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Three years ago, we brought you the phenomenon known as Sleeveface, which involves taking the sleeve of a vinyl record and extending the image outside of its confined frame through photography. Since then the project has grown, inspiring others to create their own image. While some are wholly accurate renditions, still others playfully cross race and gender boundaries. What was once simply the feminine visage of a young Debbie Harry, now reveals the hairy torso of a man (inb4: Debbie Hairy).
It's really fascinating to see how experimental people get with this ongoing, public project. The creative choices in each image are endless. Which artist and album cover to choose, what to wear, how to pose, where to put one's hands - these are all just a few of the questions that one must address to successfully produce a seamless visual. Of course, it isn't always about aligning or color-matching the sleeves to the real world. Sometimes it's the extra prop, like a bloodied napkin accompanying Andrew W.K.'s Party Hard album cover, that makes the entire image come to life.
We've compiled some of our favorites from 2011, but you can keep up with the project on Sleeveface.com.
Photo credit: Gretchen Avery, Susannah Cleveland, and Liz Tousey from BGSU library
Photo credit: Aaron Twa
Photo credit: Birgit Veigel, Johannes Veigel, ThomasVeigel
Photo credit: Paul Span, Meike, and Douwe
Photo credit: Chris Maliwat / Gilt Groupe
Photo credit: Nicolas Lincy
Photo credit: Gretchen Avery, Susannah Cleveland, and Liz Tousey from BGSU library
Photo credit: Emma Stubbs, Stubbs, and Stubbs
Photo credit: Sioux Skylightning
Photo credit: Elien & Johan Copermans
Photo credit: Lea Ermuth
Photo credit: Elien & Johan Copermans
Photo credit: Birgit Veigel, Johannes Veigel, Thomas Veigel
Photo credit: Gretchen Avery, Susannah Cleveland, and Liz Tousey from BGSU library
Photo credit: Thays Hungria
Photo credit: Jake, Anika, James, and Jamie
Photo credit: Till Hogrefe / Tanja Brinker
Photo credit: Anthony from Paris
Photo credit: Tania Demayo
Photo credit: Liz Tousey / Bowling Green State University
Sleeveface website
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Tags: 2011, Sleeveface, art, design, photo
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Comment by Anthony Dovi on January 4, 2012 at 7:05am Great collection of sleevefaces!! Did you know there is an app for this? My brother and I created it and you can find it here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleevefacer/id471522760?mt=8
Search your music library on your iPhone or from over 1000 in the iTunes "Top 100" lists, then line it up, and snap a photo...it's easy, fun and very addicting...and you don't need your whole vinyl collection with you. It's as close as you'll get to a traditional sleeveface without holding the record in your hand!
Comment by Kryïss on December 25, 2011 at 7:09am Nice !
Here is the sleevefacepic our friend took to promote the band I play in :
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HD10ACySQnI/Td5y3XZ8qoI/AAAAAAAAApo/9Bd6K...
Comment by Chen Wang on December 20, 2011 at 2:05pm so funny
Comment by sAm on December 20, 2011 at 1:55pm LOL, perfect.
Comment by Mariana Carvajal on December 20, 2011 at 11:48am nice, number 10 my fav
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