Comments on: Lightspeed Champion: Falling Off The Lavender Bridge http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/ Sleevage: The worlds best album cover design blog. Showcasing interesting album covers from the past and present. Updated daily with details on designers, artists and their studios. Sun, 13 May 2012 00:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-6244 Matt Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:19:03 +0000 http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/#comment-6244 Great concept, not suitable tipography. Great concept, not suitable tipography.

]]> By: Simon http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-5398 Simon Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:55:32 +0000 http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/#comment-5398 Who cares if the rest of the cover is retro or even good when you've got a logo like that. Looks like a child has gone loose with chalk. (and not in a good way!) Who cares if the rest of the cover is retro or even good when you’ve got a logo like that. Looks like a child has gone loose with chalk. (and not in a good way!)

]]> By: Alela Diane http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-4240 Alela Diane Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:50:07 +0000 http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/#comment-4240 OBAMA BITCHHH!! OBAMA BITCHHH!!

]]> By: Josh http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-4237 Josh Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:20:00 +0000 http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/#comment-4237 I really tend to agree Gavin. This style is truly atrocious. I don't believe it's flattering, slick, or inventive. Nothing about this is original. :( I really tend to agree Gavin.

This style is truly atrocious. I don’t believe it’s flattering, slick, or inventive. Nothing about this is original. :(

]]> By: Gavin http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-4221 Gavin Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:01:52 +0000 http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/#comment-4221 Have to say that this type of design is becoming a serious pain in the arse. College students are a big fan of the word 'pastiche' and have been since 2003. It's not appropriation, it's not reference, it's plain ripping of style, done wholesale. I think overall it's damaging. I was gutted to see this album cover in the shop, Lightspeed Champion is a decent guy, but this album cover just reeks of Shoreditch. ("But that's what he wanteeed...") > Gavin Have to say that this type of design is becoming a serious pain in the arse.

College students are a big fan of the word ‘pastiche’ and have been since 2003.

It’s not appropriation, it’s not reference, it’s plain ripping of style, done wholesale.
I think overall it’s damaging.

I was gutted to see this album cover in the shop, Lightspeed Champion is a decent guy, but this album cover just reeks of Shoreditch. (“But that’s what he wanteeed…”)

> Gavin

]]> By: JT http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-4209 JT Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:58:52 +0000 http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/#comment-4209 That font is OCR, not Courier. That font is OCR, not Courier.

]]> By: tom popp http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-4208 tom popp Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:56:36 +0000 http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/#comment-4208 That sort of album cover from way back was also in response to the fact that singles played a larger role back then. So the customer would be buying more of a collection of singles when buying an album. This is before the concept album thing hit. Singles, in a way, are making a comeback because of being able to buy songs singly online. It's a good thing, in a way. If artists capitalize on it, they can slowly promote an album then sell the collection. That sort of album cover from way back was also in response to the fact that singles played a larger role back then. So the customer would be buying more of a collection of singles when buying an album. This is before the concept album thing hit. Singles, in a way, are making a comeback because of being able to buy songs singly online. It’s a good thing, in a way. If artists capitalize on it, they can slowly promote an album then sell the collection.

]]> By: Nick http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-4207 Nick Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:56:57 +0000 http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/#comment-4207 A more recent reference point is Dan the Automator's sleazy Lovage project from a few years back. Definitely a similar aesthetic! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lovage-Music-Make-Love-Your/dp/B00005QJFX A more recent reference point is Dan the Automator’s sleazy Lovage project from a few years back.

Definitely a similar aesthetic!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lovage-Music-Make-Love-Your/dp/B00005QJFX

]]> By: minty http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-4206 minty Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:19:23 +0000 http://sleevage.com/lightspeed-champion-falling-off-the-lavender-bridge/#comment-4206 Fantastic. I love this style, harks back to such a retro look. Thanks for the dissection! Fantastic. I love this style, harks back to such a retro look. Thanks for the dissection!

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