Storm Thorgerson

March 12, 2018

Taken By Storm: The Art Of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis – A Film by Roddy Bogawa

The DELUXE PACKAGE only available here (limited distribution) gets you both the rental of the feature-length film and the SPECIAL DIGITAL EXTRAS material as well as two folders of images for your enjoyment!!! One folder has eight portraits of Storm taken by StormStudios photographer Rupert Truman on their various adventures together – traveling by train through the Rockies from Chicago to San Francisco, on a beach in Capetown for a cover shoot, the volcanic landscape of Lanzarote where the cover for Audioslave first record was shot, and more! Also included are two poster designs that were made for the film for the first screening of the film at South By Southwest and Storm’s own design for a screening of the film at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Downloadable and printable for your wall!!!!

April 18, 2013

Storm Thorgerson Joins The Great Gig In The Sky

I was very saddened to learn that genius music graphic designer Storm Thorgerson had passed away. He joins that well deserved Great Gig In The Sky.

We first met in our early teens. We would gather at Sheep’s Green, a spot by the river in Cambridge and Storm would always be there holding forth, making the most noise, bursting with ideas and enthusiasm. Nothing has ever really changed.

He has been a constant force in my life, both at work and in private, a shoulder to cry on and a great friend.

The artworks that he created for Pink Floyd from 1968 to the present day have been an inseparable part of our work.

I will miss him.

David Gilmour

Graphic designer Storm Thorgerson dies (bbc.co.uk)
Storm Thorgerson dies aged 69: See the ‘genius’ graphic artist’s iconic album sleeves (mirror.co.uk)

March 21, 2013

Pink Floyd 40th Anniversary, Unite to Darken the Moon

Wow has it been 40 years already since the release of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon? I remember well March 17, 1973 when that recording debuted (US release date according to Capitol Records). The FM radio station I listened to out of New York City, WNEW-FM 102.7 leaned on it strongly. I bought my vinyl LP copy on the Saturday afternoon it was released here in the States. On the following day, Sunday the 18th of March 1973 I was fortunate to witness Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon 1973 Tour. They performed at The Palace in Waterbury, Ct. I wrote about that experience in the blog post hyper-linked below.

Pink Floyd In Concert 1973 – The Dark Side of the Moon Tour

Pink Floyd and EMI Music will mark the 40th Anniversary of the original UK release of The Dark Side of The Moon on 24 March 2013, as fans around the globe unite to turn a specially designed moon dark. Centred around a global playback of the album on PinkFloyd.com, each memory, thought and photo tweeted as fans rediscover the album will count towards the creation of a dark side of the moon.

Starting at 00:01am GMT on 24 March 2013, for the entire day fans all over the world will be able to share thoughts and comments via twitter using #DarkSide40 and witness the impact as the volume of messages combine to turn the moon dark.

DSOTM

Storm Thorgerson

When it comes to branding and logo there may not be a more discernible icon than the Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon “Prism”. (Well perhaps the Rolling Stones Lips might top it…) It was designed by Storm Thorgerson when he was with Hipignosis. I have been a major fan of Storm Thorgerson for decades.

I wish I could afford the deluxe edition of his collectible book, Taken By Storm, The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson by the high-end music book publishing house Genesis Publications.

Keep watching the Pink Floyd Web page, http://darkside40.pinkfloyd.com/ for the variants of the Dark Side of the Moon prism. Each day another square in the diagram gets filled in and I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon 😉

Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side,’ 40 Years Later (wnyc.org)

April 19, 2011

Rock Music Photographers, A-Z, Storm Thorgerson

Storm Thorgerson is the perfect intersection of graphics design and rock music photography. He is known as the definitive graphics designer for Pink Floyd. Storm Thogerson is constantly reinventing the visual experience.

Pink Floyd - Liquid Dark Side

Book: Mind Over Matter 4: The Images of Pink Floyd

Steve Miller - Rhyming Showdown — Copyright Storm Thorgerson

Pink Floyd - The Division Bell — Copyright Storm Thorgerson

April 8, 2011

Rock Music Photographers, A-Z, Hipgnosis

Innovative, sensational, captivating, these are the thoughts I have when I witness the photography and graphic design of Hipgnosis. The creative genius of Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey Powell and Peter Christopherson making memorable album covers that embellish the music.

The definitive book about album cover art is Album Cover Album which provides a rich, colorful portfolio of album art to discover.