CARLOS LLOBET: CASSETTES

As I mentioned a few posts ago I'm currently working on a project that makes use of cassette tapes, and in doing so have discovered the nostalgic beauty in them. I've also usually got a project on the go that somehow involves skulls or a skull, or if not I'll at least be thinking about skulls. I could not help but post this piece by Carlos Llobet. As soon as I saw it I thought "YES!". I love the way he has stylised the skull and reworked it to fit within the confines a cassette tape surface whilst keeping it clearly recognisable. I probably would have approached this in a different way, looking for an abstract crop of a skull rather than trying to use the whole thing however I think Carlos' approach is a brilliant and near perfect execution.

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TAPE DECK

I'm working on a project at the moment uses of old cassette tape imagery. My first step was to try and get my hands on some old-school tapes, this wasn't too hard, my local tip shop had an enormous selection. After getting re-acquainted with the designs, textures and sounds of the old tapes and developing a new love for them it occurred to me that these are so cool that there must be some sort of online following. With out to much trouble I found tapedeck.org, I'm going to take a guess and say it's the biggest collection of cassette tape imagery in the internet. It's amazing to see all of these old tape designs lined up next to each other. I don't think I would have ever imagined who good these would look. I feel like I should be starting my own collection, I think these may become (if they aren't already) collectors items.

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