#bybdolan

[ohgaylor]

YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN KID (redesign) — inspired by The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan - front / back

[myoldiaries]

When You Were Sleeping immediately became one of my favorite Christmas-y movies because it is cozy, romantic and beautiful to look at (hiii Miss Bullock <3) AND, more importantly, because Bill Pullman is so attractive in it. How does he do it??? Love to see that you enjoyed it as well

genuinely thought my day was going a waste until i watched the movie.. Lucy was so relatable and that really flavoured the film for me. Sandra Bullock is way too pretty and i loved her bangs (true poetic cinema). THEE chemistry like it didn’t feel like a movie to me, it was too real. kind of ridiculous of how bill pullman was 42 here? and he made FURNITURE (this had me blushing like a teenage girl cause i am one but yeah) the family is so sweet and yeah overall a very cozy movie, had me chanting “i love love” throughout.

[jackleopard]

song 17! (Because of Sam <3)

ty!!! it's all too well (10 min version) haha

[ohgaylor]

c(o)unt(r)y reputation hands doooown!!! (but every single one is top tier incredible, that one just hits me extra hard in the heart) maybe my favorite thing I’ve ever seen ever

[kaylor]

not to mention midnights is a terribly boring album title like if it had been called anything else i maybe wouldn't dunk on it so much

[whiskeyswifty]

Oh thank god, I thought I was the only one who hated the new cover lmao

you and i are not the only ones but DEFINITELY in the minority. i'll say i don't hate it, and i like a lot of the components! the photo obviously is so striking. how happy she is, mid laugh and hair in the wind. curly hair!! it's a great photo that makes me grin when i see it. i also really love the sharpie-style typography! i think it's a really clever way to stay within the aesthetic, but avoid the copyright infringement of doing it in her original sharpie handwriting. very rough and ready, diy, with the look of a Hand Crafted Human Touch, which is a very interesting way to visually portray a very synth heavy album lol. i love that contrast and that insistence that despite it's pop genre, it's a very raw and open album.

its the technical execution of it that really rubs me the wrong way. simple things like the light on the seagulls comes from the top right, and the light on her face comes from the bottom left. thats like.... art composition 101 shit. not to mention the very odd seagull photoshop job where seagulls are in focus way more than they should be for how proportionate they are to her. they should be much blurrier for how far they are, especially given the grain. and then the general composition is just.... awful. she's both too big and too small at the same time, and the album title is also too big and too small. it's this weird noncommittal size that covers her a little bit? but it's crowding the cover and fighting for real estate and attention with her photo, which is a layout issue. it creates a tension that is really frustrating. it's okay to give some more of that blue negative space for it to breathe so it has the breezy look the cover is trying to evoke.

I think the components actually look awesome in other formats, like the IG story and here:

this is nice and balanced here, her and the title of equal height and we got a thirds situation going on, with the title occupying 2/3, as it should since it's the point of interest. and then she occupies 1/3 as she should as the complimentary image. soooooo pleasing to the eye and very legible design, you know where to go first and then second.

i love so much of it's individual pieces, i'm just soooo frustrated with it's layout choices. i totally get that i'm just being super nit-picky with it and most swifties don't care at all and that's totally fine. 2 of my friends texted me this morning to gush how much they love it and that's great! I'm just really picky when it comes to this stuff, but it's nice to know that me and some of my other buddies on here share the same frustrations with it!

[honeybabymp3]

you making that Idol post after I just had an extended internal monologue about how WEIRD it is that female pop stars whose output and persona were largely controlled by their label are shamed and dehumanized for making "lesser" art without ever receiving any pity for the insane structures they grew up in..... Brain connection moment. I think #freebritney changed this a bit but we still have miles to go when it comes to recognizing how destructive and plain evil these "men in suits mold a girl to their liking" machineries are. And it's spitting into the face of all these women to make a show that essentially says "omg women are held back from being sexy :(" SUFFER. We can talk all day about how the Disney purity machine messed with the sexual expression of their young stars but i have the suspicion that this is also not a convo mr. Levinson would be interested in.

brain connection moment !! i've been kind of stuck thinking about this cause , lol , the other day i was looking for pictures of hozier and taylor at victoria's secret, and i mean, this is soooo basic so idk why, when i saw a picture of them with the models and the other performers, with ed sheeran also in a suit and ariana also in lingerie it just made me sooooo mad. honestly i wasn't even thinking about how both taylor and ariana have been in the public eye since they were so young, and like, this is not to say or minimize how boys in the entertainment industry are also sexualized and objectified for adult audiences, it's just that those specific pictures at the vsfs made the difference in expectations so stark it made me SO mad. and then THIS fucking show.

i'm not 100% sure i understand specifically what you're referring to (and if you feel like typing up some of your monologue i WOULD like to read it. as much as i'm fascinated by this stuff it also freaks me out too look at it too closely myself haha so i always love to read your thoughts) but yeah there is like an endless pool of interesting directions you can take the relationship between popstars - who are selling an image - their team - who needs to find a balance between taking care of them (out of genuine concern or just for the sake of them Performing) and creating an image that sells - and their art - cause good art doesn't necessarily = the art you want to make isn't necessarily = what makes money or reaches audiences. and artists that are directed into making a specific thing that Sells but are then ridiculed for this - for giving the people what they want. and like you mention the disney purity thing - it's obviously very complicated and needs to be explored with sensitivity and care, and, you know, over longform such as a six hours miniseries, but lol. out of EVERYTHING to choose these angles. the fucking nerve. how revealing it is about the way you view women in the industry. and a plot twist (?) about how she was in control the entire time (??) when indeed this show specifically was supposed to be directed by a woman who allegedly was both set to fail by the studio and fired after almost finishing the show. ok.

[thatsotruegf]

TAYLOR SWIFT'S LOVER as a disco album heavily inspired by @bybdolan and link in source

[h-f-k]

there's nothing i'd change from the speak now album cover but this is my take on it - click on picture for better quality <3 (i also realized i accidentally got inspired by @bybdolan's edits so thank u amy)

[bymine]

TAYLOR + ALBUM COVERS FROM BRAZILIAN ARTISTS |  insp.by @bybdolan

[sonofaraven]

🧸 2023: YEAR IN REVIEW 🧸  

Hi there! This is my quick yearly shout-out to fandom artists. A big Thank you for creating and sharing your work <3, along with a compilation of links to my favourite posts. Wishing you a wonderful season and a hopeful start to the new year!

🥣 Art: books - 1 by @kidciitrix, 2 and 3 by @mercurytomato, 4 by @may12324, 5 by @pygmypouter, 6 by @pierogish, 7 by @witchstone, 8 by @gothamtwinks, 9 by @theonlysei, 10 by @onefleshonepod, 11 by @wqemzz-blog, 12 by @septembersart, 13 by @sunclown, 14 by @thestarlesselsewhere.

🍚 Art: tv -  1 by @uglygirlstatus, 2 by @sunsyfish, 3 by @aieaiedro, 4 by @sexybread-png, 5 by @sillysymbol, 6, 7 and 8 by @lesbaurinkos, 9 by @calicoture, 10 by @perseruna, 11 by @aoya, 12 by @toastyglow, 13 by @notholaenas, 14 by @gaypornvideoswebsite, 15 by @isawiitch, 16 by @kaitcake1289.

🥗  ​Art: others - 1 by @corantus, 2 by @alicitas, 3 by @faunshiii, 4 by @hatepotion, 5 by @skyblue-skeleton, 6 by @rosvl.

🍵 Edits: music - 1 by @hits-differently, 2 by @regular-another, 3 by @piecesintoplaces, 4 by @doctorcurdlejr, 5 by @h-f-k, 6 by @bybdolan, 7 by @cellphonehippie.

🍲 Edits: tv - 1 by @theedorksinlove, 2 and 3 by @horrorlesbion, 4 and 5 by @taiturner, 6 by @idontwikeit, 7 by @bedlund, 8 by @fadeintoyou1993, 9 by @dailycolorfulgifs.

🥖  Mvs - 1 and 2 by @lezarus, 3 by @mean-vampyre, 4 by @feelslikelalala, 5 and 6 by @urdeadbestfriend, 7 by @lonesomedotmp3, 8 by @greatkateweathermachine, 9 and 10 by @sumeria, 11 by @iunmadehim, 12 by @rarchiedale, 13 by @theultimatewildcard, 14 by @realpersonfacts, 15 by @jerrydevine, 16 by @homo-nouveau, 17 by @gay-archie.

[ohgaylor]

pt 1 of inspired covers series — based on @bybdolan’s own breathtaking album cover series (requests open!)

[cornerihaunt]

tagged by wonderful luce @sportsthoughts to share 9 photos from my recent camera roll! from top to bottom, left to right:

pretty light on the persimmon tree in my backyard!

cooool church in bologna (had a day trip there last sunday!) i think it’s the cathedral?

roommate made lasagna 🤤

pretty clouds!!!!

new shoes! they’re secondhand but they’re new to me hehe

stray cat! in my backyard! he’s really friendly :D

eggplant parmigiana i made… a couple of weeks ago? it was sooooooooooooo good my god even though i cut the eggplant wrong but who caaaaares

sidney being always with me someway somehow

painting night with the girls!

tagging wonderful @isitcasualnow @lovvelorrn @lesbiandarvey @freedominthedarkmp3 @bybdolan @tayloralisonswift and whoever wants to do this!!! 🫶🏼

[jackleopard]

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/paste this ask to your favorite mutuals. 💌💜

thank you! these are all from my 'unskippable songs' playlist

there'd better be a mirrorball - arctic monkeys

cuando te fuiste - aitana ft. natalia lacunza

dogwood blossom - fionn regan

I saw her standing there - the beatles

the kiss of venus - paul mccartney, dominic fike

[bybdolan]

we were happy/happiness ....... Would have been a lethal combo

[towersofpaperbacks]

tagged by @lonelyroommp3 💖

I'm tagging @thegreatimpersonator @folkloregirlfriend @girlitfeelsgood @bybdolan @ellebau @whoscallingwhoafraud @chaoticeddie @bloodymaryoliveoil and @bloodwards 🤗