When it comes to album art, maximalist or minimalist?

>>68282142
>maximalist

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>>68282142
Detailed album art is usually better as long as its done tastefully.

>>68282142
Wtf is the album on the right?

>>68282274
it's in the filename

>>68282142
>left
Sets up up tone and backdrop for the album, very interesting to look at
>right
A fucking black blob

>>68282142
I'm sure it took a lot of effort to make the one on the right and it has deep meaning... not.

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Minimalism done right:

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>>68282358
Minimalism done wrong:

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>>68282379
Maximalism done right:

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>>68282397
Maximalism done wrong:

They're both shit pretty much

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>>68282142
Computer graphicalism

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>>68282379
>>68282358
>a lot of blank space = minimalism

>>68282421
hell, there's not even a lot of it, there's only SOME

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the best for me is usually a mix of a simplistic concept, done with maximalist detail.

>>68282414
Fuck are you talking about this is awesome

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>>68282421
But those actually are minimalist you faggot

>>68282414
You're crazy, Relayer's album art is fucking gorgeous.

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>>68282445
I've used this in the last thread and I'll use it here.

Pic related is minimalist, yours just doesn't fill up the screen entirely.

>>68282142
depends

Depends on the album. Any other answer is retarded.

>>68282397
Bless you dude, Relayer was the tits as an album and as art. Roger Dean is a fucking boss in general, but this is probably my favorite of his

>>68282414
Again, cool music and it fits the style well. Not as cool as Relayer obviously but not a bad album cover by any means

>>68282445
this is not minimalism

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>>68282142
Minimalism is the new maximalism.

>>68282475
Listening to it right now, fits the album pretty much

>>68282142
Minimalist all the way. "Maximalist" are more often than not crude and tasteless.

I'm more of a Maximilianism guy desu

>>68282439
Holy shit, this guy cracked the code!!

maximalist all the way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNXk1CFVvFc

LOL

>>68283418
Minimalism is for nu-males who think a bunch of sticks represents the human condition

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Maximalist is only good with death metal and prog rock

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Cocteau Twins, Beat Happening and Husker Du have the best album art.

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Definitely maximalist, although minimalist albums can still look pretty neat.

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what would you classify this album cover as

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>>68282397
here's the wallpaper from Dean's site in case anyone wants it

>>68286150
That album art is horrible though.

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Are Pen&Pixel album covers max or min?

>>68284887
tfw when nu males are at the apex of contemporary culture and the highest philosophers of the human condition in art

>>68284887
Maximalism is for simpletons who can't grasp symbolic meaning.

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Maximalism perfected

>>68286384
Maybe if you have shit for brains.

>>68286240
ugly

>>68286240
Bad

>>68286729
kys

>>68282142
Depends on the genre/scene and the general tone of the artist in general both are fine and represent their music well.
Fucking autismos and /mu/ basic bitches wanting everything to be their way.

>>68282397
That looks like ass

>>68286710
That looks bad on every level

There's not even any stylistic uniqueness about it, it's just the amalgamation of a bunch "emotional" elements badly photoshopped together

So yeah, basically maximalism at its worst

>>68282379
This isn't even minimalism

>>68286237
I Really Hope That's Not Your Idea Of A Good Album Cover

>>68286710
this is so painfully 90s

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which

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>>68282142
Minimalist always

>>68282142
eyecatching. attention grabbing. high contrast. the right one grabs my eye more that the left because at a distance left is just an orange blob of 'stuff'

>>68288035
SUN
BAT
HER

>>68286710
I might have given Dream Theater a shot if their album covers weren't absolute garbage

>>68289394
Fucking RETARD ALERT

>>68286710
>That vase
>What is perspective?

>>68288035
These are much better examples of minimalism and maximalism.

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Most memorable covers are minimalist. Prove me wrong.

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>merzbow being memorable in any way

>>68289830
>he doesn't find garbage memorable

>>68289699
Sgt Pepper. Try to even pretend to deny this

>>68289699
make it stop

>>68290289
he said most why are you trying so hard

>>68290295
>>68290236
>>68289699
>cover hurts your eyes
>album hurts your ears
made me think

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Good maximalist album cover

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>>68290347
Good minimalist one

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>>68290358
Most Dean Blunt album covers are good minimalist covers

>>68290323
F u c k

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>>68290468
But his maximalist are even better.

>>68286844
You look like an ass

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ive always found NIN covers to be both

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Min to the max.

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Which is it, /mu/?

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>>68290717
Does it have to be either holy fuck dued

>>68289659
Thanks, anon, now I will never unsee that garbage-tier perspective.

>>68282439
agreed, those make the best covers not necessarily minimalism, but a simple concept executed with detail

maximalism seems best fit for meta or /prog