In recent years, the band cannot take off the key words like 'world-weary' and 'Loser', because they are always in the short lyrics filled with powerless and helpless. This nothingness, with a sense of hopelessness in its core, runs through all their works, creating a sense of empathy for people who 'feel like they’ve ended many days before they’ve even started', and feel like they’re living 'the rest of their lives'. Their world-weariness has aroused a sense of empathy among music fans. Some say they represent the collapse generation. The muddy bookcase is just like their lyrics in the song Mud: 'What a beautiful heart, how can it become a pool of mud.'Clay is used to recreate the falling mud effect on the case.
I designed the memoir in the timeless simplicity of black and white. Not only because it aligns with the band's distinct brand identity, it also emphasizes the raw essence of their music. The strength between these two contrasting hues lends a poignant intensity that resonates seamlessly with the band's melodic narratives.
More than a visual choice, this design allows viewers to viscerally experience the thunderous drumming and the overwhelming sense of impotence that permeates No Party for Cao Dong's music, inviting them to delve deep into the heart of the band's soul-stirring compositions.
Award Winning - Lyn Jamison Award, OCAD University, 2022
