Pepper, which replaces the Fab Four's 1967 panoply of '60s celebrities with today's influencers such as teenage climate-change activist Greta Thunberg and artists including Beyoncé, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar. Take, for example, designer Trippiesteff's retro riff on the Beatles' Sgt. "It was important for us not to give too much direction, as we really wanted to capture their creativity, thoughts, feelings and emotions-be it about politics, technology, race, religion and more." "With this in mind, we thought it would be an interesting time to take a look at some of the most iconic album covers and ask our community to reimagine them in the context of 2019."įor these remakes-covers of covers, if you will-"we had initial conversations with the designers and asked them to consider modern issues when creating their versions," Bird says.
"With streaming being the most popular form of music consumption today, the art of album cover design has sadly faded into history," Fiverr vp of brand and digital Duncan Bird tells Muse. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, Aladdin Sane, The Dark Side of the Moon and Born in the U.S.A., among others, have transcended their eras and become timeless works of art that serve as vital markers in the evolution of music, design and social sensibilities.įreelance marketplace Fiverr asked select members of its global design community to reimagine 12 such LP jackets and put a fresh spin on the celebrated imagery. I’m 23 now and an artist, and this story gave me an opportunity to work with Shepard Fairey for five years, which was an awesome experience.Classic album covers stand as totems of popular culture. But it’s always been a positive thing and opened doors for me.
In 2015, he told the Guardian: “It is a weird thing to get my head around, being part of such a culturally iconic image. Elden also has a tattoo of the word Nevermind on his chest. The defendants had previously argued that Elden had “spent three decades profiting from his celebrity as the self-anointed ‘Nirvana Baby’”, including recreating the image for the album’s 15th and 25th anniversaries.
Following Olguin’s ruling, he cannot refile again, though he intends to appeal.Ī defence lawyer welcomed the ruling, describing the case as “meritless”. It continued: “A brief examination of the photograph, or Elden’s own conduct (not to mention the photograph’s presence in the homes of millions of Americans who, on Elden’s theory, are guilty of felony possession of child pornography) makes that clear.”Įlden refiled in January 2022.
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