Taipei Times
Date: Jan 05, 2021
By: Staff writer, with CNA
A selection of indie album cover designs are displayed at the at UU Mouth coworking space in Taipei on Saturday.
Photo: CNA
The exhibits display the use of illustration and comics in cover design in Taiwan, the organizer said.
Many indie bands put a priority on the design of their album cover to attract listeners, John Huang (黃俊豪), curator of “Taiwan Record Printing Exhibition — Indie Music Expressed in Comics and Illustrations,” said at the opening of the free event.
“I noticed that because many musicians themselves are designers and illustrators, they create their album [covers] on their own. It is a growing trend,” said Huang, a long-time industry observer. [FULL STORY]
