Typography expert Yves Peters' My Type of Music feature has been running on-and-off on The FontFeed blog for a few years now, highlighting the best uses of fonts on record covers. For this year's April Fools' Day, Peters showcased what must be some of the worst album covers of all time, including the Nasma Squad classic Pidä ittes miehenä, The Louvin Brothers' 1959 gospel album Satan is Real, and the truly unforgettable album cover for Wasnatch's Front To Back. Peters' critique of each artwork is a joy to behold, as illustrated by his analysis of Front To Back:
"The strategic placement of the French horn cleverly illustrates the album title Front To Back, set in a geometric slab serif. Using a multilinear display face for the band...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/3/4177910/most-bizarre-album-covers-of-all-time-yves-peters
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