The best covers rarely start with a plan. They start with something you almost walked past. Here are ten objects to point your phone at next time — and the genres they tend to suit in Sleevo.
1. Bathroom tiles
Grids are the backbone of electronic music design. Shoot tiles straight on, fill the frame and let a single cracked tile or stray color break the pattern. Try it with Techno or House.
2. A coffee stain
Organic shapes on paper read as warm and handmade. Shoot in window light, close up, and leave space for the title. Perfect for Lo-fi and Jazz.
3. Parking garage concrete
Harsh fluorescent light, painted numbers, oil marks. Underexpose slightly for mood, then pick Trap or Drill layouts.
4–10. Keep looking
Old curtains, fruit on a table, a cracked phone screen, laundry on a line, a shadow on the wall, a crumpled receipt, your own hand against the sky. Shoot five of each and let the genre proposals surprise you.