What is your favourite album cover? “You cannot separate a cover from its content, especially when it comes to music. A favourite album is usually a combination of many things. Design is one step in a bigger experiential sequence of many things such as the age, the moment, the company, the sentimental state you are in, etc. If we had...
Julius Manalo — Toronto, Canada
What is your favourite album cover? “I’ve liked many album covers, but my very first favourite was Linkin Park’s Living Things album art.”...
Studio Another Day — Nijmegen, The Netherlands
“If you work for musicians it is important that the design is a reflection of the product they created. We always talk with the artist about their motivation and feelings about the project. But most important is the music itself. We see the design process as an autonomous one in which the music is a guideline for the final design.”...
Afonso de Lima — Sapiranga, Brazil
What is your favourite album cover? “I would choose the album cover for Ansiedade na Cidade by Brazilian band Catavento. The graphic design was by the artists Leonardo Lucena and Leonardo Sandi, both designers who are a reference point for me and important figures in the independent music scene in Rio Grande do Sul. Their art has unique characteristics.”...
Studio Jack Crossing — London, United Kingdom
What is your favourite album cover? “Roger Daltry’s Ride A Rock Horse. I love everything about this cover from its tone right down to the pose of Roger.”...
A’Design Award and Competition 2020 — Final Call for Submission — Italy
In a world where there are millions of products and designs launch each year, A’Design Award and Competition was born out of the desire to underline the best designs and well designed products. Submissions are now open in 100+ categories, with popular choices including Interior Space and Exhibition Design; Architecture, Building and Structure Design; Furniture, Decorative Items and Homeware Design;...
Hugo Jourdan — Paris, France
“I’m a big fan of the cover and alternative cover of the last album of Post Malone, Beerbongs & Bentleys. I really like the quality of the photo-montage for the vinyl version. It seems soft and painful at the same time.”...
Marco D’Aleo — Milan, Italy
What is your favourite album cover? “I am a big fan of the Prose èlite by Medine album visual.”...
Fanakalo — Stellenbosch, South Africa
What is your favourite album cover? “The one that jumps to mind is the Beck album where the cover was blank and you as the consumer had stickers that you could paste on the blank space. That was really cool.”...
Tyler Stout — Brush Prairie, Washington, US A
What is your favourite album cover? “It probably changes from week to week. One iconic album cover I like is the cover for The Beatles’ 1968 album Revolver, designed by Klaus Voormann.”...
Ke To — Moscow, Russia
“I judge an album by its cover. I think that a great cover sets the mood and conveys the emotions of the artist behind it. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division is my favourite cover. The minimalist sound of the album has stayed recognisable throughout decades. Every designer aspires to create such an iconic image.”...
Simon Lemmerer & Stefan Leitner — Graz, Austria
“My favourite classic album cover is Dark Side Of The Moon from Pink Floyd. I also like good art photography on music covers, such as the 2007 album from Wiley, called Playtime Is Over.”...