#hey phil look at this

[simplydnp]

WAD: Cover Art

dan is still working on selling the distribution rights for We're All Doomed! so i decided to make some DVD/Blu-ray disc jacket art!

this is my attempt at a traditional jacket design! none of the images used are mine, but i did create the concept and design:

as i was making the first one for myself, i was struck by the fact that 'well, it's for me, so it doesn't have to look like a stereotypical jacket cover' which led me to be more artsy in my approach for the next one:

i was really enjoying the creativity and space to explore, so i went looking for more inspiration for a third design. this led me to dan's favourite Muse album: Origin of Symmetry, which i paid homage to:

after the first Muse album, i looked at their catalogue to see if there was more inspiration there. i was just thankful dan's favourite was easy stylistically to mimic, unlike say, 2009's The Resistance...

thank you @danielhowell for the inspiration!

nerdy stuff & reference pics below the cut!

General notes

i don't know how to use photoshop! i entirely brute-forced my way through the whole project, and the only tutorial i looked up was for the gradient text in the 4th cover

this wasn't even the original project i was working on! you'll eventually get to see that though

and this one also inspired art for the disc itself so stay tuned 👀

i will do anything for authenticity so these are Full of intentional details

matching fonts is a nightmare

the traditional cover

took the longest, as it was the first.

the barcode numbers are the date of the first video he uploaded on dinof, and the last tour show date (in m/d/y)

i changed 'iceland' to 'poland' on the front cover, as he never actually went to iceland, and poland wasn't ever on the list even though he did go there

the orange may look a little off-center in the front, but these designs need to include space for a spine between the front and back cover, i promise it's right 😂

the black and white cover

inspired by the 'i want to believe' aliens poster

the cover art comes from his metal band merch shirt design

i had to manually shrink the text, line by line, and ensure it all lined up on the back!

i even made the logos on the back greyscale

the Muse: Origin of Symmetry cover

a shockingly perfect style for a WAD cover. i'm so glad i used the cubes, even if they couldn't be orange.

there's some versions of the art online where the sky is even more orange and it baffles me how i haven't seen any parallels like this before

the Muse: The Resistance cover

this cover was never supposed to see the light of day! i meant it when i said i was grateful i didn't have to try to adapt this complex design... and yet, i tried anyway.

i did all the grid lines by hand, including the jagged/broken edge parts, shading each section, and then drawing every star.

the hardest part was getting the gradient on the back text to cooperate. photoshop's gradient settings are surprisingly limited

gotta shout out @amazingphil for being the reason i knew what this cover looked like--it's the only muse album i knew the art of before embarking on this quest!

obligatory sob story:

i've been extremely and suddenly ill for 6 months. it is difficult to function moment to moment, but especially in doing little things just for me. this is the first and only art project i've been able to feel inspired to not only work on, but to finish, and despite the pain and long hours, i enjoyed every minute of it. thank you, dan, for creating this space for me to explore, and thank you, everyone here, for being wonderful support during this time 💞

[netflix-and-dil]

PHIL SPAM!!!

[tiny-sassy-aggressive]

I am the same age Phil Lester was when he met Dan Howell.

In almost 15 years, we, as an audience, have watched his life change so many different times it would be impossible to categorize it. Everyone he has met, loved, lost, the experiences he has had both positive and negative. The places he has been, the choices he has made, then remade, then changed again because he could! The memories, the good the bad, the ones he cringed at then later learned to love and laugh at. The self growth! To sit and watch the content he creates now and the seemingly never ending joy emulating from his videos have been an inspiration and I have really been reflecting on that recently. There is so much life to live, and we truly have no idea what is going to happen so we might as well take it all in while we can with the people we love. I thank God everyday for putting me on the path to find people like Phil who are positive examples of people passionate about life and joyful in the prospect of existence.

A part of me died at 17, but the world didn’t end at 19, and it sure as hell isn’t going to end at 22.

[alexneedsjesus]

*me walking into my housemates room wanting attention* Bro just wanting some peace and quiet:

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[dramaphan]

I wonder if Phil still checks #hey Phil look at this occasionally

One way to find out

[maicrowave]

in honor of gaymingmas day 1: gay prom sketch <3

[dnphobic]

if you told 14 year old me that at this point in my life i am an OLD dan and phil fan? a relic even? i would have punched you in the face

but hey! fact of the matter is i guess that’s my reality now!

[fullyfazed]

do you guys think they want italian food today

[billwasnot]

An entry for @uncreative-mind 's DTIYS

He's just standing there. Menacingly.

[lesbianphan]

..

[simplydnp]

Dans ig story of him talking and instinctively holding to the bar over their bed .. slut alert

face full of clown makeup and all 😔🤡

[netflix-and-dil]

funny screenie i got of phil :3

[mbat]

anyone else still remember exactly how they got into everything they love though

[wtftwwfte]

I am so so sick of cancel culture. it's toxic and a form of purism and GOD i didn't think the human race was capable of this kind of hate where is our empathy. where is our humanity. It hurts to think about :'(

cancelled for having an opinion. die phil

[crepusculum-rattus]

the absolute joy i feel when i walk into the living room in cosplay, and my best friend greets me by the name of whoever i am cosplaying atm… truly insane levels of joy