A thread for cover artwork most obviously done on computer

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I know that most cover art designers use a computer at some point in the design stage, but can anyone think of or post examples of artwork where the computer part of the process is so obvious that you think you could have done it yourself? Like when the designer decides to use that PhotoShop function or font that people avoid for good reasons. I'm guessing that self-released CDs would be the prime examples, but what about artists who have the financial means to do better?

― LC (Damian), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 11:29 (nineteen years ago)

Bandwagonesque.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 11:37 (nineteen years ago)

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/2/23/200px-Are_You_Are_Missing_Winner.jpg

― Dr. Alicia D. Titsovich (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 12:12 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.residents.com/bh/images/george440.jpg

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 12:43 (nineteen years ago)

Frank Black - Cult of Ray...I don't know if this will work but here goes: http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd500/d583/d58348028b1.jpg

― Radio Free Albemuth (DocMartensBoots), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 14:05 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002W8Q.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif

― hank (hank s), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 14:11 (nineteen years ago)

Come on! This threads raison d'etre is this:

http://home.student.uu.se/hehi1133/Kid%20A%20Cover.gif

― Three In A Bed Socks Romp (kate), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 14:15 (nineteen years ago)

where's the pen & pixel

― nervous (cochere), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 14:25 (nineteen years ago)

that frank black album is truly hideous.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

Every Cash Money release ever.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 14:30 (nineteen years ago)

http://i.walmart.com/i/p/00/09/99/23/84/0009992384132_500X500.jpg

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 14:32 (nineteen years ago)

I guess we're talking about albums that came after the era when it was cool simply to have computer graphics on the cover?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004HYL8.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://www.adambamedien.de/images/big/westbam-bam_bam_bam.jpg

http://www.adambamedien.de/images/big/raveland.jpg

http://www.tursa.franken.de/pics/sven_harequinrobot.jpg

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 14:37 (nineteen years ago)

http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00000HXEB.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 14:41 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.discogs.com/image/R-378-1104853384.jpg

http://www.discogs.com/image/R-625-1105097448.jpg

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 14:42 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.bluebeat.com/i/a/l/l18322.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 14:43 (nineteen years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/lixnixn/blackdog.jpg

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 14:49 (nineteen years ago)

http://image.com.com/mp3/images/cover/200/dre000/e043/e04325kgf6s.jpg

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 15:33 (nineteen years ago)

i like that one posted at 4.43pm

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 15:34 (nineteen years ago)

by JAYMC

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 15:34 (nineteen years ago)

THANK YOU STEVEM.

It is the Dismemberment Plan's Emergency & I.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 15:35 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005T7KC.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Doctor Jaggernathy (noodle vague), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 15:52 (nineteen years ago)

Oh god.

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000IFRQM2.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V39008330_.jpg

― Dave Depper (Dave Depper), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 16:05 (nineteen years ago)

http://ponq-review-blog.269g.net/image/basementjaxxrooty.jpg

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

I know it's been discussed, but that new Who cover...it's so close to "so bad it's good", it's excruciating.

― Zachary Scott (Zach S), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 16:32 (nineteen years ago)

post examples of artwork where the computer part of the process is so obvious that you think you could have done it yourself? Like when the designer decides to use that PhotoShop function or font that people avoid for good reasons.

I don't think the Radiohead or Basement Jaxx covers are that "simple." Not that they're "better," but there's actually quite a bit of painting and illustration by hand on those two.

― I.M. From Hollywood (i_m_from_hollywood), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 16:45 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000C7PRS.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― 0xDOX0RNUTX0RX0RSDABITFIELDXOR^0xDEADBEEFDEADBEEF00001 (donut), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 16:48 (nineteen years ago)

― King-a-Ling (King-a-Ling), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 16:58 (nineteen years ago)

'90s Prince to thread!

http://static.last.fm/coverart/300x300/1418211.jpg

http://www.purpledawn.de/pk/prince/emancipation/96b.jpg

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 17:01 (nineteen years ago)

OK I.M., i'm just saying... somebody "used the Photoshop function" on that thing, and wanted us to know about it!

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 17:04 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.cdquest.com/images/album_art/sorted/0724/3540/0724354050428.jpg

― chap who would dare to contain two ingredients. Tea and bags. (chap), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 17:07 (nineteen years ago)

While most of these look astonishingly bad, I actually really love the Basement Jaxx cover. A lot of them almost seem to be making fun of the digital form, especially the Frank Black, but the Squarepusher does it the best I think. And are you guys sure that the Dismemberment Plan cover isn't a painting?

― Period period period (Period period period), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 17:17 (nineteen years ago)

Every 90's Trance compilation ever to thread! HELLO SPHERES AND PYRAMIDS FLOATING OVER A KPT BRYCE "LANDSCAPE".

The Kid A one is really good, it's certainly not hackwork. It looks like something out of Neuromancer.

― DougD (DougD), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 18:29 (nineteen years ago)

Paul Kantner cultivated jaw-droppingly bad taste in visuals in the computer age.

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf800/f851/f85115ron0b.jpg
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc400/c413/c41377ysa86.jpg
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf400/f400/f40032wqal4.jpg

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 18:40 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.mego.at/images/mego051big.jpg

― Ivan G (Ivan), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 18:46 (nineteen years ago)

My favorite "seriously, they went with that?" cover:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009POI4A.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

I would have thought Kid A would be response #1. Close enough. :)

― LC (Damian), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 19:13 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000064PT.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― clotpoll (Clotpoll), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 19:25 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/08/04/Lily_060804103314230_wideweb__300x300.jpg

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 19:27 (nineteen years ago)

I like the Frank Black album well enough but tongue in cheek or not the album cover is horrendous...

― Radio Free Albemuth (DocMartensBoots), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 19:38 (nineteen years ago)

ihttp://members.fortunecity.com/cleonti/images/cd_records/NiagaraFalls.jpg

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 20:35 (nineteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000001Y73.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Primus - "Tales from the Punchbowl"

― monocle (Sean Miguel), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 20:50 (nineteen years ago)

Let's try that again...

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000001Y73.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― monocle (Sean Miguel), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 20:53 (nineteen years ago)

http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0000544AM.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Le Tigre - "From The Desk of Mr. Lady" [EP]

― monocle (Sean Miguel), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 20:56 (nineteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000030009.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Beck - "Midnite Vultures"

― monocle (Sean Miguel), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:02 (nineteen years ago)

Whole lotta pixelated covers in metal. Some intentionally, some not. Queensrÿche's "Empire" is a fine example:
http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/_borders/queensryche_empire.jpg

Someone didn't get the "NEVER use the lensflare" memo:
http://www.lionmusic.com/images/ohm.jpg

Then there's the masses of people who think Poser and Bryce are the best!
http://cynicalsphere.com/images/cover_spiralarchitect_lg.jpg
http://www.legendsmagazine.net/121/opposit.jpg

And lest we forget:
http://www.cdquest.com/images/album_art/sorted/0696/9989/0696998906129.jpg

Huh, I can't actually think of any albums that use the mandelbrot set on the cover.

― Øystein (Øystein), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:06 (nineteen years ago)

Obviously,

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000067FS7.02._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1069254564_.jpg

Kid 606 - "Action Packed Mentalist Brings You Fucking Jams"

― monocle (Sean Miguel), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:06 (nineteen years ago)

Fractals:

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005V8PR.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Grateful Dead - "Dick's Picks, Vol. 18"

― monocle (Sean Miguel), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:09 (nineteen years ago)

And...

http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000001FWG.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

The Soup Dragons - "Lovegod"

― monocle (Sean Miguel), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:10 (nineteen years ago)

Oh oh, the Queensryche album reminds me:

http://www.bobbyrock.com/images/spectrum.jpg

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

Btw, that image is homed on a site that is unmissable: http://www.bobbyrock.com/

The internet home of the "Renaissance Man"!!!

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:12 (nineteen years ago)

I guess this goes here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6bUD9PJ6i8

― schwantz (schwantz), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:13 (nineteen years ago)

It has a section called "Hypothetical erotica"!

This may need its own thread.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:14 (nineteen years ago)

One of my favorite wonderfully retarded computer art covers -- the cyber-thug!

http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00000AG9C.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Trick Daddy - "www.thug.com"

― monocle (Sean Miguel), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:14 (nineteen years ago)

Huh, I can't actually think of any albums that use the mandelbrot set on the cover.

Here's one...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/90/Jupitersdarling.jpg

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:16 (nineteen years ago)

Photoshopped:

― monocle (Sean Miguel), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:23 (nineteen years ago)

Photoshopped:

http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005086D.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Opium Jukebox - "Music to Download Pornography By"

and

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0000067IL.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Pitchshifter - "www.pitchshifter.com"

― monocle (Sean Miguel), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:23 (nineteen years ago)

http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002GYI.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_V41388903_.jpg

lololol

― Stephen Bush (Stephen B.), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.savbladet.dk/images%5Cu1993-002.gif

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:28 (nineteen years ago)

I find that Massimo cover horribly offensive. That is obviously a firewire cable, not USB! For shame.

And wasn't that Beck cover by EYE?

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:32 (nineteen years ago)

*Some of* this was done on computer, anyway:
http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Max/Max%20Pictures/Paranoimia.jpg

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:45 (nineteen years ago)

xpost - full title goes "...and I'll show you my FireWire"

― blunt (blunt), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:48 (nineteen years ago)

Was the Kraftwerk album really done on a computer? Or is that just what they want you to think? Were people really doing computer graphics like that in 1981??

― Rat Nasty (ratnasty), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:51 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.roughtrade.com/site/product_images/256554L.jpg

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:53 (nineteen years ago)

ihttps://www.imusic.dk/gfx/item/image/125/0753027097125.jpg

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:56 (nineteen years ago)

Again?

http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/1/5/635108_170x170.jpg

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:57 (nineteen years ago)

xpost - full title goes "...and I'll show you my FireWire"

Aha. Carry on then.

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 21:59 (nineteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0009IRKZG.01._SS400_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1122379169_.jpg

Ladybug Mecca - Trip the Light Fantastic

― monocle (Sean Miguel), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 22:03 (nineteen years ago)

To illustrate my response.

http://www.connollyco.com/discography/teenage_fanclub/bandwagonesque_hi.jpg

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 12 October 2006 08:22 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.killcreek.com/MC/images/10158f.jpg

― Ben Dot (1977), Thursday, 12 October 2006 08:27 (nineteen years ago)

Also, dudes, this one's called "Let Me See Your USB" but it's a FIREWIRE, schoolboy error, wtf.

ihttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/njsouthall/letmeseeyourusb.jpg

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 12 October 2006 08:34 (nineteen years ago)

I still like this cover, even though it was released as the "Lawnmower Man" era of digital effects was waning. At least someone was paying attention to color scheme here.

http://www.discogs.com/image/R-83318-001.jpg

― cosmo vitelli (cosmo vitelli), Thursday, 12 October 2006 08:42 (nineteen years ago)

uh, this one:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/themilkcart/fsol.jpg

― cosmo vitelli (cosmo vitelli), Thursday, 12 October 2006 08:43 (nineteen years ago)

upthread nick

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Thursday, 12 October 2006 08:46 (nineteen years ago)

My copy of Bill Cobham's "Spectrum" looks more like it's hand-painted. 1973 is a bit early for computer graphics, isn't it?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 12 October 2006 09:51 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002JLC.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_V52669379_.jpg

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00009Z570.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― Sean Robison (yaratnam), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 05:21 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000EMGAOY.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V52611145_.jpg

― corey c (shock of daylight), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 06:21 (nineteen years ago)

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