Pointbreak, Ming Dynamite

Album cover and packaging design for Irish surf rock band Pointbreak's album Ming Dynamite.

The music and the title provided the idea of the explosion. And since the golden eras of surf rock and comic books coincided, it made sense to use the characteristics of comics to design it.

The close-up, bright colours, misregistration, halftone dot patterns and slightly off colour separation reference the 50's surf culture, while also remaining modern and abstract.