Album Typography

London Calling

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:33:34 GMT

While the title is hand-designed, the band's name is actually in Helvetica, the popular font developed in 1957.

Ramones

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:37:52 GMT

The iconic Ramones band name is in Franklin Gothic Heavy, a sans-serif dating back to 1902.

Contra

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:50:28 GMT

Vampire Weekend use Futura not only on their cover of Contra, but also in their lyrics: "she never saw bombs exploded in 96 point Futura" (from "Holiday").

Nevermind

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:56:07 GMT

The Nirvana logo we have come to associate with the band is written in the Bodoni typeface, a serif dating back to 1798.

Pet Sounds

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:00:59 GMT

The Beach Boys classic is boldly printed in Cooper Black, a font developed in 1921.

Weezer (The Blue Album)

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:04:02 GMT

The band hit the jackpot using a relatively new font, Century Gothic, as the typeface for their name, sticking with it on subsequent albums.

Stranger Than Fiction

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:15:02 GMT

Bad Religion adopted a standard font for their name early on, choosing Friz Quadrata. The font apparently goes well with punk rock as both Black Flag and The Offspring have also used the typeface.

Showbiz

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:22:39 GMT

The British band Muse uses Frutiger, a font created in 1975, in their band logo.