Behind the Covers

translucent

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "translucent" design theme, all from the 2000s. The cover sits within the alternative, electronic 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.

Kid A by Radiohead — album cover art

Kid A by Radiohead (2000)

Created during sleepless nights fueled by anxiety about Y2K and climate change, Stanley Donwood's ghostly landscape for Kid A was painted using a light box technique that mimics the ethereal, digitally processed sound of Radiohead's most experimental album.

Label
Parlophone
Designer
Stanley Donwood
Genre
Alternative, Electronic
Decade
2000s
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