![]() I was always keen to get Andrew involved.Īt the time of no-man, Andrew and I both loved the work of Guy Bourdin, a French fashion photographer of some repute, whose work featured regularly in photo magazines like Zoom, still a great magazine and one I subscribed to in the 70’s and 80’s. ![]() Andrew Douglas would often take the kernel of an idea and add to it, bringing something new into the mix, always making the original idea better. We’d been working together since 1979/80 on artists like the Jam, Toyah Willcox, Thomas Dolby and King Crimson. I also worked with some great photographers and illustrators who thought the same as me and would give generously of their time and creativity, not least the Douglas Brothers. Music moves me much more than money, when an artist has put everything into creating a set of music, I think it both a privilege and a duty to create the best possible cover I can for them, regardless of how much money is involved. I got into sleeve design because I loved music (and still do), music of all styles. No one person can ever claim the whole idea, a finished cover is a collaboration between artist/band, designer and photographer. Ideas are the life blood of the creative process, and I don’t mind who comes up with an idea, as long as it’s good. It’s what we did for every artist/band we worked with. Within the studio we would then talk ideas and put some visuals together. When a new job came in we would discuss titles, quite often I would listen to demos or some of the recordings to get a feel for the music. ![]() So, BSS was lucky that Tim found us.Īlbum cover design is a collaborative process and as Art Director and Studio owner, I had some fantastic designers who worked for me and some great photographers who worked closely with us on most projects. As the founder of the titular studio, he has played a role in such works as the cover of Kate Bush – Hounds of Love, Marillion – Brave and No-Man’s own Flowermouth.īill was kind enough to send me some reflections of his work with the band.īill Smith Studio started working with Tim and No-Man in 1994 when they were signed to One Little Indian Records – a great independent label that knew a lot about music and design Paul White who ran OLI worked with amazing artists like Bjork and used really good design agencies like me company. Bill Smith has been creating album covers since 1978. ![]()
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