Jon Crossland was a British designer and illustrator, known for having collaborated with great names in music designing the covers and leaflets of their albums, highlighting among many others, his collaboration with Pink Floyd, Kansas, Alan Parsons, Bruce Dickinson, The Cranberries, etc.
Crossland attended St Martin's School of Art, London, graduating in 1987 with a degree in graphic design. His first job out of college was as Neville Brody's assistant at his former studio in Tottenham Court Road. He worked extensively with Storm Thorgerson throughout the 1990s and contributed several designs, most notably Pink Floyd's 'Pulse' album cover. He has worked extensively in London and the United States as a freelance designer and illustrator. His poster design 'Stop The Burning' is on archive at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
Work Some of the most outstanding works are:
1988: Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound of Thunder 1988: Kansas - In the Spirit of Things 1995: Alan Parsons - Alan Parsons Live 1995: Renaissance - Da Capo 1995: Towering Inferno - Kaddish 1995: Pink Floyd - Pulse 1995: CD edition of Relics 1996: The Almighty - Just Add Life 1996: Bruce Dickinson - Skunkworks 1997: Fred Frith - Previous Evening 1997: Moodswings - Psychedelicatessen 1997: Jon Rose - Shopping.Live@Victo 1997: Phish - Slip, Stitch and Pass 1998: Ian Dury / Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Mr Love Pants 1999: The Cranberries - Bury the Hatchet 1999: The Cranberries - Promises 2000: International Music Series: Music of Italy 2000: International Music Series: Celtic Fiddle 2000: International Music Series: French Cafe Accordion 2000: International Music Series: Memories of Greece 2000: Guo Yi / Guo Yue - International Music Series: Music of China 2000: Jonathan Mayer - International Music Series: Music of India 2000: Tito Heredia / Dario Rossetti-Bonell - International Music Series: Spanish Guitar 2002: Healing Sixes - Enormosound 2002: The Cranberries - Treasure Box: The Complete Sessions, 1991-1999
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