Hipgnosis Essays

  • Analysis of album art of the 20th Century

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    among other things. The two pieces of album art that are going to be looked at are The Velvet Underground’s first record The Velvet Undergound and Nico cover made by Andy Warhol in 1967 and Pink Floyd’s album Atom Heart Mother by art design group Hipgnosis in 1970. Nineteen sixties and seventies were the time of of psychedelia, music and images were either made under drug influence or in a way to resemble it. Psychedelic art typically had vivid colours, geometrical shapes and fractals used together

  • A Brief Biography of Storm Thorgerson

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    to his work was through the well-oiled, finely tuned mammoth of machine called Pink Floyd; an amazing band (I might add) who grew up with Storm. Nearly all the artwork published under the guise of Floyd is thanks to Storm and his colleagues at Hipgnosis and Storm Studios. You could say Storm caught a few breaks in his career. He was lucky enough to know one of the most famous rock acts of the 20th century, as of which opened doors to success and fame that few designers ever achieve. However,

  • Pink Floyd Project Analysis

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    Leah Kadel Album Art Analysis 1. Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the moon. - “Pink Floyds Dark “Side of the moon” album was released March 1st 1973 and recorded in Abbey Road Studios in London. The album is the 8th album recorded by the English Band and considered one of the best selling albums of all time. The album releases some of Pink Floyd’s more popular singles like “Money & Time”. Personally this is my favorite album written and produced by Pink Floyd because of its authentic artwork. I’ve noticed

  • Alex Steinweiss

    660 Words  | 2 Pages

    The connection between a designer and music used to be relatively simple, but now that music has become a primarily digital-first experience, and music’s visual side has moved from record sleeves to tiny icons in our playlists, where does that leave room for design in music in popular culture? If you look back in time, music and image were completely separate. previous to 1939, records were packaged in a plain white paper sleeve, which was used purely to protect the vinyl. These paper sleeves didn't

  • The Story of Island Records

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    Island Records is one of the most influential pop music record labels of all time. Mixing cultures and influences from reggae to pop, hip hop, and even punk, Island has shaken up ideas and introduced new genres to mainstream music, bringing cultures into the musical spotlight halfway across the world. Still alive and thriving today, Island has produced some of the music industry’s biggest names and groups including Jimmy Buffet, The B-52s, U2, and Bob Marley. But like all companies, Island too started