Ruby band logo and record covers (2001)
![Short-Staffed at the Gene Pool was released in April 2001 on Wichita. [More info on Discogs]](https://fiu-original.b-cdn.net/fontsinuse.com/use-images/N241/241547/241547.jpeg?filename=ruby-short-staffed-at-the-gene-pool-cd.jpg)
Short-Staffed at the Gene Pool was released in April 2001 on Wichita. [More info on Discogs]
Ruby is a Scottish electronic music act that was formed as a collaboration between singer Lesley Rankine and multi-instrumentalist Mark Walk in 1994. Rankine and Walk named the group Ruby after learning that this was the name of both their maternal grandmothers.
Alias Metsys was used for the logotype for a series of record sleeves around 2001, in a mix of upper and lower case. Adobe Garamond Italic is used for secondary type.
![Altered & Proud (The Short-Staffed Remixes) followed later in 2001. [More info on Discogs]](https://fiu-original.b-cdn.net/fontsinuse.com/use-images/N241/241548/241548.jpeg?filename=ruby-altered-proud-short-staffed-remix-cd.jpg)
Altered & Proud (The Short-Staffed Remixes) followed later in 2001. [More info on Discogs]
Three singles were released from the album Short-Staffed at the Gene Pool, “Lamplight”, “Grace”, and “Beefheart”. The covers all follow the same basic design template.
![Label from the 12″ vinyl release of “Grace”, March 2001. [More info on Discogs]](https://fiu-original.b-cdn.net/fontsinuse.com/use-images/N241/241549/241549.jpeg?filename=R-95296-1355709470-1956.jpg)
Label from the 12″ vinyl release of “Grace”, March 2001. [More info on Discogs]
