Michael Cina

Branding, type + design studio ↳
Art ↳ | Type ↳

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Herb Sundays 190: Italo Disco

The long-lasting freshness of the Italian sound, c. ‘80s, a @HerbSundays genre fable. link in bio to playlist

Part 1 - secrets and lies, definitions and presumptions feat. faves from Angelica Frey, Daniel Wang, Andrew Butler (Hercules & Love Affair), Josh Cheon (@darkentriesrecs), and more

art by @Michaelcina

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Herb 189: Sam Wilkes

The Los Angeles composer, producer, arranger, and Fender Precision bass player goes wide.

Art by @Michaelcina. Link in bio.

@sawilkes2

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Herb 189 @sawilkes2

art @Michaelcina

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Herb Sundays 188: Car Culture (@fysicaltherapy)

The Queens producer and DJ shares "low tide" - a soft genre study "that's hard to exactly pinpoint but you know when you hear it. (Springsteen, Smog, Townes, Sundays, Rickie Lee Jones, Prince).

Link in bio. art by @Michaelcina.

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Herb Sundays 187: The Field

A new album on @StudioBarnhus, deep reflections, and a guide to s-tier Field by @heatheredpearls.

Art @Michaelcina.

Link in bio to playlists.

[Michael Cina @Michaelcina]

@alessio_joseph Inspiring AND informative!

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Herb Sundays 186: Noah Kalina (@noahkalina)

The beloved artist and photographer shares a playlist for the end of the world.

link to playlist in bio

art by @Michaelcina

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Tomorrow herb 186 @noahkalina

WIP art by @Michaelcina

[Michael Cina @Michaelcina]

@fire_toolz @VALENTI @HerbSundays PS. Proper Herb mix.

[Michael Cina @Michaelcina]

@fire_toolz @VALENTI @HerbSundays The wordmark? Also if you look in the full image there are a lot of hidden treats for you.

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Herb Sundays 185: Fire-Toolz (@fire_toolz)

"These songs regulate me, and don't demand some huge reaction. I suppose the huge reaction is internal, because they are all very emotionally gripping for me. They aren't background music or anything disposable."

Playlist at link in bio

Art by @Michaelcina

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

As someone once said, “you can’t hear what you can’t see,” so for a music project to succeed, it helps to create a primer for your brain to place the sounds in. For @fire_toolz, think Christophe Szpajdel-designed metal logos meets Lisa Frank, meets a “what’s on my desk” Strategist-style shopping advertorial, all flattened into a JPEG’s daydream.

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

this @HerbSundays tomorrow is wildly good, ersatz Christian/AOR/new age madness from @fire_toolz. art by @Michaelcina

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Herb 185

[Figs From Plums @FigsFromPlums]

Artwork for How to Color a Thousand Mistakes by Orcas - Designed by Michael Cina (@Michaelcina)

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Herb Sundays 184: Elori Saxl

Art by @Michaelcina

The composer/producer, in a minimalist storm across the globe, chases Sunday Scaries away.

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Herb Sundays 183: Classical (c. 1200-2025) chosen by Ronen Givony

The author and @WordlessMusic promoter takes it easy on us:

"I tried to keep it manageable: 4 hours spanning 800 years."

Art by @Michaelcina, link in bio to playlists.

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Tomorrow, Classical by Ronen Givony, @HerbSundays 183. art by @Michaelcina

[papa mbye @papambye_]

JAKAARLO, out april 24th .
presave —> https://t.co/g2zdVLhEq7
cover by @Michaelcina
back cover by me .

[Sam Valenti IV @VALENTI]

Herb Sundays 182: GRRL

The textural taste logic of North Carolina producer/DJ/poster, @GRRLmusic. What this platform was made for: heaps of texture, a style atlas.

Link in bio to playlist (apple/spotify).

Art by @Michaelcina