Album Cover Redesign:

Breakout: Blues

Black and white photo of a woman holding a child's hand, with the woman carrying a guitar, against a gray background. The words 'blues BREAKOUT' are in the top right corner, with 'blues' in white and smaller font, and 'BREAKOUT' in bold red.

Year: 2024-25
Supervision: Dr. Aleksandra Zajdel-Cyrulik, Dr. hab. Ewa Pawluczuk
Focus: graphic design | polish culture | music and design
Designer: Leopold Slenczka

‘Blues’ by Breakout might to this day be the band's most important album and certainly is one of the most important in Polish rock history.

The lyrics of the album are written by the poet Bogdan Loebl, the music is inspired by polish folk and combined with classic blues and rock elements.

In 1970, the communist regime banned the music of the band ‘Breakout’ from being played on radio for several months; a year later, this album was released. ‘Breakout’ played the soundtrack of the hippie movement of the 60s and 70s. The release of this album was like a glimmer of hope and a call for freedom.

Internationally still relevant to this day, the music stands against injustice and in favour of emotion with unstoppable thirst for freedom.

Logo featuring the words 'Breaking Out' with a vertical dividing line, and the words 'Branding & Strategy' with arrows pointing upwards and downwards.

Font

Colours

Comparison of two color swatches: Pantone 2748C in blue and Pantone 803C in yellow, with their CMYK color codes.

The City | The Lights

A cityscape of multiple high-rise apartment buildings with blue-tinted windows, primarily in grayscale with selective coloring on the windows.

In this design, the city evolved as a symbol for socialist architecture and an allegory for sadness, suppression and tristesse.

A black and white photo of high-rise apartment buildings with yellow-lit windows.

But why not put on some lights?

A book titled 'blues BREAKOUT' with a cityscape of high-rise buildings on the cover, enclosed in a clear plastic wrapping, and a price sticker showing £59.99.
A blue vinyl record sleeve or album cover with the title 'blues BREAKOUT' in large white letters. It features a list of song titles in Polish on the left side and stylized yellow digital cityscape graphics on the right. The cover includes some logos and copyright information at the bottom.
Blue vinyl record with a yellow label that has the word 'BREAKOUT' and track information.
A vinyl record with a yellow label in the center, labeled 'BREAKOUT' and 'side B', with track titles listed underneath.
A poster titled 'blues BREAKOUT' featuring an urban apartment building with numerous blue and gray windows. The poster includes yellow banner text stating 'RE-RELEASE 2.2.2025' and 'POLISH BLUES.' The top part of the poster appears crumpled and textured with blue background and white text.
Close-up of a blue CD case titled 'blues BREAKOUT' featuring an abstract cityscape of gray high-rise buildings with blue windows.
Open CD case with yellow and blue design, titled "BREAKOUT" by Blues. Tracklist includes nine songs in Polish.
Album cover for Breakout Blues featuring a blue-tinted photo of five band members standing together, with band member names and roles listed.
Two people wearing blue T-shirts with digital-style patterns and text, one with the word "BREAKOUT" on the back, and a person holding a white tote bag with matching digital patterns and "blues breakout" text, against a black background.