I recently did some print work for my friend Darren Fung, a film composer, who needed to update his promo reel package.

Darren’s music is full of stories and dreams, so it seemed fitting to pair the wordmark (that I did for him a few years ago) with some emotive hand-rendered visuals. The end result was this red colourfield I painted as a sort of visual track to his sound.

The process behind the kind of music Darren creates is unique, so we thought it would be fun to let this unfold with the packaging of this personal promo piece. The visuals include some of the tools he uses in his job. It’s a visualisation of his artist’s mess; we all have one.

Customisability and cost efficiency were a requirement, so we opted for stickers (Darren can print himself) of the track listing and mailing label. Since the whole design is a bit ‘messy’ it only adds to the authenticity if the stickers go on a bit wonky!