New Site Alert: "Star Line Gallery"
Cataloging Chance the Rapper's latest era.
My first site since ~2017 is now live:
(This newsletter is a 24-hour pre-release for feedback before I share it elsewhere 🤫).
The site is an “art gallery” that lets you stay up-to-date on all the official singles and music videos leading up to Chance the Rapper’s upcoming Star Line Gallery project, as well as learn about the artists behind the cover art:
Reader Poll
I’m going to start sharing the site tomorrow however I’m stuck between two fonts and would love reader feedback:
Click here to view a high resolution comparison.
For now, the site will actually randomly pick one of the two fonts when you reload it, but tomorrow I will pick one before I start sharing the site with others.
I appreciate any and all feedback!
Inspiration
Chance has slowly been rolling out singles for a new project since 2021 and many have had beautiful artwork created in collaboration with painters, photographers, and graffiti artists.
This site was specifically inspired when Chance tweeted a “gallery” thread on August 22, 2024.
After researching his rollout, I decided to use "museum style" placards as used in the Chance the Rapper & Star Line Gallery Collaborators show at the Chicago Expo on April 13-16, 2023:
However, I didn’t know what kind of border or frame to use for each artwork.
This “writer’s block” was over once I saw Chance The Rapper’s music streaming profile:
Specifically the large golden frame:
With that, the idea was complete!
Wrap Up
I’ll be sharing a technical breakdown on alej.hiphop later but for now, that’s all! That’s it!
Please check out the site and let me know what you think:
✌🏽Peace!