Abacus released it’s debut self-titled album in April, 2010. I based the album cover design on the columns of beads on an actual abacus. The blind impressions on the front cover on bright white paper give a sense of sterility that fits with the music and the lab coats worn by the band at live performances.

The cover was letterpressed by Mark Herschede at Haven Press Studios in Brooklyn, NY. Albums are for sale for $15. Send us an email at abacus@abacusabacus.com and we’ll send one your way. You may also purchase a digital version of the album at abacus.bandcamp.com for $5.

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Abacus’s music is harsh, mathematical, and in-your-face. The website design reflects these characteristics on two levels: Aesthetically, the site is stripped-down, but pushy, using bold text and oversized images. Structurally, all of the information is presented upfront on one page. The single page design also allows visitors to stream the band’s music without interruption as they browse the site. The design’s sterility reflects the band’s precise compositions and plays with its laboratory-inspired wardrobe during performances.

This design is coordinated with the album cover for Abacus’s upcoming LP.

Abacusabacus.com was built on WordPress and features a Franklin Gothic Medium, Helvetica, Arial font-stack. The audio player is a customized version of Opentape.