Hipgnosis

Hipgnosis was a British graphic design agency that existed from 1968 to 1985.

History

Hipgnosis was founded by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell. The name " Hipgnosis " is a graffito come, the Powell and Thorgerson discovered outside her apartment. They were the word combination of " hip " ( German: " cool, hip " ) and the mystical- religious " Gnosis " as an original parody, pun, respectively, of the word "hypnosis" to designate their future graphic design studio.

The agency created record covers for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis and other artists who were with the record label Harvest under contract. Identifying and main element of the cover design were mostly surreal staged photographs. The company's headquarters was in London.

Among the employees counted out in 1974, photographer Peter Christopherson, who was to later become known as a musician with Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, and especially coil.

1983 Storm Thorgerson left the company to continue working as an independent artist. 1985 had to file for bankruptcy Hipgnosis.

Especially during the 1970s put Hipgnosis standards in the innovative design of the appearance of rock and especially art-rock albums that was raised here to a separate art form. This merit acts according to compendia and rock - encyclopedias today.

Cover designs

Its walls of Hipgnosis covers include:

A Saucerful of Secrets, Pink Floyd, 1968
Ummagumma, Pink Floyd, 1969
Horizons, The Greatest Show on Earth, 1970
Cochise, Cochise, 1970
The Madcap Laughs, Syd Barrett, 1970
Atom Heart Mother, Pink Floyd, 1970
Toe Fat Toe Fat 1970
Electric Light Orchestra No Answer (U.S.), Electric Light Orchestra, 1971
Meddle, Pink Floyd, 1971
Electric Warrior, T. Rex, 1971
Elegy, The Nice, 1971
Tightly Knit, Climax Blues Band, 1971
Obscured by Clouds, Pink Floyd, 1972
Prologue, Renaissance, 1972
Trilogy, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, 1972
Argus, Wishbone Ash, 1972
Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin, 1973
The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd, 1973
Bad Co, Bad Company, 1974
Past, Present and Future, Al Stewart, 1974
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Genesis, 1974
Thunderbox, Humble Pie, 1974
Poetry in Lotion, Fumble, 1974
A Nice Pair, Pink Floyd, 1974
Phenomenon, UFO, 1974
Venus and Mars, Wings, 1975 ( only inside cover )
Unorthodox Behaviour, Brand X, 1975

Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd, 1975
Force It, UFO, 1975
The Original Soundtrack, 10CC, 1975
Modern Times, Al Stewart, 1975
Savage Eye, The Pretty Things, 1975
Cunning Stunts, Caravan, 1975
Presence, Led Zeppelin, 1976
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, AC / DC, 1976
Technical Ecstasy, Black Sabbath, 1976
Tales of Mystery and Imagination, The Alan Parsons Project, 1976
A Trick of the Tail, Genesis, 1976
Jump On It, Montrose, 1976
Year of the Cat, Al Stewart, 1976
How Dare You! , 10cc, 1976
I Robot, The Alan Parsons Project, 1976
Moroccan Roll, Brand X, 1977
I, Peter Gabriel, 1977
Wind & Wuthering, Genesis, 1977
Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar, 1977
Going for the one, Yes, 1977
Quark, Strangeness and Charm, Hawkwind, 1977
Animals, Pink Floyd, 1977
Deceptive Bends, 10CC, 1977
Cords, Synergy, 1978
And Then There Were Three, Genesis, 1978
Pyramid The Alan Parsons Project, 1978
II, Peter Gabriel, 1978
Wet Dream, Richard Wright, 1978

Pieces of Eight, Styx, 1978
Tormato, Yes, 1978
Bloody Tourist, 10cc, 1978
Time Passages Al Stewart, 1978
Back to the Bars, Todd Rundgren, 1978
David Gilmour, David Gilmour, 1978
Desolation Angels, Bad Company, 1979
Correlations, Ashra, 1979
Eve, The Alan Parsons Project, 1979
In Through the Out Door, Led Zeppelin 1979
Live Herald, Steve Hillage, 1979
Love Drive, Scorpions, 1979
Freeze Frame, Godley & Creme, 1979
Danger Money, UK, 1979
Animal Magnetism, Scorpions, 1980
III, Peter Gabriel, 1980
Difficult to Cure Rainbow, 1980
Do They Hurt, Brand X, 1980
Fun in Space, Roger Taylor, 1981
A Collection of Great Dance Songs, Pink Floyd, 1981
Sakuban oai shimasho, Yumi Matsutoya, 1981
Tug of War, Paul McCartney, 1982
Eye in the Sky, The Alan Parsons Project, 1982

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