Owl City – The Midsummer Station album art
Main artwork featuring Quicksand in two different sizes
The Midsummer Station is the fourth studio album from singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Owl City a.k.a. Adam Young. From Amazon:
The album shows a shift towards a darker yet more Dance-oriented direction. “I grew up listening to Dance music and I’ve always wanted to make a Dance record,” Young says. “European dance music has so much influence over pop right now, so it made sense to me.”
According to Discogs, the artwork was created by Gediminas Pranckevičius with art direction by Sandra Brummels and Studio AKT.
From Aaron Ellis via Quora:
In 2011–12, Owl City held an open art contest in which the winner would be selected to grace the cover of Midsummer Station, Owl City’s latest album. Artists and designers from across the globe submitted their best work. The winner was Lithuanian graphic artist Gediminas Pranckevicius, who submitted a digital painting called Time, created in 2009.
The typeface Quicksand is used in the artist and title text. Primarily uppercase letters are used in the artist’s name, but the darker album title below uses only lowercase glyphs. On the secondary image, both uppercase and lowercase letters are used. In general, the text stands out without overtaking the imaginative landscape.
Detail of the back cover that uses Quicksand for the track list.
