Four

by One Direction

If you’ve had just a single conversation with me, you’d know that “Four” has always been my favorite One Direction album, and its mature yet fun and retro-inspired sound has continually kept it in my Spotify rotation in the six years since its release. What makes this album different from their previous projects are the heavy 70s and 80s rock influences many of the album’s tracks, such as “Stockholm Syndrome,” “Fireproof” and “Change Your Ticket.” 

Going into this redesign, I wanted to take this influence and run with it — taking inspiration from design trends from those eras, as seen in both the type and color palette. I also opted to use a collage of images of them performing as opposed to a posed image to emulate rock album covers of the era. I kept the imagery and colors very fun while also being serious to emulate the overall sound of the album.