Jon Crossland was a British

design A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something ...

er and

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, known for having collaborated with great names in music designing the covers and leaflets of their albums, highlighting among many others, his collaboration with

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments ...

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Alan Parsons Alan Parsons (born 20 December 1948) is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Parsons was the sound engineer on albums including the Beatles' ''Abbey Road'' (1969) and '' Let It Be'' (1970), Pink Floyd's ''The ...

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, etc. Crossland attended St Martin's School of Art, London, graduating in 1987 with a degree in graphic design. His first job out of college was as

Neville Brody Neville Stanley Brody (born 23 April 1957) is an English graphic designer, typographer and art director. He is known for his work on '' The Face'' magazine (1981–1986), ''Arena'' magazine (1987–1990), and designing record covers for artis ...

's assistant at his former studio in Tottenham Court Road. He worked extensively with

Storm Thorgerson Storm Elvin Thorgerson (28 February 1944 – 18 April 2013) was an English art director and music video director. He is best known for closely working with the group Pink Floyd through most of their career, and also created album or other art f ...

throughout the 1990s and contributed several designs, most notably

's 'Pulse' album cover. He has worked extensively in London and the United States as a freelance designer and illustrator. His poster design
Stop The Burning
is on archive at the

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in London.

Work

Some of the most outstanding works are: * 1988: Pink Floyd -

Delicate Sound of Thunder ''Delicate Sound of Thunder'' is a live album by the English band Pink Floyd. It was recorded over five nights at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, in August 1988, during their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour, and mixed at Abbey Ro ...

* 1988:

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* 1995:

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* 1995:

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Da Capo Da capo ( , , ; often abbreviated as D.C.) is an Italian musical term that means "from the beginning" (literally, "from the head"). The term is a directive to repeat the previous part of music, often used to save space, and thus is an easie ...

* 1995: Towering Inferno -

Kaddish The Kaddish (, 'holy' or 'sanctification'), also transliterated as Qaddish, is a hymn praising God that is recited during Jewish prayer services. The central theme of the Kaddish is the magnification and sanctification of God's name. In the lit ...

* 1995: Pink Floyd - Pulse * 1995: CD edition of

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* 1996: The Almighty - Just Add Life * 1996:

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* 1997:

Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as a founding member of the English avant-rock group Henry ...

- Previous Evening * 1997: Moodswings - Psychedelicatessen * 1997:

Jon Rose Jonathan Anthony Rose (born 19 February 1951) is an Australian violinist, cellist, composer, and multimedia artist. Rose's work is centered in the experimental music known as free improvisation, where he has created large environmental multimed ...

- Shopping.Live@Victo * 1997:

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- Slip, Stitch and Pass * 1998: Ian Dury / Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Mr Love Pants * 1999:

Bury the Hatchet "Bury the hatchet" is a North American English idiom meaning "to make peace". The phrase is an allusion to the figurative or literal practice of putting away weapons at the cessation of hostilities among or by Indigenous peoples of the Americas i ...

* 1999: The Cranberries -

Promises A promise is a transaction whereby a person makes a vow or the suggestion of a guarantee. Promise(s) may also refer to: Places *Promise, Oregon *Promise, South Dakota *Promise City, Iowa *Promise Land, Tennessee or Promise Film and TV * Promise ...

* 2000: International Music Series: Music of Italy * 2000: International Music Series: Celtic Fiddle * 2000: International Music Series: French Cafe Accordion * 2000: International Music Series: Memories of Greece * 2000: Guo Yi / Guo Yue - International Music Series: Music of China * 2000:

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- International Music Series: Music of India * 2000: Tito Heredia / Dario Rossetti-Bonell - International Music Series: Spanish Guitar * 2002:

Healing Sixes With physical trauma or disease suffered by an organism, healing involves the repairing of damaged tissue(s), organs and the biological system as a whole and resumption of (normal) functioning. Medicine includes the process by which the cells in ...

- Enormosound * 2002: The Cranberries - Treasure Box: The Complete Sessions, 1991-1999

References

External links

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