designs contained within them. The bottom portion of this design, with the pyramid and eye, will be transferred the inside cover.)

This is done entirely by hand, with ink, ruler, and 0.10 and 0.30 rapidograph pens on blank bristol. No pre-lined paper. There are some flaws and ink bleeds that need to be edited out, but I wanted to do it this way because a) I have no computer knowledge or programs with which to create this and b) I wanted the process to parallel ancient calligraphy and illumination.

The main design at the top is based on the Square Kufic script of Arabic letters. This script is quite ancient and was used for inscriptions and illumination. At first, I felt strange using a script usually associated with sacred inscription for a design on an album cover, but I have done this project with complete respect and reverence for the ancient calligraphers.

This design uses the forms of Square Kufic to read as English letters. It is in three rows and reads:
UCCELLO
SYMMETRIA
PROJECT

Description
(Edit: Looking at this again, I feel like it needs more open space and balance. As it is now, the attack of negative positive space is exciting and bold, but not quite the effect I want, as far as getting across the essence of the music within. I put a sheet of white paper on it, blocking out the top, then the bottom. I feel now that each section would function much more elegantly (though perhaps less intensely) on its own. So I am going to just use the top of the design for the front cover, and will add small circles above and below it to give it smooth rhythm and enhance the motion, like a mechanism. The circles will probably have textured/detailed designs contained within them. The bottom portion of this design, with the pyramid and eye, will be transferred the inside cover.)

This is done entirely by hand, with ink, ruler, and 0.10 and 0.30 rapidograph pens on blank bristol. No pre-lined paper. There are some flaws and ink bleeds that need to be edited out, but I wanted to do it this way because a) I have no computer knowledge or programs with which to create this and b) I wanted the process to parallel ancient calligraphy and illumination.

The main design at the top is based on the Square Kufic script of Arabic letters. This script is quite ancient and was used for inscriptions and illumination. At first, I felt strange using a script usually associated with sacred inscription for a design on an album cover, but I have done this project with complete respect and reverence for the ancient calligraphers.

This design uses the forms of Square Kufic to read as English letters. It is in three rows and reads:
UCCELLO
SYMMETRIA
PROJECT