Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/12/30/vaughan-oliver-graphic-desi.html
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Ah, bummer. I was listening to Treasure by Cocteau Twins not long ago. He was very talented.
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my graphic design prof had a grip of slides of his work when she covered (then) current design. suddenly covers and sleeve/liner notes from some of my favorite albums were in my curriculum, larger than life on the screen.
she had never even listened to the music.
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i’m not exaggerating when i say that it was because of Vaughan and one or two other designers (but mostly Vaughan) that i decided to become a graphic designer. this is such a loss. nobody designed sleeves like he did. in the age of streaming, this sort of connection isn’t understood, but for those who were around to experience it, it’s huge.
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NOOOO!
Damn. I have all of those ('cept the Pixies, never got into them). I still evaluate sunsets and sunrises in contrast to the Victorialand cover.
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Loved the Pixies and other 4AD artwork over the years. Great stuff! Cow eyes and everything. 
Edit: Watched the brief doc that was posted, oh my, he seems like such a sweetie! Thank you for all the wonderful art, Vaughan!
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This monkey’s gone to heaven
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I too was inspired by the 4AD cover to be a graphic designer. After a couple years of art and design in college I ended up changing majors for better or worse. But the dream of making art that represents a collection of music never really went away. RIP
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There’s also another article on the Guardian website about his album sleeves.
See if you can guess which one it describes like this:
Oliver himself, blurred by a long exposure, thrusts a bunch of phalluses upwards from his waist
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