Behind the Covers

nerdy

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "nerdy" design theme, all from the 1990s. The cover sits within the rock, alternative tradition and features work by Weezer. 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.

Weezer by Weezer — album cover art

Weezer by Weezer (1994)

Four ordinary-looking guys standing against a flat blue background with no rock star posturing — the anti-cool, anti-glamour presentation was radical in early-1990s alternative rock and became a template for nerd identity in music.

Label
DGC / Geffen
Photographer
Karl Koch
Genre
Rock, Alternative
Decade
1990s
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