Sleeves of the Decade

[bruno]

and that aesthetic that spans the whole stable of ammunition imprints (shelflife, tempa, road, soulja, vehicle, sotf) - not just the label artwork but the branded sleeves too. in part, it links back to the clean, vector-based design that was so widespread in the 90s. i like it so much more than that illustrator-spew thing that took over a few years ago.

it could be that the designers are old and have cut and paste experience, so limited use of type (or just helvetica), colours, etc. the grid thing could come more from a designers republic than müller brockmann influence as the first was inescapable in the nineties, the label style being very clean has saved it from obsolescence and dovetailed nicely with the swiss revival now that i think about it. in any case it's an achievement to have a visually consistent house style spanning ten years. the nineties em:t label could have pulled it off but that was a nature photo on one side and black type on the other, very strict!

 

[bruno]

the a.r.m.y. label style was also solid.

 

[bruno]

 

[benjybars]

and that aesthetic that spans the whole stable of ammunition imprints (shelflife, tempa, road, soulja, vehicle, sotf) - not just the label artwork but the branded sleeves too. in part, it links back to the clean, vector-based design that was so widespread in the 90s. i like it so much more than that illustrator-spew thing that took over a few years ago.

yep completely agree.


the ammunition stuff is all so nicely designed.

the Road series is sick..

 

[benjybars]

hard to argue with the DMZ series aswell... wish the first 2 had the full artwork!!

also the Deep Medi series has got a very nice thing going on..

edit: sorry, those aren't really sleeves.. still nice tho.

 

[nomos]

Skull Disco and Ghost Box are favourites

hmm. i guess discogs doesn't allow linking. but you all know what they look like.

 

[bruno]

these are striking, no idea what the music is like.

 

[bassbeyondreason]

 

[benjybars]

surprised this hasn't been mentioned -

 

[bruno]

it's on the second page.

 

[benjybars]

it's on the second page.

oops!

oh well, worth seeing again..

 

[mistersloane]

whose cover is that, bass? I really like it

 

[hopper]

Definitely second the actress and dizzee covers

 

[bassbeyondreason]

whose cover is that, bass? I really like it

Jandek - Khartoum

 

[bruno]

Radiohead-Kid-A.jpg

seeing this made me wish i liked the group, beautiful render/artwork. the cartoon bear thing deliberately or not was a branding success.

 

[Client Eastwood]

This one always makes me smile. Yes on the Actress one too. So simple but represents the structured yet hazy music.

 

[Client Eastwood]

I always try to imagine this without the colour so you just see the b&w shot of the trees and the wall.

 

[Dusty]