Behind the Covers

daisy-age

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "daisy age" design theme, all from the 1980s. The cover sits within the hip-hop tradition and features work by De La Soul. 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.

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul — album cover art

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul (1989)

An explosion of day-glo color — peace signs, daisies, Pop Art graphics — was a visual manifesto for the D.A.I.S.Y. Age, declaring that hip-hop could be playful, conscious, and joyful in an era dominated by images of urban toughness.

Label
Tommy Boy
Designer
Toby Mott
Genre
Hip-Hop
Decade
1980s
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