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The Back of Your Head... Is Ridiculous
From Roger Daltrey to Justin Timberlake, we break down the album cover trend
Mar 25
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Rachel Cabitt
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Physicality in Design: Anecdotes from Will Work For Good, a Creative Studio
Co-founder Kevin O'Neill walks us through the design studio's collaboration with record label RVNG Intl.
Mar 7
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Rachel Cabitt
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The Legend of Mingering Mike
How an imaginary discography garnered a cult following
Feb 20
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Rachel Cabitt
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Where Logos Meet Album Covers: Designer Ivan Chermayeff
Exploring the relationship between NBC, PBS and Gramavision album covers.
Jan 29
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Rachel Cabitt
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The Many Ways in Which Musicians Reinvent Themselves
Ringing in the new year with album art transformations
Jan 12
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Rachel Cabitt
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Framing Record Covers Within the Canon of Art
Jan 17, 2023
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Rachel Cabitt
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Where Logos Meet Album Covers: Designer Ivan Chermayeff
Jan 29
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Rachel Cabitt
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Paying Homage or Ripping Off?
Aug 31, 2023
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Rachel Cabitt
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Album Covers with Their Heads in the Clouds
Feb 2, 2023
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Rachel Cabitt
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The Woman & The Dove
Investigating the powerful relationship between the feminine and the bird on album covers and beyond.
Dec 1, 2023
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Rachel Cabitt
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Album Covers From the Year 2000
Celebrating 2000 subscribers the most album-art-loving appropriate way possible
Oct 30, 2023
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Rachel Cabitt
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Purple Reign
Comparing how the color has been used between rock legend Prince and Gen-Z popstar Olivia Rodrigo
Oct 11, 2023
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Rachel Cabitt
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The Psychedelic World of Pakistani Cinema 7" Covers
Searching for the designers who created the cohesive hypnotic artworks
Sep 19, 2023
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Rachel Cabitt
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Paying Homage or Ripping Off?
Dissecting the blurred line
Aug 31, 2023
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Rachel Cabitt
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The Designer Behind the Visual Identity of ECM: Barbara Wojirsch
How grief and clarity shaped the unmistakable look of ECM Records
Aug 22, 2023
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Rachel Cabitt
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Food for Thought
A fun collection of album covers that will whet your appetite.
Aug 8, 2023
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Rachel Cabitt
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How Album Art Can Influence the World Around it
An interview with designer Aron Fay on how his love of 80s techno records reaches outside its square cover limits
Jul 25, 2023
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Rachel Cabitt
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A Brief Visual History of Hardcore
Surveying the DIY aesthetic across the genre's 40+ year arc.
Jul 7, 2023
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Rachel Cabitt
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The Art of Cover Art
Exploring the art history of album covers throughout the decades
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