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It is hard to imagine the design world without typography since it has undoubtedly influenced the major development and establishment of design trends today. This post includes thirty inspirational examples of famous CD album covers that will surely inspire you with their excellent typography.

It’s interesting to see how different typefaces are used for different music tastes. Of course it’s not only the typography of your favourite CD that can boost your inspiration but also listening to your favourite songs as well. What’s your favourite CD album cover? What makes a CD album cover eye-catching? Share your thoughts with us below!

No Doubt – Rock Steady

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Portishead – Third

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The Starting Line – Direction

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Lee Morgan – The Rumproller

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Green Day – American Idiot

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TV on the Radio – Dear Science

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Linkin Park – Minutes To Midnight

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Tiger Lou – Partial Print

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A Perfect Circle – Mer de Noms

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Daft Punk – Discovery

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Beck – The Information

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Pink Floyd – The Wall

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Low – Drums and Guns

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Matmos – The Civil War

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Nirvana – Nirvana

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AC DC – Back in Black

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Bon Jovi – Have a Nice Day

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Notorious B.I.G. – Ready To Die

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Frank Zappa – Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch

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The Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks

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Theory Of A Deadman – Self-Titled

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Gotan Project – Tango 3.0

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Metallica – Master Of Puppets

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Rolling Stones – Forty Lick

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Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown

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Radiohead – In Rainbows

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The Clash – London Calling

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Paramore RIOT

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John Mayer – Continuum

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Hard-Fi – Once Upon a Time in the West

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More Inspirational Sources:

  • 35 Beautiful Music Album Covers – Album cover art is often considered to be one of the “extinctedâ€� fields in modern graphics design. In times when digital copies are cheaper and quicker to get, album covers have somehow lost their importance as less and less customers actually buy CDs and LPs in the stores. [...]
  • 100 Obscure and Remarkable CD Covers – While recording artists and bands are busy recording their albums, a separate effort is usually being made behind the scenes to plan for the launch, promotion and circulation of the new tracks. The creation of CD cover art is an intergral part of this process.

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