Looking to elevate your record’s presence with unforgettable visuals? I specialize in crafting striking, story-driven album art that fuses conceptual depth with genre-savvy aesthetics. Whether your sound is doom, dream pop, or something otherworldly, I build immersive visual worlds that resonate with your audience before the needle drops.
Shawn M. Schmidt is an album cover artist and designer whose work merges atmospheric textures, surreal symbolism, and era-aware typography to deliver bold, genre-defining visual identities for music releases. From the kaleidoscopic grit of Mothership: Das Untere to the eerie cosmic dread of Morbid: Azathoth Rise, Shawn’s covers are both deeply narrative and distinctly modern—each one evoking the spirit of the record it wraps.
Drawing influence from psychedelic rock sleeves of the '70s, synthwave futurism, and gothic metal aesthetics, Shawn crafts album art that stands out in both digital and physical formats. Notable projects include the full visual treatment for Sound Gem Records’ catalog, including concept art, sleeve layouts, and lyric inserts. His design for The Spoons: Technical Difficulties channels retro futurism through a glitchcore lens, while Mothership: Paths Unknown glows with high-energy neon sci-fi nostalgia.
Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.
