Growing up, I always admired the artwork of album and CD covers. However, thanks to the digital age, I either don’t see the cover artwork or simply don’t pay attention anymore. That was until last week, when I saw the eye-catching cover design for Kanye West’s upcoming release, “Cruel Summer.”
In fact, it got me thinking about some of my fave covers from back in the day. From iconic to colorful, there have been many visually captivating covers throughout the years.
Dust off your CD tower and take a walk down memory lane!
Janet Jackson’s “Control,” 1986
Kelis’ “Kaleidoscope,” 1999
Kanye West’s “The College Dropout,” 2004
Lauryn Hill’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” 1998
Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous,” 1991
What are some of your fave cover art designs?
Great pics although none of my own are coming to mind Outkast has some cool ones.
You’re right! Outkast has had some pretty cool covers! Thanks for reading!
OMG!! My mind is racing..I can’t think of any of my favs except Slave. It was a black man holding up a baby. It must have been after the movie Roots! ahahahah I do remember sitting and staring at album covers for long periods of time!
i was obsessed with redrawing the MJ dangerous cover in high school!