Basora — Barcelona, Spain

What is your favourite album cover? “Among the favourites are: Monk 1954, cover by Reid Miles and Andy Warhol; most of the Grace Jones record covers; all the covers made by Hipgnosis; the ‘spiritualised’ covers by Mark Farrow.”

Basora is a design studio based in Barcelona specialising in brand identity, art direction and design for music. During its 11 years of life, it has designed identities for multiple brands in all sectors and album covers for groups, DJs or festivals linked to the worlds of jazz, rock and electronic music. The strong and simple use of typography, photography and colour make its designs sober and clear and reflect its belief that the concept is above the graphics.