Storm Thorgerson
Storm Thorgerson created many of the most evocative and emblematic album cover designs of the second half of the 20th century, working with a huge range of artists from Pink Floyd to Ian Dury and Led Zeppelin - among many more. He is known for his surrealist designs and never saying ‘no’ to a band, however poor, who hoped he’d design for them.
His artwork for the Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon - a design made up of a prism refracting a single beam of light into a spectrum of colour - has become a seminal reference point in pop culture.
Storm’s career spanned 6 decades, beginning in the 60’s when, as a friend of the Pink Floyd (he was at school with Syd and Roger and Nick and David were part of his circle of friend), he overheard them asking a photographer to shoot their second album. The photographer refused and Storm said “I’ll do it”. The rest is history.
Storm formed the design group Hipgnosis in 1968 with Aubrey (Po) Powell, and they were later joined by Peter Christopherson. They worked for pretty much everyone who was anyone in the rock world at the time. Hipgnosis dissolved in 1984.
Following a successful period directing music videos and documentaries Storm returned to designing album covers, forming a new company with Peter Curzon (design/graphics) and later Rupert Truman (photographer) and Dan Abbott (design/illustration)….the three of whom worked with Storm for the best part of 25 years, and who make up StormStudios today.
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