Björk / 25 Years | Björk / 25 Χρόνια
My final project before graduating from the Graphic Design School was to create something that I love and is able to be commercially successful in a theoretical way.
Therefore, I decided to create a series of books that present the musical and visual evolution of Icelandic musician Björk. The books are a celebratory edition as they happened to be concluded on the singer's 25 years of solo career, hence the title.
Debut (1993)
Written by: Björk, Nellee Hooper, Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen
Produced by: Björk & Nellee Hooper
Post (1995)
Written by: Björk, Graham Massey, Bert Reisfeld, Hans Lang,
Tricky, Marius de Vries, Sjón & Howie B
Tricky, Marius de Vries, Sjón & Howie B
Björk, Graham Massey, Nellee Hooper, Tricky & Howie B
Homogenic (1997)
Written by: Björk, Sjón, Guy Sigsworth & Mark Bell
Produced by: Björk, Guy Sigsworth, Mark Bell & Howie B
Vespertine (2001)
Written by: Björk, Thomas Knak, Guy Sigsworth,
E.E. Cummings, Console & Harmony Corine
E.E. Cummings, Console & Harmony Corine
Produced by: Björk, Thomas Knak & Console
Medúlla (2004)
Written by: Björk, Jórunn Viðar, Jakobína Sigurðardóttir,
Olivier Alary, E.E. Cummings, Sjón & Tagaq
Olivier Alary, E.E. Cummings, Sjón & Tagaq
Produced by: Björk & Mark Bell
Volta (2007)
Written by: Björk, Timothy Mosley, Nathaniel Hills,
Sjón, Fyodor Tyutchev & Mark Bell
Sjón, Fyodor Tyutchev & Mark Bell
Produced by: Björk, Timbaland, Danja, Damian Taylor & Mark Bell
Biophilia (2011)
Written by: Björk, Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir & Sjón
Composed by: Björk, Damian Taylor & Mark Bell
Produced by: Björk & 16bit
Vulnicura (2015)
Written by: Björk & Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir
Composed by: Björk, Arca & Spaces
Produced by: Björk, Arca & The Haxan Cloak
The books are stitched by myself. The thread is something that is present in many examples of Björk's visual identity throughout her career, such as in music videos and artworks. That was the reason I chose to stitch the books with coloured threads that represent the palette of each album, to pay homage to the singer herself.
A series of packages was also created for the books themselves. The paper that was used was recycled and eco-friendly, a reference to the singer's environmental activism. The architecture of the packages enables the viewer to take a glimpse of the inside.
Also featured:
_Bookmarks
_Invitations
_Stickers
Utopia, the singer's latest endeavour is not featured on the book series yet due to a lack of source material, however it is present both on the merchandise and the invitation's imagery.
