fuzzygobo
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He probably won't be a recognizable name to many of you, but he was a super graphic designer who specialized in one field: album covers.
Back in ancient times, before CDs and iTunes, we used to listen to music on these big vinyl discs called LP's. And they were housed in cardboard sleeves, which gave artists a 12 inch square canvas to express themselves. In the late 60's, Storm formed a graphic company called Hipgnosis which created covers for some of the top British bands from the 70's onward, such as Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, etc., but he is most associated with Pink Floyd.
His simple prism design- Dark Side of the Moon
A businessman in flames shaking hands with his double- Wish You Were Here
The flying pig (one of my faves!)- Animals
Thank you Storm, you gave me some great stuff to look at while digging my favorite bands.
Back in ancient times, before CDs and iTunes, we used to listen to music on these big vinyl discs called LP's. And they were housed in cardboard sleeves, which gave artists a 12 inch square canvas to express themselves. In the late 60's, Storm formed a graphic company called Hipgnosis which created covers for some of the top British bands from the 70's onward, such as Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, etc., but he is most associated with Pink Floyd.
His simple prism design- Dark Side of the Moon
A businessman in flames shaking hands with his double- Wish You Were Here
The flying pig (one of my faves!)- Animals
Thank you Storm, you gave me some great stuff to look at while digging my favorite bands.