Jon Crossland is a British designer and

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...

, 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 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 experimentation, philo ...

, Kansas, Alan Parsons,

Bruce Dickinson Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer who has been the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1981 to 1993 and 1999–present. He is known for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage ...

, The Cranberries, etc. Crossland attended

St Martin's School of Art Saint Martin's School of Art was an art school, art college in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1854, initially under the aegis of the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Saint Martin's beca ...

, London, graduating in 1987 with a degree in graphic design. His first job out of college was as Neville Brody's assistant at his former studio in Tottenham Court Road. He worked extensively with Storm Thorgerson 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 Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Work

Some of the most outstanding works are: * 1988: Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound of Thunder * 1988: Kansas -

In the Spirit of Things ''In the Spirit of Things'' is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). It is a very loosely organized concept album, telling the story of a flood hitting the real Kansas city of Neosho Falls ...

* 1995: Alan Parsons -

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* 1995: Renaissance - Da Capo * 1995: Towering Inferno - Kaddish * 1995: Pink Floyd - Pulse * 1995: CD edition of Relics * 1996: The Almighty -

Just Add Life ''Just Add Life'' is a 1996 album by Scottish rock band The Almighty; it was the band's fifth studio album and the last released until 2000's self-titled album during which time the band split up. Two singles, "All Sussed Out" and "Do You Unders ...

* 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 one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...

- 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:

Phish Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. The band is known for musical improvisation, extended jams, blending of genres, and a dedicated fan base. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon ...

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

Bury the Hatchet Bury the hatchet is an 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 Native Americans in the Eastern United Sta ...

* 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 * ''Pro ...

* 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:

Jonathan Mayer Jonathan Mayer (born February 5, 1987) is an American computer scientist and lawyer. He is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs at Princeton University affiliated with the Center for Information Technology Policy, and was ...

- 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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