Hello and welcome to the first edition of our Playlist column. My name is Shai Samana, a graphic designer and a music lover. I noticed that most designers I know are highly specific and picky when it comes to the music they listen to. I wondered why this happens, and realised that as designers, our attraction to aesthetics easily carries forward from visual to audio.

I believe the symbiosis between an album and its cover is a powerful example of the relationship between music and design. This column deals with that symbiosis – but from a different point of view. Instead of designing for the music – we’re here to create music for the design process. As I built the playlist, I realised it can work not only as a soundtrack for inspired work, but also that I had created a slow, sexy atmosphere. What does it say about the way I work? You decide.

Track List

1. KAYTRANADA – Leave Me Alone (Ft. Shay Lia) 2. Mndsgn – Cosmic Perspective 3. Rihanna – Needed Me 4. PARTYNEXTDOOR – Only U 5. Gingiot – Gingiot 6. Drake – wednesday night interlude (Ft. Partynextdoor) 7. Erykah Badu – Hello (Ft. Andre 3000) 8. dvsn – Angela (Sept. 5th) 9. Mild High Club – Homage 10. Jaako Eino Kalevi-Hush Down 11. M.I.A. – It Takes a Muscle 12. Drake – Summers Over Interlude (Ft. Majid Al Maskati) 13. Atar – At