visual storytelling through memorable album covers

Visual Storytelling through Memorable Album CoversDavid J. DealInstagram.com/davidjdealDecember 2013; Revised August 2014

Memorable album covers do at least one of three things well

Visualize the music

Capture the personality of the artist

Grab your attention

Here are some examples . . .

Golden oldies

Band portraits

Artful design

The beauty of ugly

The power of mystique

Poetic outlaws

All attitude

Daring

Urban cool

Sex appeal

Less is more

Album covers serve a different purpose in the digital era

Today, album cover art doesn’t stop with the album – it reinforces an artist’s image everywhere . . .

. . . On the album . . .

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. . . In concert . . .

. . . On merchandise . . .

. . . Outdoors and indoors . . .

. . . As user-generated content . . .

. . . everywhere music is accessed digitally

Notable album covers from the present day

Notable album covers from the present day

Notable album covers from the present day

Notable album covers from the present day

Notable album covers from the present day

Thank You

David Dealdavidjdeal@gmail.com