James Blake x Lil Yachty for Complex

For this cover, I collaborated with the Complex team on the concept, then focused on building a typography treatment that felt naturally integrated into the environment. Starting with the overhead street photography, I designed the masthead and headline to live directly on the pavement, matching scale, perspective, texture, and wear so the type feels painted into the crosswalk rather than layered on top. The goal was to make the typography part of the scene itself, using the street markings as visual guides to anchor everything in reality while keeping the artists front and center. I handled the type placement, perspective mapping, and surface blending to create a grounded, believable cover that turns an everyday intersection into a bold editorial moment.