Sunday 9 January 2011

Secondary research - Album covers

Some interesting articles and websites which relate to album covers and their graphic designers


The most beautiful sleeve of 2004 - Guardian artcle


The Independent - Richard Evans Graphic Designer


Creative review -

Art Vinyl's sleeves of 2008

Creative review-

Art Vinyl's sleeves of the year



Hipgnosis -Storm Thorgerson and beyond


Storm Thorgerson


Peter Corriston is a Grammy-nominated graphic designer currently based in Greenwich Village, notable for designing the album artwork for several major rock bands and musicians. Corriston has worked internationally with such artists as Billy Idol, Chick Corea, Carole King, Debbie Harry, George Benson, The J. Geils Band, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Mick Jagger, New York Dolls, Pat Benatar, Procol Harum, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones and Tom Waits. Nominated for five Grammy awards, Corriston's work is on permanent collection at the Library of Congress.
Notable examples of his work include Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti and the four consecutive Rolling Stones album covers: Some Girls, Emotional Rescue, Tattoo You (for which he won a Grammy Award in the category of best album package) and Undercover.
Corriston has worked with Andy Warhol.
As at 2008, Corriston lives in the small village of Marshallton in Chester County, Pennsylvania.


Hypergallery.


Kiss- Howard Marks Advertising


Robert Lockart/Grammy awards Also Cydi Lauper/Janet Perr



Blue Source was founded by Seb and Leigh Marling.  Leigh Marling recruited Rob Leggat. Blue Source (Rae and christian & Zero 7)closed but would appear two Graphic Designers from there set up tappingofton ,Mark Tappin and Simon Gofton, whose more recent work was with Coldplay, The Feeling and The Chemical Brothers,  Another designer from Blue Source was Simon Earith who runs Yes Studio. They have recently worked with the band Moloko and Maximo park


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