Tree Of Life - by punky

Therefore, the Lord God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden and placed a flaming sword to protect the tree of life.

2000 – 43rd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Madonna – Music

Kevin Reagan, art director

Best Boxed Recording Package: Miles Davis & John Coltrane – The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961

Arnold Levine & Frank Harkins, art directors

Madonna - Music

Miles Davis And John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961

2001 – 44th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Radiohead – Amnesiac – Special Limited Edition

Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors

Best Boxed Recording Package: Various Artists – Brain In A Box – The Science Fiction Collection

Hugh Brown & Steve Vance, art directors

Radiohead - Amnesiac - Special Limited Edition

Brain In A Box - The Science Fiction Collection

2002 – 45th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Dixie Chicks – Home

Kevin Reagan, art director

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Charley Patton – Screamin’ And Hollerin’ The Blues – The Worlds Of Charley Patton

Susan Archie, art director

Dixie Chicks - Home

Charley Patton - Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues - The Worlds Of Charley Patton

2003 – 46th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Ani DiFranco – Evolve

Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Miles Davis – The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions

Howard Fritzson, Julian Alexander & Seth Rothstein, art directors

Ani DiFranco - Evolve

Miles Davis - The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions

2004 – 47th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Wilco – A Ghost Is Born

Dan Nadel & Peter Buchanan-Smith, art directors

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime

Stefan Sagmeister, art director

Wilco - A Ghost Is Born

Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime - Boxed Set

2005 – 48th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Aimee Mann – The Forgotten Arm

Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz, art directors

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Johnny Cash – The Legend

Ian Cuttler, art director

Aimee Mann - The Forgotten Arm

Johnny Cash - The Legend - Boxed Set

2006 – 49th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Tool – 10,000 Days

Adam Jones, art director

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium

Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea, John Frusciante & Matt Taylor, art directors

Tool - 10,000 Days

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium - Limited Edition

2007 – 50th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Bright Eyes – Cassadaga

Zachary Nipper, art director

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Various Artists – What It Is!: Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)

Masaki Koike, art director

Bright Eyes - Cassadaga

What It Is!: Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)

2008 – 51st Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Metallica – Death Magnetic

Bruce Duckworth, David Turner & Sarah Moffat, art directors

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Radiohead – In Rainbows

Christiaan Munro, Mel Maxwell & Stanley Donwood, art directors

Metallica - Death Magnetic

Radiohead - In Rainbows - Special Edition

1990 – 33rd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Suzanne Vega – Days Of Open Hand

Jeffrey Gold, Len Peltier & Suzanne Vega, art directors

Suzanne Vega - Days Of Open Hand

1991 – 34th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Billie Holiday – The Complete Decca Recordings

Vartan, art director

Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings

1992 – 35th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Paula Abdul – Spellbound

Melanie Nissen, art director

Paula Abdul - Spellbound

1993 – 36th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Billie Holiday – The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959

David Lau, art director

Billy holiday - The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959

1994 – 37th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Asleep At The Wheel – Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys

Buddy Jackson, art director

Best Recording Package – Boxed: Ella Fitzgerald - The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks

Chris Thompson, art director

Asleep At The Wheel - Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills And The Texas Playboys

Ella Fitzgerald - The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books

1995 – 38th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Joni Mitchell - Turbulent Indigo

Buddy Jackson, art director

Best Recording Package – Boxed: Frank Zappa – Civilization Phaze III

Frank Zappa & Gail Zappa, art directors

Joni Mitchell - Turbulent Indigo

Frank Zappa - Civilization Phaze III

1996 – 39th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Various Artists - Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler)

Andy Engel & Tommy Steele, art directors

Best Recording Package – Boxed: Miles Davis & Gil Evans - The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

Arnold Levine & Chika Azuma, art directors

Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler) - Various Artists

Miles Davis & Gil Evans - The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

1997 – 40th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Various Artists - Titanic – Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage

Al Quattrocchi, Hugh Brown & Jeff Smith, art directors

Best Boxed Recording Package: Various Artists - Beg Scream And Shout! – The Big Ol’ Box Of ’60s Soul

David Gorman, Hugh Brown & Rachel Gutek, art directors

Titanic - Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage

Beg Scream And Shout! - The Big Ol' Box Of '60s Soul

1998 – 41st Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Madonna - Ray Of Light

Kevin Reagan, art director

Best Boxed Recording Package: Hank Williams - The Complete Hank Williams

Jim Kemp & Virginia Team, art directors

Madonna - Ray Of Light

Hank Williams - The Complete Hank Williams

1999 – 42nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Recording Package: Asleep At The Wheel - Ride With Bob

Buddy Jackson, Ray Benson & Sally Carns, art directors

Best Boxed Recording Package: Miles Davis - The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions

Arnold Levine & Ron Jaramillo, art directors

Ride With Bob - Asleep At The Wheel

Miles Davis - The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions

1980 – 23rd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Against The Wind

Roy Kohara, art director

Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band - Against The Wind

1981 – 24th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: The Rolling Stones – Tattoo You

Peter Corriston, art director

Rolling Stones - Tattoo You

1982 – 25th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Linda Ronstadt – Get Closer

John Kosh & Ron Larson, art directors

Linda Ronstadt - Get Closer

1983 – 26th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Talking Heads – Speaking In Tongues

Robert Rauschenberg, art director

Talking Heads - Speaking Tongues

1984 – 27th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual

Janet Perr, art director

Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual

1985 – 28th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Linda Ronstadt – Lush Life

John Kosh & Ron Larson, art directors

Linda Ronstadt - Lush Life

1986 – 29th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Miles Davis – Tutu

Eiko Ishioka, art director

Miles Davis - Tutu

1987 – 30th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Rosanne Cash – King’s Record Shop

Bill Johnson, art director

Rosanne Cash - King's Record Shop

1988 – 31st Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: O’Kanes – Tired Of Runnin’

Bill Johnson, art director

The O'Kanes - Tired Of Runnin'

1989 – 32nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: David Bowie – Sound + Vision

Roger Gorman, art director

David Bowie - Sound + Vision

1970 – 13th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover: B.B. King – Indianola Mississippi Seeds

Robert Lockart, graphic artist. Ivan Nagy, photographer

BB King - Indianola Mississippi Seeds

1971 – 14th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover: Pollution – Pollution

Dean O. Torrence, art director. Gene Brownell, photographer

Pollution - Pollution

1972 – 15th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover: Siegel-Schwall Band – The Siegel-Schwall Band

Acy R. Lehman, art director. Harvey Dinnerstein, graphic artist

Siegel-Schwall Band - The Siegel-Schwall Band

1973 – 16th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: London Symphony Orchestra/Chamber Choir – Tommy

Wilkes And Braun, art director

Tommy - London Symphony Orchestra

1974 – 17th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Mason Proffit – Come And Gone

Christopher Whorf & Ed Thrasher, art directors

Mason Proffit - Come And Gone

1975 – 18th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Ohio Players – Honey

Jim Ladwig, art director

Ohio Players - Honey

1976 – 19th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Chicago – Chicago X

John Berg, art director

Chicago - Chicago X

1977 – 20th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Linda Ronstadt – Simple Dreams

John Kosh, art director

Linda Ronstadt - Simple Dreams

1978 – 21st Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Carly Simon – Boys In The Trees

Johnny B. Lee & Tony Lane, art directors

Carly Simon - Boys In The Trees

1979 – 22nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Package: Supertramp – Breakfast In America

Mick Haggerty & Mike Doud, art directors

Supertramp - Breakfast In America

1960 – 3rd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover: Peggy Lee – Latin A La Lee

Marvin Schwartz, art director

Peggy Lee – Latin A La Lee

1961 – 4th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover – Other Than Classical: Judy Garland – Judy At Carnegie Hall

Jim Silke, art director

Best Album Cover – Classical: Puccini Madame Butterfly – Gabriele Santini, conductor

Marvin Schwartz, art director

Judy Garland - Judy At Carnegie Hall

1962 – 5th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover – Other Than Classical: Lena Horne – Lena…Lovely And Alive

Robert M. Jones, art director

Best Album Cover – Classical: Laurindo Almeida, Virginia Majewski & Vincent de Rosa – The Intimate Bach

Marvin Schwartz, art director

Lena Horne - Lovely And Alive

1963 – 6th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover – Other Than Classical: Barbra Streisand – The Barbra Streisand Album

John Berg, art director

Best Album Cover – Classical: Puccini Madame Butterfly – Erich Leinsdorf, conductor

Robert M. Jones, art director

Barbra Streisand - The Barbra Streisand Album

1964 – 7th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover: Barbra Streisand – People

Bob (Robert) Cato, art director. Don Bronstein, photographer

Best Album Cover: Saint-Saens: Carnival Of The Animals/Britten: Young Persons Guide To The Orchestra – Arthur Fiedler, conductor

Robert M. Jones, art director. Jan Balet, graphic artist

Barbra Streisand - People

1965 – 8th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover – Photography: Paul Horn – Jazz Suite On The Mass Texts

Robert M. Jones, art director. Ken Whitmore, photographer

Best Album Cover – Graphic Arts: Bartók: Concerto No. 2 For Violin/Stravinsky: Concerto For Violin – Erich Leinsdorf, conductor; Joseph Silverstein, violin

George Estes, art director. James Alexander, graphic artist

Paul Horn - Jazz Suite On The Mass Texts

1966 – 9th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover, Photography: Porter Wagoner – Confessions Of A Broken Man

Robert M. Jones, art director. Les Leverette, photographer

Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts: The Beatles – Revolver

Klaus Voormann, graphic artist

Porter Wagoner - Confessions Of A Broken Man

Beatles - Revolver

1967 – 10th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover, Photography: Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits

Bob (Robert) Cato & John Berg, art directors. Roland Scherman, photographer

Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts: The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Jann Haworth & Peter Blake, art directors

Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits

Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1968 – 11th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover: Thelonious Monk – Underground

John Berg & Richard Mantel, art directors. Horn Grinner Studios, photographer

Thelonious Monk - Underground

1969 – 12th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover: Gary McFarland – America The Beautiful

David Stahlberg & Evelyn J. Kelbish, graphic artists

Gary McFarland - America The Beautiful

1958 – 1st Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover: Frank Sinatra – Only The Lonely

Frank Sinatra, art director

Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely

1959 – 2nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Album Cover: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 – Howard Mitchell, conductor

Robert M. Jones, art director

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 - Howard Mitchell, Conductor

Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon - by punky

Designed with help from this tutorial. The original Dark Side Of The Moon album cover was designed by George Hardie of the art design group Hipgnosis. Other album covers designed by George Hardie include Pink Floyd’s Wish You Here and Led Zeppelin’s self titled debute.

Album covers designed by George Hardie of Hipgnosis

For more on the album art of Hipgnosis read For the Love of Vinyl: The Album Art of Hipgnosis.

For The Love Of Vinyl - The Album Art Of Hipgnosis by Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell

Grungehouse Spirograph Poster

I made this poster using this excellent tutorial.

CD cover design tutorial. This is my attempt.

I found a great cd cover design photoshop tutorial last night while searching for an album cover. The original cover illustration by Jeremy Somers can be found in his portfolio at itsartdammit.com.