Slowind CD ovitek
Napihljiv CD ovitek za slovenski pihalni kvintet, ki je bil ustanovljen leta 1987.
Inflatable CD cover for a Slovenian wind quintet that was founded in 1987.
Dobra ideja je brezčasna
Petčlanski pihalni orkester Slowind je prišel k meni z prošnjo, da jim oblikujem ovitek za njihov promocijski mini cd. Tam nekje v devedesetih letih. Fantje so bili zelo simpatični, ambiciozni in odprti za nove ideje - pravi zame!
Takoj, že med pogovorjem sem se izogibal misli, da bi le oblikoval standardne škatlice za cd-je. Želel sem izstopit iz okvirjev zgolj grafičnega oblikovanja in se je v meni zbudil tudi mladi arhitekt in industrijski oblikovalec. Tako so moje tri osebnosti prišle na idejo, da bi za pihalni kvintet zasnovali napihljivi ovitek! Tako po vzoru rokavčkov za plavanje, luft madracov in podobnih poletnih pripomočkov, ki že sami po sebi izžarevajo ležernost, veselje, sproščene dneve na soncu, vzbujajo celo leto lepe spomine.. ;)
Tako je nastal ta zame legendaren izdelek - napihljiv cd ovitek za pihalni kvintet Slowind. Na katerega smo vsi vopleteni še danes zelo ponosni ter ga veselo poprijemamo po rokah in napihujemo.. Dobre ideje so brezčasne.
V bistvu sem imel srečo, da sem delal za umetnike z odprto glavo za norosti. Saj samo tako lahko nastanejo odštekane rešitve, ki trajajo v čas.
Igor Arih
A good idea is timeless.
The five-member brass quintet Slowind came to me and asked me to design the cover for their promotional mini CD. This was sometime in the 1990s. They were really nice, ambitious, and open to new ideas — perfect for me.
Right from the start, even during our first conversation, I avoided the idea of just designing a standard CD case. I wanted to go beyond basic graphic design, and that’s when my inner architect and industrial designer kicked in. These three sides of me came up with the idea of creating an inflatable cover for the "wind" quintet! It was inspired by things like inflatable armbands, air mattresses, and other summer items that naturally give off a feeling of relaxation, fun, sunny days, and bring back nice memories all year round…
And that’s how this, for me, legendary product was born — an inflatable CD cover for the Slowind wind quintet. All of us involved are still very proud of it, and we still happily pick it up and inflate it from time to time. Good ideas are timeless.
Basically, I was lucky to work with artists who were open-minded enough to embrace something a bit crazy. That’s the only way truly original ideas can come to life — the kind that last.
Igor Arih