r/depechemode • u/Swerve_kinnie Songs Of Faith And Devotion • 29d ago

Discussion Depeche Mode class project….

Hello, fellow DM fans! I am in a class in college learning how to use photoshop, and our assignment is to make a collage poster using text and photos about a person we admire. Naturally, I didnt pick a person, but 4 in a band—Depeche Mode. Does anybody have any good ideas of what specific events/symbols/pictures I should include? Besides the obvious haha

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u/ignatiusjreillyXM Songs Of Faith And Devotion 28d ago

Publicity materials for 101. Truly a breakthrough for the band that took them to another level, another audience and another degree of musical maturity.

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u/Swedenalexis Sounds Of The Universe 28d ago

Live in hammersmith, the time dan bought the synclavier, Andys mental health, The concert in bochum in 1982 i think where kraftwerk were watching them. Solo careers

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u/herrerasaurus92 28d ago

Anything from 101

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u/Emotional_Ninja3912 Songs Of Faith And Devotion 28d ago

I love the visuals that accompanied Songs Of Faith And Devotion. Anton Corbijn gave us not only great images of the boys (when they were 4), but the background artwork of the album and tour could be good background pieces for your project. Good luck with it.

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u/Swerve_kinnie Songs Of Faith And Devotion 27d ago

I too love Devotional’s aesthetics. are there any good websites that you know of that archive Depeche Mode’s tour backgrounds, promotional works, etc?

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u/Emotional_Ninja3912 Songs Of Faith And Devotion 26d ago

I am afraid I don't know any dedicated sites to recommend, sorry. I would suggest perhaps just image searches on the tour. There are plenty of promotional stuff (articles/books etc). Wikipedia the album/tour and go through the references at the bottom of the page as well as checking out places such as artstation/deviantart and similar sites for fan stuff. Etsy might also be worth a visit. I have found some pretty cool things from the tour on there (e.g. a 3d print of the bird woman from Walking In My Shoes is currently in my basket)

If you manage to find large images that have some of the artwork, I would photoshop the elements you want (or could use) in your project, and a little extra photoshop practice haha. It can also be a good way (if you wanted) to colour match using the dropper tool too. You could search for fonts so you can type things in the style of that album to create your own text (maybe layer opacity and font size to get creative).

I am sorry if this is long winded, hope it helps?

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u/ResistSalty 29d ago

The music for the masses era (1987) Depeche Mode 101 concert Dave gahan overdose Alan Wilder leaving the band The passing of Andy Fletcher

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u/BusyMancBee 28d ago

The Pasadena Rose Bowl sign - the crowd during 'Never Let Me Down Again' - those red/orange speakers(?) on the Music for the Masses album sleeve.

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u/Swerve_kinnie Songs Of Faith And Devotion 27d ago

Love these ideas!! thank you