Eye Magazine

‘I got this idea that the way they were selling these albums was ridiculous. The covers were just brown, tan or green paper. I said, “Who the hell’s going to buy this stuff? There’s no push to it. There’s no attractiveness. There’s no sales appeal.” So I told them I’d like to start designing covers.’

Given the visceral feelings stirred by music, it’s time we found new, meaningful associations between music and design.

For a handful of classical record companies, expressive design is a commercial priority.