ASTRO

Cover Art
Minimalist album cover with soft violet gradients fading into deep space tones. The smooth, abstract background evokes calm, introspection, and a dreamy, ambient atmosphere.
CLient
Personal Project
Project Type
Cover Art
Project Year
2025

ASTRO – Album Cover Design

Genre: Ambient / Conceptual / Sci-Fi
Role: Art Direction, Digital Composition, Visual Narrative

Exploring Stillness, Space, and Emotional Atmosphere

Astro is a meditative visual piece that channels the quiet vastness of inner and outer space. Designed as an ambient album cover concept, it merges minimalism with cosmic abstraction to evoke serenity, detachment, and introspective emotion. A soft indigo gradient sets the tone—calm, expansive, and slightly haunting—while restrained typography and diffused light invite the viewer to slow down and reflect.

This piece embodies my approach to design as mood architecture. Rather than narrating overtly, Astro creates atmosphere through silence and suggestion—balancing emotional resonance with conceptual clarity. It invites the viewer not to decode, but to feel.

Design Intent & Technique

- Color Grading: Soft blues and muted violets convey stillness and emotional depth.

- Composition: Central void and negative space mirror themes of isolation and introspection.

- Typography: Light, unobtrusive type enhances the feeling of weightlessness.

Astro stands as a quiet yet impactful piece—an imagined artifact for music that lingers more than it speaks. It reflects a deep interest in crafting visuals that are not only technically refined but emotionally charged, capable of carrying narrative weight through subtlety and tone.

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Raúl Mermans García — Creative Strategy, Branding & Design.

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