album artwork
Record sleeve visuals
Album artwork is the visual design on a music album's packaging—the cover image, back panel, liner notes, and any inserts.
Originally tied to vinyl record sleeves, the term persists for digital releases.
Great album artwork becomes iconic: The Dark Side of the Moon prism, Abbey Road's crosswalk.
Artists commission photographers, painters, or graphic designers to create images that complement their music's mood and themes.
- gatefoldInward-folding printed panel format
- graphic designArranging images and text
- pop artMass culture as canvas
- photographyCreating images from light
- band photoPromotional image of musicians
illustration · conceptualization · typography · cover art · front cover · iconography · layout · iconic · surrealism · die-cut · branding · composition · packaging design · vinyl record · photo editing · visual storytelling · color palette · sketching
- music industryalbums, singles, record label, record labels, labels
- visual designgraphic design, typography, color, layout, visual hierarchy
- music artsheet music, concert poster, band posters, music video, concert posters
- music documentssheet music, liner notes, song lyrics, concert program, setlist
- design collectionsoutdoor furniture, seasonal collections, limited editions, vintage collections
- music archivesmanuscripts, electronic music, pop music, sheet music, phonograph records
album artworkliner notes
Album's accompanying text
track listing · credits · song lyrics · production notes · catalog number