When it came time for American musician Beck to commission art for his Color album he turned to British graphic designers Jimmy Turrell and Steve Stacey. Not only did they provide him with a package that champions the name of Beck’s 2017 collection of pop songs, they made it possible for people to customize the album to their own liking. A series of transparencies with individual colourful shapes enables the album owner to arrange the overlays in any order they fashion. Turrell explains, “We went for punchy geometric shapes and primary colours jammed together in a fun, almost childlike manner, but hopefully with a certain edge.” The London-based designers worked closely with Beck, who enjoys a hands-on approach to the design process. Color’s deluxe version contains a 24 page lyric book insert and two bright red vinyl LPs, each with blue labels.
