Dan Monick

SE7EN: Seven Years with Atmosphere & Rhymesayers

A vinyl record in a gray cover with a black center label, placed on a textured beige surface. The cover features a sticker with 'SE7EN' and additional text about the edition and the music project.

Deliverables
Book Artwork

Role
Creative Direction, Design

Agency
Lund Design Co.

Recognition
AIGA Design Show Winner

300 pages of nostalgia — Atmosphere and Rhymesayers built a name for mid-western indie hip hop in the late 90's and early 2000's. Connecting through the close knit Minneapolis music scene Dan Monick was able to document a good swath of this formative period from 1998 until 2005 and still works wih the artists today. Released by Gingko Press. 1500 regular edition and 1500 with vinyl. All are sold out. 

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Photo album open to pages with multiple photos of diverse individuals, each in different settings, with a list of dates and locations.
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Open photo book showing various photographs on white background, including street scenes, artwork, and urban landscapes.
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Open magazine on a white surface, displaying a two-page spread. The left page shows a portrait of a woman with dark hair in a ponytail, wearing a black hoodie, standing against a red background with some yellow emergency exit sign. The right page features a red staircase with metal handrails, a person doing a handstand on the stairs, and a dark corridor at the top.
A glass door with a red and black exit sign above it, through which silhouettes of people can be seen in a dimly lit space.

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