RESEARCH: BEST ALBUM COVER DESIGNS

1. Muse – 'The Resistance'
2. Manic Street Preachers – 'Journal For Plague Lovers'
3. Fever Ray – 'Fever Ray'
4. Massive Attack – 'Splitting The Atom'
5. Green Day – '21st Century Breakdown'
6. Pet Shop Boys – 'Yes'
7. White Lies – 'To Lose My Life'
8. Editors – 'In This Light And On This Evening'
9. La Roux – 'La Roux'
10. Depeche Mode – 'Sounds Of The Universe'

Klaxons 'Surfing the void'

These are from the NME award for best album artwork 2010. 


Whereas, this year Klaxons album cover for 'Surfing the void' made the top spot. 




From looking at the most popular covers, I would suggest that an abstract/somewhat humorous image would provoke the audience in the desired manner. Initially I was planning to keep the design minimalistic and more symbolic, having looked at the conventional album cover with a close up of the artist.


Yet, the most successful indie album covers JUXTAPOSE
and I see that this approach stands out more.