MINERAL | BOOK AND PACKAGING
For Mineral's 25th anniversary, One Day When We Are Young brought together a retrospective book and the influential band's first new recordings in two decades. Conceived as a personal visual history, the book brings together handwritten lyrics, photographs, band memorabilia and contributions from members of Jimmy Eat World, The Get Up Kids and others.
Drawing on the raw emotional character of their music, the design combined handmade collage, shattered charcoal, ink, photography, and archival material to create a tactile narrative connecting past and present. More than a commemorative release, the book and record became a personal history of the band, giving generations of fans a new way to experience its legacy.
“Kenneth worked tirelessly to understand and bring out a vision that connected our past with the present. From a mountain of images and artifacts he helped carve out a cohesive arc and statement about who we are and what we are about. No designer I’ve ever worked with has come to the table with as many ideas as Kenneth. He is a joy to work with.”
— Chris Simpson, Singer-guitarist of Mineral
“With his beautiful, thoughtful and stylish design, Kenneth helped bring to life the story of Mineral in a way more than just my words alone could have done. What he did was make a book about the band’s history become part of their history, one that contains as much depth, soul and heart as the band’s music, and, as a result, I’m even more honored to be a part of it than I already was.”
— Mischa Pearlman, Music Journalist
What began as a retrospective became something more: a new chapter in Mineral's story, shaped by the people who lived it and the generations who continue to find meaning in the band’s music.