I was tasked by my professors to create a new album cover for either a currently existing album, or for a set of select songs from that one band, like a “Greatest Hits” sort of deal. I chose to do the album “Common Courtesy” by A Day to Remember, a punk hardcore band from Ocala, Florida. I chose this album because I can relate to it. You’re probably thinking: “Ugh, this teenage angst crap again”, but all joking aside, I’m serious. The main story that I derive from the album is that these guys left home chasing a dream, but for a while, it was hard work, and got depressing at times, yet through it all, they made it out alive and successful. That’s what I feel like I’m doing here at school. I’m chasing after my dream, even if that dream hasn’t been realized yet, I know I’ll come out of this a better, smarter person with a purpose in life. I created this album cover with the damaged wings as a metaphor for this concept explained above.