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ANATOMY OF DESIGN
On the eve of its extinction, the CD jewel box cover still asserts itself as a
medium for graphic expression that is more than a simple frame in which to
put recording artists’ portraits. In this era of computer download, CD
graphics are given considerable license to suggest mood or signal concept
through abstract and representational forms. CD covers no longer have to
hard-sell the music, but they must imply an idea or evoke an attitude
consistent with the artist. For the English electronica duo Solar Twins’ (David
Norland and Joanna Stevens) cover of the Clash’s “Rock the Casbah,” Stefan
Bucher designed an image that was more sci-fi ...