Tappin Gofton is a

graphic design Graphic design is a profession, academic discipline and applied art that involves creating visual communications intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with specific objectives. Graphic design is an interdisciplinary branch of ...

agency consisting of Mark Tappin and Simon Gofton, best known for designing album covers.

History

Tappin Gofton was founded by Mark Tappin, who worked at Blue Source, and Simon Gofton of Tom Hingston Studio. They incorporated as Tappin Gofton in 2006. The duo first became known for their 1960s-style cover for

The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands in Manchester in 1992. They were pioneers in bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. Originally known as The Dust Brothers, th ...

' album '' Push the Button''. Their

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-inspired art for

Coldplay Coldplay are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey (band m ...

's album '' X&Y'', however, was a larger breakthrough for the duo; ''Design Observer'' critic Adrian Shaughnessy wrote that it " stablishedthem as a new force in contemporary music design." The duo would later design covers for several more Coldplay albums, including ''

Viva la Vida or Death and all His Friends ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'', often referred to as simply ''Viva la Vida'', is the fourth studio album by the British Rock music, rock band Coldplay, released on 12 June 2008 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. "Viva la vida" ...

'', and ''

Mylo Xyloto ''Mylo Xyloto'' (pronounced ) is the fifth studio album by British Rock music, rock band Coldplay. It was released on 19 October 2011 in Japan and on 24 October 2011 in the rest of the world. The band worked closely with producer Brian Eno fo ...

''. The duo has also designed covers for The Chemical Brothers' album '' We Are the Night'';

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's debut album '' Fractured Life'';

Morning Runner Morning Runner were an English alternative rock band, formed in 2003 in Reading, Berkshire. The band comprised vocalist/guitarist Matthew Jonathan Greener, drummer Ali Clewer, bassist Tom Derrett and pianist Chris "Fields" Wheatcroft. They re ...

's debut album '' Wilderness Is Paradise Now'';

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' album '' Present Tense''; and

The Feeling The Feeling are an English rock/ pop band from Horsham, Sussex. Following a limited release of their first single " Fill My Little World" in late 2005, the band entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 with their first full release " Sewn" in Fe ...

's debut ''

Twelve Stops and Home ''Twelve Stops and Home'' is the debut studio album by English rock music, rock/pop music, pop band the Feeling, released on 5 June 2006. The album's title refers to the twelve stops on the Piccadilly line of the London Underground from Leiceste ...

''. The company was dissolved in 2015.

Album cover designs (1997-present)

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'" single (2000) (Mark Tappin only) **'' Parachutes'' (2000) (Mark Tappin only) ***'"

Trouble Trouble may refer to: Film and television * ''Trouble'' (1922 film), an American silent comedy-drama film directed by Albert Austin * ''Trouble'' (1933 film), a British comedy film * ''Trouble'' (1977 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Trouble'' ...

" single (2000) (Mark Tappin only) ***" Don't Panic'" single (2001) (Mark Tappin only) ***'"Trouble - Norwegian Live EP'" (2001) (Mark Tappin only) **'' Live 2003'' (2003) (Mark Tappin only) **'' X&Y'' (2005) ***"

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'" single (2005) ***"

Fix You "Fix You" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all four members of the band for their third studio album, '' X&Y'' (2005). It was released on 5 September 2005 as the second single from ''X&Y'' and reached number 4 on the ...

" single (2005) ***"

Talk Talk may refer to: Communication * Communication, the encoding and decoding of exchanged messages between people * Conversation, interactive communication between two or more people * Lecture, an oral presentation intended to inform or instruct ...

" single (2005) ***" The Hardest Part" single (2006) ***"What If" single (2006) ***" White Shadows" single (2007) **''

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'', often referred to as simply ''Viva la Vida'', is the fourth studio album by the British Rock music, rock band Coldplay, released on 12 June 2008 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. "Viva la vida" ...

'' (2008) **''

Prospekt's March ''Prospekt's March'' is the seventh extended play by British rock band Coldplay and their first since ''Remixes'' (2003). It was released on 21 November 2008 in Europe and Japan, later released globally the following week. The EP features sev ...

'' EP (2008) **''

LeftRightLeftRightLeft ''LeftRightLeftRightLeft'' is the second live album by British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 15 May 2009 as a free download on their website, with physical copies being distributed in all of the succeeding dates from the Viva la Vida T ...

'' EP (2009) (maybe) **''

'' (2011) ***"

Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was released as the lead single for their fifth studio album ''Mylo Xyloto'' on 3 June 2011. An exclusive digital EP version of it, with the B-sides " Major Minus" and " ...

" single (2011) ***"

Paradise In religion and folklore, paradise is a place of everlasting happiness, delight, and bliss. Paradisiacal notions are often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical, eschatological, or both, often contrasted with the miseries of human ...

" single (2011) ***"

Charlie Brown Charles "Charlie" Brown is the Protagonist, principal character of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', syndicated in daily newspaper, daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser", Charlie Brown ...

" single (2011) ***"

Princess of China "Princess of China" is a duet recorded by British rock band Coldplay and Barbadian singer Rihanna for Coldplay's fifth studio album ''Mylo Xyloto''. The song was written by band members Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris M ...

" single (2012) ***"

Hurts Like Heaven "Hurts Like Heaven" is a song by British rock band Coldplay from their fifth studio album, ''Mylo Xyloto''. It was written by all members of the band along with producer Brian Eno, being released as the final single from the record on 8 October ...

" single (2012) ***" Up in Flames" single (2012) **'' Live 2012'' (2012)

References

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