Devo – “The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize” single cover
Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Dec 6th, 2025. Artwork published in
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Circue is a naïve display face that looks like it was created with a hole punch. Shown by VGC in 1973 without designer credits, it can here be seen in use on the sleeve for “The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize”. The song was released as the first single from Devo’s 1979 album, Duty Now for the Future.
The back cover mentions the title of the B-side, “Penetration in the Centrefold”, and credits the graphics to Devo, Inc. The wide all-caps sans is some derivative of Blair (but not ITC Blair), possibly Amsterdam Card Grotesque, which is Photo-Lettering’s adaptation of Kaart-Antieke. The bold style is Univers.
