The Art of Cover Art

I Spy... An Album Cover Trend

From Djo to The Beatles, Orville Peck, Demi Lovato and more.

Dec 4 • 

Rachel Cabitt

31

3

6

November 2025

What if 'Sticky Fingers' Didn't Have a Zipper?

Breaking down designer Craig Braun's creative process from The Rolling Stones to The Carpenters

Nov 19 • 

Rachel Cabitt

60

9

14

How Album Art Built a Taiwanese Vinyl Collection

Cultural producer Angie Lin shares her journey collecting vinyl in Taiwan

Nov 3 • 

Rachel Cabitt

29

3

5

October 2025

The Visual Artists Behind China's Woodblock Album Covers

How the traditional technique has influenced the country's alternative music scene

Oct 25 • 

Rachel Cabitt

 and 

Jake

39

1

7

Peggy Lee And Her Shadow

Tracing the visual marks of Is That All There Is?

Oct 20 • 

Rachel Cabitt

29

2

September 2025

SWAG's Misguided Attempt to BRAT

Dissecting the visuals of Justin Bieber's latest album campaigns

Sep 10 • 

Rachel Cabitt

23

2

2

Persuasive & Commanding

How Command Records circularly and spatially visualized sound

Sep 3 • 

Rachel Cabitt

37

7

4

August 2025

The Bootleg X-Rays That Came Before Lorde's Virgin

The pipeline from Soviet 7-inch to New Zealand pop star

Aug 5 • 

Rachel Cabitt

48

6

1

July 2025

The Floral Flexi Discs of Poland

Admiring the stylized still lifes of Polish record label Tonpress

Jul 7 • 

Rachel Cabitt

40

8

3

June 2025

No One (Except Sabrina Carpenter) Knows What it Means, But it’s Provocative!

Adding the pop star's latest record cover to the long list of controversial album art

Jun 16 • 

Rachel Cabitt

43

5

7

May 2025

A Collection of Essays on Album Art

From Rick Poynor, Steve Lake and Ian F Svenonius

May 27 • 

Rachel Cabitt

45

4

March 2025

2025 is Black and White

A collection of the classic style so far this year

Mar 31 • 

Rachel Cabitt

56

7

7