Freelance Album Cover Design
In today’s musical landscape, freelance album cover design is more than a service — it’s a threshold.
A passage where musicians, producers, and independent artists cross from sound into sight, seeking imagery that breathes the same air as their music.
A true album cover designer doesn’t just create visuals — they listen.
They translate rhythm into texture, emotion into color, silence into light.
Each composition becomes a visual frequency, tailored to your artistic voice and brought to life through refined typography, subtle motion, and evocative form. Your cover is not decoration — it’s resonance.
A mirror of your world, a pulse that travels across streaming platforms and social echoes.
Step inside my creative process, where original concepts unfold through dialogue, intuition, and design.
Discover bespoke visual art packages crafted to elevate your sound — and reveal the unseen story within your music.
Artistic Design Packages
(€700-1,050)
Visual identities born from sound.
Three interpretations of your world, refined through rhythm, tone, and texture.
Each design evolves through three cycles of revision, until your imagery and music breathe in unison.
Includes custom Instagram Story templates, shaped to echo your aesthetic across every channel.
Motion Graphics Packages
(€800-1,500)
Motion that mirrors melody.
Animated album covers that pulse with the frequencies of your sound.
Includes Instagram Story animations, short visual moments that extend your song’s atmosphere beyond listening.
Combined Packages
(€2,000-2,900)
Where vision, movement, and narrative intertwine.
A seamless integration of design, animation, and creative writing,
a complete visual story shaped from your music’s inner world.
NEW: Complete Artist Identity Package
(€3,500-4,500)
(20–25% savings compared to individual services)
A full constellation of visuals, crafted to express every frequency of your artistic identity.
A premium, full-spectrum identity designed to resonate across every platform.
Components:
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Album artwork (3 concepts with 5 revisions).
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Social media template suite (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn.
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Merchandise design templates (t-shirt, hoodie, poster, vinyl sleeve).
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Streaming platform assets (Spotify canvas, Apple Music artwork, YouTube thumbnail).
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Brand guidelines document (color palette, typography, visual rules).
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10 platform-optimized captions.
For: Artists shaping a complete era or unveiling a new sonic identity.
New: AI-ASSISTED PERSONALIZATION SERVICES
(€150-250/month subscription tier)
Visuals that evolve as your music does.
An ongoing creative subscription that refreshes your aesthetic through seasonal moods and platform-optimized designs.
Mood-Based Design Variations.
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Spring: ethereal. Summer: vibrant. Autumn: moody. Winter: introspective.
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Emotional states: uplifting, melancholic, energetic, contemplative.
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Special editions for festivals, holidays, and anniversaries.
(4 variations per quarter)
Next: PLATFORM-OPTIMIZED PRESENCE
€150-250/month subscription tier
Your presence, attuned to every platform’s rhythm.
Platform-Specific Optimizations
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Spotify Canvas: 3-second loops that echo your track’s essence.
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TikTok: vertical animations that radiate with color and movement.
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Instagram Reels: short-form motion that catches light and pulse.
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YouTube: custom thumbnails with adaptive, typography.
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Apple Music: high-definition imagery refined for spatial depth.
REVISION & SUPPORT TIERS
Genre-Specific Pathways
Every genre carries its own light, texture, and pulse.
Choose the path that resonates with your sound — each one crafted to mirror your creative frequency.
Dream Pop – The Ethereal Frequency Path
Recommended packages and AI features shaped for dreamlike soundscapes.
Soft tonal palettes and delicate motion designed to mirror the music’s atmosphere — visuals that carry the same airy cadence as the songs.
Dark Ambient – The Abyssal Depth Path
Specialized design approach for immersive, meditative textures.
Slow, restrained motion and deep contrast crafted to amplify silence and sonic weight — visuals that hold space for the sound to breathe.
Pop – The Prism Glow Path
Trend-forward recommendations designed for clarity and radiance.
Kinetic shapes, luminous color, and concise motion designed to perform on today’s platforms, visuals that capture attention and translate into shareable moments.
Rock – The Rebel Canvas Path
Bold, impactful solutions rooted in raw texture and intensity.
High-contrast compositions and tactile visual elements engineered to match the music’s force — imagery that lands like a chord.
Music Genre Understanding
Visual Trends in Different Music Genres
In 2025, visual trends reflect the evolving soundscapes of music genres, particularly in North America. For pop, expect bold, glossy aesthetics with metallic hues and dynamic gradients, mirroring the vibrant energy of chart-topping hits. Dream pop leans toward ethereal visuals, using soft pastels and fluid shapes to evoke a dreamlike ambiance, as seen in recent Canadian indie releases.
Dark ambient embraces moody, textured designs with deep blacks and subtle overlays, aligning with the genre’s atmospheric depth popular in US underground scenes. Rock favors raw, industrial palettes with gritty textures and bold contrasts, reflecting a resurgence of alternative rock aesthetics across both markets.
Symbolism and Iconography in Album Art
Album art serves as a narrative tool, rich with symbolism tailored to each genre. In pop, bright symbols like stars or prisms often signify fame and accessibility, resonating with a broad audience. Dream pop uses delicate motifs,floating petals or celestial patterns,to convey introspection, a trend noted in Vancouver’s indie scene.
Dark ambient employs cryptic icons like shadows or fractured lines, symbolizing mystery and evoking the genre’s US-based experimental roots. Rock integrates rugged imagery,skulls or electric sparks, to embody rebellion, a staple in Toronto’s rock revival. These elements, grounded in cultural context, enhance the emotional impact of your music.
Legal Considerations
Copyright Law and Intellectual Property Rights
As a freelance creator based in France, my original works, including album covers, videos, and creative texts are automatically protected by copyright law from the moment of their creation, without any formal registration.
Copyright includes:
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An inalienable moral right, which guarantees that I will always be recognized as the author of the work. This right cannot be transferred or waived.
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Economic rights (such as reproduction, adaptation, and distribution), which can be transferred to you, the client, through a written agreement.
To legally use the creations I deliver, we agree in writing on the specific terms of copyright transfer, including usage rights, duration, permitted media, and geographic scope.
Without this formal agreement, no exploitation rights are granted despite the delivery of the files.
This approach ensures clear, secure collaboration and respects the artistic value of each project.