DESIGN FOR Expanding Sky Studio

Expanding Sky Studio is a recording studio in Brunswick, Maine. They work with musicians, authors, students, and more to record their projects in a supportive and creative environment.

Set in a historic mill, ESS gives artists unique access to state of the art equipment and instruments, from vintage amplifiers to the latest tech.

How to illustrate a concept so grand as an “expanding sky?” It was a challenge! I took inspiration from the markings on the studio’s equipment, especially the marks on dials on the board, and the mill’s historic glass windows. The final mark has a feeling of energy flowing both into and out of its center, like the breath in before the sung note.