Behind the Covers

split-design

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "split design" design theme, all from the 2000s. The cover sits within the hip-hop, r&b tradition and features work by OutKast. 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.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast — album cover art

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast (2003)

OutKast's double album featured a revolutionary split cover design that literally divided the CD booklet in half, with Big Boi's gritty street aesthetic on one side and Andre 3000's colorful, eccentric fashion-forward imagery on the other, perfectly visualizing their artistic divergence.

Label
LaFace Records
Genre
Hip-Hop, R&B
Decade
2000s
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