lucas dasc
Lucas Dasc
The Chico e o Mar album cover, front and back

Chico e o Mar

brandingalbummusic2022

The album cover, animated Posters for the album launch show in red, blue and black Three versions of the cover in grey, blue and red Stickers, logos and hand lettering on blue Social posts on phone screens Video frames of the band in thresholded photos The band through a fisheye lens Pre-save posts: Faça o pré save The band’s merch: a black t-shirt with the logo Merch photographed under a basketball hoop

Chico e o Mar is a band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 2018. Their music moves between US indie and Brazilian pop, creating an authentic and powerful sound. In 2020, I was invited to design the band's first visual identity, for the crowdfunding campaign of their debut album. The campaign was a success, and in 2022 I designed the identity of that first album, the self-titled "Chico e o Mar". The album embraces the excitement of youth in an energetic, cohesive record. The visual research started from skateboarding, a passion shared by the band, and from the ephemeral prints that shaped the 90s counterculture scene. High-contrast photography, collage, stickers, handwriting and a reduced colour palette were essential to a potent aesthetic and a playful, fun and authentic identity.