For this project, I did a book cover jacket, inside pages, and marketing collateral for the song Lie To Me by Earthgang. The song talks about the false importance of materialistic items. It speaks about how nobody real exists anymore and it’s all about buying and wearing the most expensive brands in order to keep appearances. People exploit their bodies for money, chase social media engagement, and fall into gambling addictions, all in a desperate attempt to appear wealthy.
I illustrated everything for the cover and created the type for the title by hand.
For the cover design, I opted to begin with an inverted jean pocket, inspired by the lyrics "Saturday, Sunday, he's got cash to play. Monday comes, his pockets full of lint." My intention was to visually depict the money slipping away from his pocket, accompanied by a poker chip to tie in the gambling addiction.
Given the song's recurring mentions of luxury brands such as Birkin Bags and Rihanna's Fenty makeup, I chose to feature these elements on the cover along with other materialistic items.
The song frequently delves into the theme of social media, as evidenced by lyrics like "Check engagement, receive payments, granting fantasies, selling hella dreams" and "Broke finger don't tweet". To convey this theme on the back cover for the book reviews, I incorporated the comment icon next to the reviews and hearts, symbolizing likes on Instagram.
A standout lyric in the song, "Love languages, tags, and receipts," sparked the idea to present the table of contents in the form of a receipt. At the receipt's footer, I substituted "In God We Trust" with the phrase "In Capitalism We Trust" to further illustrate the song's message.
