Jean Pierre Consuegra and Leo Horton on designing Pigeons & Planes' DIY mixtape
Designers Jean Pierre Consuegra and Leo Horton created the visual identity for Pigeons & Planes' annual mixtape 'See You Next Year 3', embracing a DIY aesthetic with scanners, candy-coloured stamps, handwritten wordmarks, and screenshots. They were given an unusually long timeline, allowing for over 250 cover drafts and extensive experimentation. The pair, who met through Clairo's 'Charm' anniversary project, combined Consuegra's graphic maximalism with Horton's illustrative skills. The design features ants, stamps, and blurred video stills to evoke a candid, raw feel. Consuegra emphasized the importance of direct messaging on Instagram for landing commissions: 'Always DM people, man!' The mixtape highlights emerging artists and was recorded partly at Rick Rubin's Shangri-La studio in Malibu.
Key facts
- Jean Pierre Consuegra and Leo Horton designed Pigeons & Planes' annual mixtape 'See You Next Year 3'.
- The project had a long timeline, resulting in over 250 cover drafts.
- The design uses DIY elements: scanners, stamps, handwritten wordmarks, screenshots, and ants.
- Consuegra works as art director at Pigeons & Planes.
- The pair previously collaborated on a Lorde poster for All Points East.
- They met through Clairo's 'Charm' anniversary project, which involved many designers.
- The mixtape features emerging artists and was partly recorded at Rick Rubin's Shangri-La studio in Malibu.
- Consuegra advises: 'Always DM people, man!' for getting commissions.
Entities
Artists
- Jean Pierre Consuegra
- Leo Horton
- Clairo
- Alex Gardner
- Jimmy Booey
- Rick Rubin
Institutions
- Pigeons & Planes
- It's Nice That
- All Points East
- Shangri-La
Locations
- Malibu
- United States
- South Carolina