Behind the Covers

3d-scanning

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "3d scanning" design theme, all from the 2000s. The cover sits within the alternative, rock tradition and features work by Coldplay. Each entry below includes the cover artwork, the designers and photographers behind it, and a short story about the visual choices that defined the release.

A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay — album cover art

A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay (2002)

A fashion shoot gone legendary: Norwegian photographer Sølve Sundsbø's experimental 3D scan of a model became Coldplay's iconic 2002 cover after Chris Martin spotted it in Dazed & Confused magazine.

Label
Parlophone
Designer
Sølve Sundsbø
Photographer
Sølve Sundsbø
Genre
Alternative, Rock
Decade
2000s
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