“digital painting”

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "digital painting" design theme, all from the 2000s. The cover sits within the alternative, rock tradition and features work by Radiohead. 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.

In Rainbows by Radiohead — album cover art

In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007)

Stanley Donwood created this ethereal landscape using a revolutionary digital painting technique, layering translucent colors to mirror Radiohead's groundbreaking pay-what-you-want release strategy with equally innovative visual art that abandoned traditional album cover conventions.

Label: Self-released
Designer: Stanley Donwood
Genre: Alternative, Rock
Decade: 2000s

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