Visible Music: CD Jacket Graphics

by Stefan Sagmeister

Here's where today's hottest music and graphics come together. Visible Music - CD Jacket Graphics is a brilliant collection of contemporary CD cover art that is distinctive, bold and original, a body of work that illustrates how top designers attack the difficult task of visually interpreting music in the limited space of a CD cover. Here is the ultimate synthesis of graphic elements and music. The more than 500 examples featured are split into three sections and presented by Techno, House, Soul and Rap; Rock and Popular; World, Jazz and Lounge. These CD covers stand out from the crowd, from the vibrant simplicity of Beaucoup Fish and Push Upstairs by Underworld to the multifaceted and intriguing execution of Fantastic Spikes through Balloon by Skeleton Key, Visible Music - CD Jacket Graphics is a creative exploration of today's rapidly changing music scene.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Stefan Sagmeister (born 1962 in Bregenz, Austria) is a New York-based graphic designer and typographer. He has his own design firm—Sagmeister Inc.—in New York City. He has designed album covers for Lou Reed, OK Go, The Rolling Stones, David Byrne, Aerosmith and Pat Metheny.