Portfolio: Storm Thorgerson

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Storm Thorgerson (born 1944) is an English graphic designer, known for his work for rock bands like Pink Floyd, 10cc, Led Zeppelin, Dream Theater, The Mars Volta, Muse and The Cranberries.

Storm Thorgerson was born in Potters Bar, which was in Middlesex at the time and is now in Hertfordshire. He was a key member of the British graphic art group Hipgnosis, and designed many of their most famous single and album covers. Latterly, he runs a design studio called StormStudios – a loose group of freelancers.

Perhaps Thorgerson’s most famous designs are those for Pink Floyd. His design for The Dark Side of the Moon has been called one of the greatest album covers of all time. Many of his designs are notable for their surreal elements. He often places objects out of their traditional contexts, especially with vast spaces around them, to give them an awkward appearance while highlighting their beauty.

Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of The Moon

Pink Floyd - Division Bell

Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd - Animals

Audioslave - Audioslave

Led Zeppelin - Houses of The Holy

Rainbow - Difficult To Cure

Pink Floyd - Ummagumma

PinkFloyd - Interstellar Overdrive

Rainbow - Straight Between Eyes

Mars Volta - Coma

Pink Floyd - Pulse

Pink Floyd - The Wall Poster

Muse - Absolution

Anthrax - Stomp 442

The Cranberries - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

Pink Floyd - Back to Back

Alan Parsons - On Air

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Links

• Storm Thorgerson official website
• Storm Thorgerson article on Wikipedia
• Hipgnosis article on Wikipedia
• BBC Article

Books on Amazon.com

• Taken By Storm
• For the Love of Vinyl: The Album Art of Hipgnosis
• Mind Over Matter 4: The Images of Pink Floyd