Bon Jovi, Slipper When Wet, 1986: I thought this was an interesting cover because it mixes two typefaces, one more tame and the other kind of wild.
Journey, Frontiers, 1983: This cover really goes with the design of the 80s. It is technological and the typography has a very digital look. Just the fact that it is named Frontiers is interesting because the 80s were definitely a frontier of sorts for new tools such as the computer.
Foreigner, Agent Provocateur, 1984: So Foreigner got a little softer in the 80s, but I think this cover is fabulous. The bright primary colors were obviously popular in the 80s and the negative space creating the letter F is simple and eyecatching.
Power Supply, Budgie, 1980: This cover goes along with the technology theme as well, with a robot being worshipped by all these people.
Landscape, Einstein A Go Go, 1981: Apparently these guys were quite the one hit wonder, but the typeface they used for their name at the top is very digital looking and 80s.
Madonna, Madonna, 1982: I thought this was interesting, one of the AIGA medalists Carin Goldberg, designed Madonna's first album cover just after opening her own business in 1982. The cover is not particularly representative of 80s design typographically, but it is timeless.
And just a couple extras:
This is not an album cover, but I thought I would include it anyway. It was a submission winning second place in the Society of Publication Designers 2008 student competition, and the hand drawn type and the bright colors are definitely a throwback to the 80s.
This image is seen in the new Lady Gaga video for the song Bad Romance, which is set in a creepy version of a Russian bath house. Someone obviously paid attention to Constructivist typography when choosing the typeface to use here.
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