November 02, 2005
Grammy Award Winning Album Cover Design: The 80s
On to the 80s cover designs we go...
Some highlights (for those of us who remember that decade) - The Cold War ended, the compact disc was born, Disco was out, Punk and New Wave were in, and hairdos reached towards the sky. The Atari 2600 and Intellivision videogame consoles peaked then crashed. MTV, CNN and cable television started making their way across the country.
OK... enough reminiscing. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (aka Grammys) gave their awards for Best Recording Package Design during those years too. Here they are:
1980
Mick Haggerty & Mike Doud (art directors) for Breakfast in America performed by Supertramp
1981
Roy Kohara (art director) for Against the Wind performed by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
1982
Peter Corriston (art director) for Tattoo You performed by The Rolling Stones
1983
John Kosh & Ron Larson (art directors) for Get Closer performed by Linda Ronstadt
1984
Robert Rauschenberg (art director) for Speaking in Tongues performed by Talking Heads
1985
Janet Perr (art director) for She's So Unusual performed by Cyndi Lauper
1986
John Kosh & Ron Larson (art directors) for Lush Life performed by Linda Ronstadt
1987
Eiko Ishioka (art director) for Tutu performed by Miles Davis
1988
Bill Johnson (art director) for King's Record Shop performed by Rosanne Cash
1989
Bill Johnson (art director) for Tired of Runnin' performed by O'Kanes
Grammy Award Winning CD Packaging Designs 2000-2009
cd cover design album covers cddesign Grammy 1980s
