The Campfire Headphase is the third studio album by the Scottish electronic duo Boards of Canada, which was released in October of 2005 via Warp Records.

A modified version of Strasua Regular (A and R differ from the originals) and the lowercase letters of the Miasm Infection font are used.

Designer Raymond Larabie describes his Strasua as “a geometric headline font with a laid-back vibe. Its understated, minimalist letterforms and 1970s-inspired industrial design will lend your message a voice of tactical reason and serenity.”  

Miasm Infection is an eroded, distressed display font designed by Andi Jones of Channelzero!. It is characterized by rough breaks and chipped gaps that give it a dark, fractured appearance suitable for grunge, horror, and Halloween-themed designs.

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To nie przejdzie (English: “That won’t fly”) is a rap mixtape by BURNER (Dawid Burner with Synestezja & DJ Beezee). This project is a tribute to the culture of physical music formats, celebrating the raw, tactile experience of compact discs and cassette tapes. Mix and mastering is delivered by KR1SBeats.

The design by the multitalented Dawid Błaszczyk is built on a mixed-media approach. It incorporates recycled materials to create an authentic release in limited run. The layout is using RL Wit and RL Sezon, blending music and typography with local influences.

Title design with Solæ typeface for Alex Van Pelt’s album Cabin Fever. Logotype by Gwennina Moigne and album design by Alex Van Pelt, using Neue Helvetica and two yet unidentified typefaces, a serif and a condensed sans (Kazimir Text and Univers Condensed are similar, respectively).

Caroline Records used Neue Helvetica 95 Black for their logo between 1997 and 2019.

Ben Folds Five is an American alternative and piano rock trio formed from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, named after the lead singer Ben Folds. They formed in 1993 and were active through 2000, reuniting in 2011. The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner was their third studio album, released on the 27th of April, 1999. This was their last album before their break-up.

The typeface used across the album cover is a bold Garamond – a digital version of ATF Garamond or Garamond No. 3, possily American Garamond – whilst the track list and other details on the back are set in Bank Gothic.

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CD label. The “No Turn” sign in the background also uses Bank Gothic whilst everything else is in Garamond.

Back cover of the CD case. The text relating to Sony Music’s ownership is written in Helvetica Condensed.

Ashbury Heights is a Swedish synth/electropop group formed in 2005 by singer, producer and songwriter Anders Hagström and singer Yasmine Uhlin (until 2008 and again since 2020). Three Cheers for the Newlydeads was their debut album released on the 5th October 2007.

The font used in the album cover and throughout the CD is Bleeding Cowboys, which was released just earlier that year.

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The visual identity for 070 Shake’s sophomore album You Can’t Kill Me from 2022 was developed as a cross-media campaign including album artwork, logotype, photography, packaging, merchandise, tour posters, and promotional copy. Eddie Mandell designed the project in collaboration with 070 Shake and The C.O.R.E.

The typographic system pairs Futura (Paul Renner) with Tempos Mono (Samara Keller) for supporting and informational text and Anton (Vernon Adams) as the main title font. The blackletter face is Anglican Text (Dieter Steffmann).

The album cover features a Nicola Samorì painting, which is used alongside the typography. The cover was listed at #15 in Our Culture’s “50 Best Album Covers of 2022”.

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Album cover (front)

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IFA Wartburg is a Swedish band founded in 1984 by Nils Lundwall and Magnus Michaeli in Upplands Väsby, near Stockholm. They played characters, exaggerated Germans named Heinz Klinger and Rolf Kempinski respectively.
The lyrics, sung in learned (and, at times, broken) German, were largely inspired by the socialist era of East Germany and the USSR, though they were often silly or humorous in nature.

Shown here is IFA Wartburg’s only full-length album, Im Dienste des Sozialismus (“In the service of socialism”), released in 1998 by Plattenmeister. The uncredited design features two weights from Berthold’s Block family, the schwer (“heavy”) and the schmal (“narrow”).

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CD label ft. the national emblem of East Germany

A Dense Swarm of Ancient Stars is the third studio album by electronic music duo I Monster from Sheffield, UK. Released in 2009, it “sees the band in their usual mood – playful psychedelic electronic new wave pop.” The cover art was designed by band member Jarrod Gosling, credited under his pseudonym Varrod Goblink.

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Vinyl edition

Front

“My Prerogative” is a single from Britney Spears’ similarly-titled album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, released on September 21, 2004 by Jive Records. The art direction and design is credited to Jackie Murphy and Courtney Walter, with photography by Kathryn Indiek.

The artist’s name uses Anime Pornstar, a free font created by Jason Harlan of Eternal Maelstrom Studios. The single title uses all-caps Compacta, in an angled box similar to the corresponding album. Other text uses Alternate Gothic.

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Inside

Alternate version

CD-ROM with users manual cover

Volume 3 is the seventh installment in the You Don't Know Jack series, and the third general knowledge edition. It was originally released on October 31st, 1997, and is hosted by Cookie Masterson.

The primary typeface still is Franklin Gothic – see the previous post about the YDKJ logo. Snell Roundhand Black is used for “schmivia!” on the CD-ROM label. In the game, Franklin Gothic is combined with Éclat to make the question segues.

CD-ROM label

Album cover designed by Brest Brest Brest / Rémy Poncet with the Latin part of the Japanese font MS Mincho for the acoustic tribute album to Jimi Hendrix’ “May This Be Love” by French guitarist Thomas Naïm, released in 2025.

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You Don’t Know Jack is a series of video games developed by Jackbox Games (formerly known as Jellyvision Games) and Berkeley Systems, as well as the title of the first You Don’t Know Jack game in the series. You Don’t Know Jack, framed as a game show “where high culture and pop culture collide”, combines trivia with comedy.

The logo of You Don’t Know Jack (YDKJ) uses all-caps Franklin Gothic, and specifically its Condensed width.

The franchise also uses other widths of Franklin Gothic. “YDKJ Classic Pack Bundle” combines the regular width with the Extra Condensed.

The logo as it appeared in a 1996 ad by Berkeley Systems. The text at the top uses Franklin Gothic Condensed and Extra Condensed. “The irreverent quiz show party game” is in some version of Helvetica Inserat. “Free Demo” and the URL use Eagle.

The logo as seen on the CD-ROM with You Don't Know Jack version 1.01, © 1995 Berkeley Systems, Inc., Jellyvison Inc. The version number is in FF Dynamoe.

Cover for You Don’t Know Jack: 5th Dementia is the thirteenth installment in the series, released in 2000. The secondary font is the bold italic style of ITC Benguiat Gothic.

Front cover

Whip-Smart is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair, released in 1994. The design is credited to Liz Phair and Mark O (Ohe).

On the front and back covers, the artist’s name and the album title use a distorted version of Typo Upright [edit: it’s Raydiant, see comments]. Quartet is used on the spine, for the track listings on the back cover and on the disc label, and in promotional material. The credits are printed on the tray insert using all-lowercase Matrix Script.

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Back cover

CD label

CD tray insert

Magazine ad

Promotional poster

Tony de Vit’s recording of a gig in Tel Aviv’s Allenby 58 club was the first volume in the Global Underground series. Newcastle-based Boxed issued a total of twenty live DJ mix albums until 2001. Subsequent albums were released by Global Underground Ltd.

The design and artwork is by Jazznetwork, featuring photography by Antonio Petronzio. All text is set in lowercase Amoebia. This grunge-era typeface is an early design by Jens Gehlhaar, made while studying at the Hochschule Niederrhein in Krefeld, Germany. First released in 1993 through Thomas Sokolowski’s Apply, Amoebia was later moved to the designer’s own label Gaga Fonts a.k.a. Radar Design.

When the album came out in 1996, Gehlhaar had already moved to California. Since 2011, he serves as Commercial Director at Logan & Sons in Los Angeles.

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For the artwork on Margo Price’s latest album, Hard Headed Woman, the typographic palette echoes the grit and charm of classic Americana. Her name appears in Ars Nova from PintassilgoPrints—a decorative, Art Nouveau-inspired display face whose bold, squarish forms instantly signal a sense of time and place. The album title is set in Cottonwood, an Adobe Originals typeface from 1991 inspired by 19th-century Western wood type, adding a rugged, frontier-style texture to the composition. Smaller supporting text uses News Gothic, a quintessential American sans serif designed by Morris Fuller Benton for American Type Founders in 1908.

The typographic mix feels rooted in time, and a little rebellious, by blending vintage influences with a modern confidence that mirrors Price’s own blend of country: true Americana and outlaw soul. The typography extends across the album packaging, the deluxe boxed set, and merchandise—giving the entire release a cohesive, unmistakably American voice.

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The artwork featuring conjoined twins on a see-saw was conceived by photographer Glen Wexler.

A rare appearance of Leonardo Hand spotted on Balance, Van Halen's last album featuring Sammy Hagar on vocals. The design itself screams a few 1990s clichés (early Photoshop abuse, Trajan for main titles) but has survived well in the band’s cannon.

The Leonardo font is based on the handwriting of Leonardo da Vinci. It brings back the work of American artist Judith Sutcliffe, who founded Electric Typographer in the mid-1980s transitioning from phototype to a full collection of digital fonts that were released by Daniel Will-Harris in the early 1990s.

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Alternate cover made for the Japanese market, where depicting human deformities was a cultural stigma

The CD label features Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing Vitruvian Man.

CD release, front cover

Roots and Wings is English pop singer Sheila Chandra’s fifth solo album, released in 1989 (or 1990? sources differ). The cover design is credited to Swedish design company Ermalm’s Egenart.

The artist's name and the album title on the front cover use the faux-Devanagari font Papirtis Taj Mahal. Other text, including the track listing and credits, uses Goudy Oldstyle.

The album was reissued in 1995, 1999, and 2000, each time with a new cover design.

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CD release, back cover

CD

Vinyl release, front cover

Vinyl release, back cover

Cibo Matto was an American alternative rock band formed by Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori in New York City in 1994. Their music was influenced by trip hop and shibuya-kei.

Pom Pom: The Essential Cibo Matto is an album released in 2007 as a compilation of their greatest hits. For the band name on the cover, Namaiki used Missionary, an early 1990s design by Miles Newlyn, released with Emigre. The title is shown in lowercase Tango, with “The Essential Cibo Matto” set in tracked Bickham Script. All other text uses Century Oldstyle.

The album includes many pages of playful design, using mostly a red and white color palette. Exploring the digitized copy at the internet Archive, you can find these illustrations and collages.

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The single “Digging the Hole” was released on vinyl in July 2024.

Delivery is an Australian garage-punk band formed in 2020. Their second album, Force Majeure, was released in January 2025 on Heavenly Recordings.

The graphic design features the band’s name set in JAF Herb, paired with Helvetica Compressed for the titles.

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“Operating At A Loss” was released digitally on September 24, 2024.

“The New Alphabet” was released digitally on November 26, 2024.

“Only A Fool” was released digitally on October 29, 2024.

The vinyl edition of the album

Band T-shirt

The CD edition of the album

We were delighted to see Argent CF featured in the beautiful Bonsai album by Camará! With its elegant curves and expressive serifs, this typeface adds a lyrical touch to the visuals – perfect for the album’s organic, genre-blending sound. Designed with high contrast, flowing curves, and a touch of classical flair, Argent CF blends the charm of traditional serif typography with a modern sensibility. Available in a wide range of weights and italics, it’s built for expressive editorial work and thoughtful branding, and anywhere a little enthusiasm and sophistication is welcome. Seeing our typeface bring elegance and emotion to such a charming project is what it’s all about. Big thanks to the team for letting Argent CF sing along.

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