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Storm Thorgerson was a British graphic designer and music video director best known for his album cover designs. Some of the famous artists he designed album covers for include Pink Floyd, Muse, The Cranberries, and Audioslave. Over his 40 year career, he designed over 250 album covers. His process involved listening to the music, discussing concepts with the band, developing rough designs, testing prototypes, photographing final designs on location, and editing the images for the final cover. He passed away in 2013 at the age of 69 after a successful career spanning over four decades in the music industry.

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Storm Thorgerson
Born 28th February 1944 in Middlesex Died 18th April 2013 He was a British designer and artist as well a music video director He designed album covers for Pink Floyd, Audioslave, The Cranberries and Muse He had been producing album artwork for 40 years Designed over 250 album covers An exhibition of his work ran in the east-London Idea Generation Gallery in 2010
10cc: Greatest Hits 1972-1978 (1979) Mirror Mirror (1994) The Answer: New Horizon (2013) Audioslave: Audioslave (2008) Biffy Clyro: Puzzles (2007) Only Revolution (2009) Opposites (2013) The Cranberries: Bury the Hatchet (1999) Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001) Muse: Absolution (2003) Black Holes and Revelations (2006) Splinter (2003)
Paul Young "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" (1983) Rainbow "Street of Dreams" (1983) Robert Plant - "Big Log" (1983) Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (1983) Kevin Kitchen - "Tight Spot" (1984) Nik Kershaw - "Wouldn't It Be Good" (1984) David Gilmour "Blue Light" (1984) David Gilmour "All Lovers Are Deranged" (1984) Nik Kershaw - "The Riddle" (1984) Nik Kershaw - "Wide Boy (1984) Nik Kershaw - "Don Quixote" (1985) Belouis Some "Some People" (1985) Glass Tiger "Thin Red Line" (1985) Glass Tiger "Someday" (1985) The Cult "Love Removal Machine" (1987) Pink Floyd "Learning to Fly" (1987) Pink Floyd "The Dogs of War" (1987) Anderson Bruford Wakeman and Howe "Brother of Mine" (1989) Helloween "Kids of the Century" (1991) Pink Floyd "High Hopes" (1994)
The Brief Roughs Tests Shoot Editing Artwork
The designer listens to the music (possibly only demos at this stage), reads the lyrics, and talks to the band. These create a brain soup, from which ideas can be extracted to form the brief.
Over a number of meetings/days, the designer meets the band again for discussions, in an attempt to pin-down a theme or big idea. This stage is creative, with word-play, honest thoughts, and scribblings. The best are converted to more complete illustrations (the roughs).
Once a rough is accepted and a budget agreed, a prototype is often created to ensure that the idea works. Depending on the idea, this could involve the creation of scale models from clay or polystyrene. If everything works, the final models are constructed.
A location is researched and booked, possibly for a long-time if outdoors and in uncertain weather. Models are erected and positioned, with help from volunteers if the shoot is big and complex. A wide range of photographs are then taken, under varying light/weather conditions and filters.
This could be called selection, where the best shot from the shoot is chosen. This can take several days, if hundreds of similar shots need to be compared.
Finally, having chosen the perfect shot, any cleaning-up or final computer editing is performed, before handing over the final product.

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  • 2. Born 28th February 1944 in Middlesex Died 18th April 2013 He was a British designer and artist as well a music video director He designed album covers for Pink Floyd, Audioslave, The Cranberries and Muse He had been producing album artwork for 40 years Designed over 250 album covers An exhibition of his work ran in the east-London Idea Generation Gallery in 2010
  • 3. 10cc: Greatest Hits 1972-1978 (1979) Mirror Mirror (1994) The Answer: New Horizon (2013) Audioslave: Audioslave (2008) Biffy Clyro: Puzzles (2007) Only Revolution (2009) Opposites (2013) The Cranberries: Bury the Hatchet (1999) Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001) Muse: Absolution (2003) Black Holes and Revelations (2006) Splinter (2003)
  • 4. Paul Young "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" (1983) Rainbow "Street of Dreams" (1983) Robert Plant - "Big Log" (1983) Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (1983) Kevin Kitchen - "Tight Spot" (1984) Nik Kershaw - "Wouldn't It Be Good" (1984) David Gilmour "Blue Light" (1984) David Gilmour "All Lovers Are Deranged" (1984) Nik Kershaw - "The Riddle" (1984) Nik Kershaw - "Wide Boy (1984) Nik Kershaw - "Don Quixote" (1985) Belouis Some "Some People" (1985) Glass Tiger "Thin Red Line" (1985) Glass Tiger "Someday" (1985) The Cult "Love Removal Machine" (1987) Pink Floyd "Learning to Fly" (1987) Pink Floyd "The Dogs of War" (1987) Anderson Bruford Wakeman and Howe "Brother of Mine" (1989) Helloween "Kids of the Century" (1991) Pink Floyd "High Hopes" (1994)
  • 5. The Brief Roughs Tests Shoot Editing Artwork
  • 6. The designer listens to the music (possibly only demos at this stage), reads the lyrics, and talks to the band. These create a brain soup, from which ideas can be extracted to form the brief.
  • 7. Over a number of meetings/days, the designer meets the band again for discussions, in an attempt to pin-down a theme or big idea. This stage is creative, with word-play, honest thoughts, and scribblings. The best are converted to more complete illustrations (the roughs).
  • 8. Once a rough is accepted and a budget agreed, a prototype is often created to ensure that the idea works. Depending on the idea, this could involve the creation of scale models from clay or polystyrene. If everything works, the final models are constructed.
  • 9. A location is researched and booked, possibly for a long-time if outdoors and in uncertain weather. Models are erected and positioned, with help from volunteers if the shoot is big and complex. A wide range of photographs are then taken, under varying light/weather conditions and filters.
  • 10. This could be called selection, where the best shot from the shoot is chosen. This can take several days, if hundreds of similar shots need to be compared.
  • 11. Finally, having chosen the perfect shot, any cleaning-up or final computer editing is performed, before handing over the final product.