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Overhearing a debate about album covers in line at the post office
It got me thinking about how personal taste shapes what we call good design.
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angelajohnson7mo ago
Never liked the White Album cover until I saw it framed.
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parker2467mo ago
Heard someone say the White Album cover is all about context, like how a plain wall needs a picture frame. I always passed it by thinking it was just a boring white square. Then I read a blog post about how the designer wanted it to feel special and clean. Seeing it framed probably gives it that weight, like it's a piece of art you should pay attention to. It makes me want to go look at my own records in a different way now.
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paiger197mo ago
The White Album sold over 10 million copies with that basic cover. But does slapping it in a frame really make it art? @angelajohnson, I get why you'd say that, but it still looks like a plain white square to me. Maybe we're just overthinking a piece of cardboard.
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