Collection of singles by Spinning Plates.

Spinning Plates

Three-piece alternative rock band Spinning Plates has been publishing music since 2020. From releasing their first single during a lockdown, to supporting ARIA charts-listed acts, the Ngunnawal/Ngambri (Canberra) band has made a name for themselves in the local music scene.

The band contacted me when they wanted help designing a logo that could be applied in many contexts - posters, stage backdrops, and tickets, to name a few. The wordmark I created suggests movement, with its noisy letterforms as loud and bold as Spinning Plates's discography. I carried the theme of momentum and fluidity into the album artwork for James Dean and Spoils of War, and across the designs for the band’s social media campaigns and merchandise.

I also provided videography and post-production support for three music videos. The Peace of Mind, James Dean, and Can't We Talk? videos were released in conjunction with the singles on Apple Music and Spotify.

Deliverables

Logo design and identity elements, including colour palette and graphic elements.

Social media profiles for Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, and social media post templates.

Design of gig posters and band merchandise.

Photography for social media and marketing.

Logo animations and motion graphics for social media and marketing.

Music video for Peace of Mind, including post production.

Music video for James Dean, including filming and post-production.

Music video for Can We Talk?, including storyboarding, filming, and post-production.

Digital design

Video production

Spinning plates lockup in red and blue.
Guitarist playing an electric guitar.
Album artwork for Spinning Plates's Peace of Mind on a mobile phone.
Three people stand against a green screen, a clapperboard primed to snap.
Spinning Plates's Instagram profile on a mobile phone.
Album artwork for Spinning Plates's single Can We Talk?
Stack of album artworks for Spinning Plates's singles.
Stylised green circle, yellow triange, and red rectangle.
Brand identity book open to the colour and type page.
Newspaper with the headline 'Can We Talk?'.
Spinning Plates lockup against red and blue paint.
Person packing up a drum kit.
Spinning plates lockup in red and blue.
Stack of album artworks for Spinning Plates's singles.
Guitarist playing an electric guitar.
Stylised green circle, yellow triange, and red rectangle.
Album artwork for Spinning Plates's Peace of Mind on a mobile phone.
Brand identity book open to the colour and type page.
Three people stand against a green screen, a clapperboard primed to snap.
Newspaper with the headline 'Can We Talk?'.
Spinning Plates's Instagram profile on a mobile phone.
Spinning Plates lockup against red and blue paint.
Album artwork for Spinning Plates's single Can We Talk?
Person packing up a drum kit.

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples - the traditional custodians of the land I design and live on. Indigenous Australians have been creating art and continuing their connections to land, water, and community for over 65,000 years. Always was, always will be.

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples - the traditional custodians of the land I design and live on. Indigenous Australians have been creating art and continuing their connections to land, water, and community for over 65,000 years. Always was, always will be.

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples - the traditional custodians of the land I design and live on. Indigenous Australians have been creating art and continuing their connections to land, water, and community for over 65,000 years. Always was, always will be.