Yet they admit the transition to easily grasped images is an inevitable part of the move from 12-inch discs to MP3s. Fleet Foxes’ current “Helplessness Blues” presents an ornate collage of faces and shapes, and MGMT’s 2010 album “Congratulations” has an eyeball-grabbing illustration that could have easily been found on a Grateful Dead release circa 1974: a wave in the face of a cat about to swallow mice on a surfboard.Īrt directors and designers say they’ve never been given blunt directives to be more elementary. More complex covers haven’t completely disappeared. The evolution reflects the way in which more and more fans will be staring at covers on their smartphones, iPads and other mobile devices, on which record jackets are now roughly the size of a postage stamp. Album covers appear to be growing simpler and less detailed than those in the past. The digital revolution has already reduced record sales, and its impact is now being felt in packaging. Carney’s straightforward design is an example of what appears to be the latest industry casualty of the Internet age: album art. “The marketing people said, ‘This is our dream!’ ” Mr. Carney’s fears were ultimately put to rest. Although its label, Nonesuch, was initially perplexed, Mr. Carney recalled of the bare-bones cover, which he also felt reflected a new boldness in the Black Keys’ music. “We thought, ‘Are we allowed to do this?’ ” Mr. The name of this album is Brothers” - set against a black background. Carney devised the simplest of covers: two sentences - “This is an album by the Black Keys. Seeking a change from their previous, illustration-driven packaging, which he’d also designed, Mr. WHEN the album designer Michael Carney submitted his proposed cover for the Black Keys’ album “Brothers” last year, he and the band were a little anxious.
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