Album art can draw listeners to music, or push them away. The best album art enhances the overall presentation, while the worst detracts from it. In some cases, we’ve reviewed albums because of the art, while in others we’ve declined. In this feature, we’ll take a closer look at some of the year’s best artwork and share words from the designers, labels and musicians involved.

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Georges Forget ~ Le dernier présent (empreintes DIGITALes)

Design: Georges Forget

Topic: “The illustration on the cover of the disc is based on the multiple meanings of the French title “The last present.” Understood as “the last now” and “the latest offering,” the pose of an individual subject with cords coming to life on a twilight background was a way to illustrate the end of a period in my life as a composer. Including quite dark and nostalgic rooms, the picture is clear to me.”

Process: “I discussed this with the way I approach in my compositions sound materials; I basically worked by gluing in Photoshop. Not being a professional graphic designer, the attached image shows an example of composition of my visual work. I printed the silhouette I had done by computer, then I glued on a cardboard plate to come add real cables. The photograph was then cable mounted on the original figure and finally processed digitally.”

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