album art
Vinyl jacket graphics
Album art is the visual imagery on a music album's packaging—typically the front cover, though it includes liner notes, back covers, and disc labels.
Originally designed for vinyl record sleeves, the term persists in digital music for the thumbnail images displayed by streaming services and media players: The album art for Dark Side of the Moon is instantly recognizable.
- gatefoldInward-folding printed panel format
- vinyl recordGrooved analog audio disc
- inner sleeveDisc's protective paper lining
- layout designArrangement of visual elements
- typographyArranging letters for display
iconic covers · back cover · band photo · color palette · graphic designer · sleeve · photographer · jewel case · illustrator · iconography · collage · photo manipulation · retro aesthetics · visual storytelling · branding · logo design · CD · creative director
- music imageryband photos, concert photos, music posters, band logos, band posters
- retro aestheticsmid-century modern, vintage posters, vaporwave, atomic age, space age
- rock culturerock bands, rock stars, electric guitars, guitar solos, heavy metal
- music artsheet music, concert poster, band posters, music video, concert posters
- Music Brandingband logo, stage name, merch, tour poster, visual identity
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
designed visual presentation vs. undesigned absence
album artplain packaging
Unbranded product containers