Designspeaks did a swap of sorts. Seattle’s mighty Invisible Creature came to Portland on Oct. 19 for an inspiring presentation of their influences and their work. And Portland’s own, Aaron Draplin, headed north to fill the hole they left in Seattle. Life lessons. Hot air. Expletives.
In 1968, Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell formed Hipgnosis (pronounced like hypnosis), a graphic design studio specializing in creative photography. This creative company predominately worked within the music business designing the album covers for rock ‘n’ roll bands such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Black Sabbath, 10cc, Paul McCartney, and Peter Gabriel amongst many others.
