Joe Rudko's Death Cab for Cutie cover

Joe Rudko graduated in 2013 from the BFA program in the Art Department. Recently, Joe was tapped by Seattle design firm Hum Creative to create artwork for Death Cab for Cutie's 8th full-length album Kintsugi. Hum is home to WWU Design grad Glenn Newcomer, who designed the cover and entire campaign for Death Cab For Cutie’s new album using Rudko’s artwork

Joe adapted the art of Kintsugi by finding old photographs from an estate sale in Bellingham, the hometown of Death Cab for Cutie. “I selected the image because it was one that I had collected in Bellingham, where Death Cab was formed, and where I lived for about 5 years. The image seemed to be taken at Larrabee State Park, a place I frequented while living there. I was initially drawn to the contrasting expressions on the girls faces. It seemed like a difficult photograph to define, despite what I may have already known about it.”

Read more about the process behind Joe's cover art.

Keep up with Joe Rudko's latest on his tumblr.

See more of Glenn Newcomer's work.