The Art of Cover Art

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Framing Record Covers Within the Canon of Art
Exploring the use of frames and borders inside the 12" canvas
 • Rachel Cabitt
The Technicolor Influence of Kayōkyoku Records
Where 1960s Japanese and Western cultures collide
 • Rachel Cabitt
An Ode to the Wraparound Album Cover
The most clever way to design a vinyl (in my opinion).
 • Rachel Cabitt
The Visual Romance Behind Fontaines D.C.'s New Era
In conversation with XL art director Texas Maragh on one of 2024's top albums
 • Rachel Cabitt
Album Covers with Their Heads in the Clouds
Discussing how cloud adorned records continue the tradition of depicting one of art's longest known subjects.
 • Rachel Cabitt
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
A short n' sweet catalog of lip album art
 • Rachel Cabitt
The Artists Awarded Best Album Cover Before Tyler, the Creator
Looking back on the reinstated Grammy category and its earliest winners dating back to 1959
 • Rachel Cabitt
What if 'Sticky Fingers' Didn't Have a Zipper?
Breaking down designer Craig Braun's creative process from The Rolling Stones to The Carpenters
 • Rachel Cabitt
The Designer Behind the Visual Identity of ECM: Barbara Wojirsch
How grief and clarity shaped the unmistakable look of ECM Records
 • Rachel Cabitt
The Absence of Cover
Debating the use of solid color album art
 • Rachel Cabitt
The Body Crop Revival
A collection of album and single covers from Sticky Fingers to "Diet Pepsi"
 • Rachel Cabitt
The Orange Ouevre of Alice Coltrane
Dissecting the symbolism behind the spiritual jazz musician's imagery
 • Rachel Cabitt
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