mofo82
Refugee
U2: how they have stayed on top of the world - Telegraph
A very good read IMO, and I find the following comment very interesting, gets my imagination running- I am very much fueled by the visual arts and love four5one's work for U2, with the exception of how modest and bland the album cover and inner sleeve designs for HTDAAB were, given how imaginative the title was...
I'm going to focus on the album art here for a second, because I am hopeful with how much territory the band has covered since 2004's last major release, including the groundbreaking work with Catherine Owens and that all hands are on deck with the rumors of Corbijn directing the first videos that the band wants no stone unturned. Wouldn't be sweet if the new album invites the same kind of risks the band took with the stunning visual results of U23D and the limits they pushed?
A very good read IMO, and I find the following comment very interesting, gets my imagination running- I am very much fueled by the visual arts and love four5one's work for U2, with the exception of how modest and bland the album cover and inner sleeve designs for HTDAAB were, given how imaginative the title was...
"The artwork surrounding the release of new music from an artist that you're interested in is, in many ways, just as interesting as the music. I can remember when carrying a 12-inch LP down the street was almost an expression of the kind of person you were, every bit as significant as what you wore or how you cut your hair. These things evolve, but I think the industry as a whole is missing the opportunity to produce the digital visual coefficient [of an album sleeve]. And watch this space because it's something U2 are addressing on their next album."
I'm going to focus on the album art here for a second, because I am hopeful with how much territory the band has covered since 2004's last major release, including the groundbreaking work with Catherine Owens and that all hands are on deck with the rumors of Corbijn directing the first videos that the band wants no stone unturned. Wouldn't be sweet if the new album invites the same kind of risks the band took with the stunning visual results of U23D and the limits they pushed?