Top ‘10’ : Design directionProgramme title:

The Album Art Collective : Ten designers and artists

Programme Content:

A journey through Music History: The 60’s from Blue Note in house designer Reid Miles to Andy Warhol. Through the 70’s with Hipgnosis, Barney Bubbles, Peter Saville and Malcolm Garrett. The 80’s 4Ad and Vaughan Oliver, Through the 90’s with Mark Farrow, Ben Dury and Futura 2000 to 200 with Julian House

Audience:

Graphic Designers, illustrators and artistsMusic LoversAged 18 to 65

Specific Content

A BBC 4 documentary covering the

stories behind ten Graphic

designers and their links

through sub-culture, music

and album cover design from the 1960’s to 2011

Year Designer Album Band1962

1969

1971

1971

1973

1977

1979

1979

1979

1983

1994

1997

1998

2000

Freddie Hubburd

Blue Lights

Sticky fingers

In search of space

The Dark Side of the MoonMusic is for Pleasure

Armed Forces

A Different Kind of TensionLondon Calling

New Order

The Time Has come

Lasie and Gentleman

Push the Button

XTRMNTR

Reid Miles

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Barney Bubbles

Hipgnosis

Barney Bubbles

Barney Bubbles

Malcolm Garrett

Ray Lowry / Penny Smith

Peter Saville

Futura 2000

Mark Farrow

Ben Drury

Julian House

The Hub-tones

Kenny Burrell

The Rolling Stones

Hawkwind

Pink Floyd

The Damned

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Buzzcocks

The Clash

Blue Monday

U.N.C.L.E.

Spiritualised

Money Mark

Primal Scream

A one hour slot scheduled on Friday or Saturday night

10pm

LabelBlue Note

Blue Note

Virgin

United Artists

EMI

Stiff Records

Radar

United Artists

CBS

Factory Records

Mo’ Wax

Dedicated

Mo’ Wax

Creation

Visual direction

Use soundbites of the sounds of vinyl and Tracks from Albums

Visual ContentTwo options:

1. Create Simple icons and use fonts from the Album

coversor

2. Purely kinetic type using designer names, bands, Album names,

dates.

The tone of voice will be Retro

Visual concept