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# How I Got 96 Album Cover Designs For $145 (and why I’ll never do it again)
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-i-got-96-album-cover-designs-for-145-and-why-ill-never-do-it-again/
- Published: 2011-07-25T09:53:17.000Z
- Updated: 2011-07-25T09:53:17.000Z
- Description: Album art is important – it represents you and can become iconic. How many times have you seen Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon cover? However, quality graphic design. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/07/how-i-got-96-album-cover-designs-for-145-and-why-ill-never-do-it-again.h
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Think Tank, 99designs, affordable, album artwork, Brian Hazard, contest, cover, custom, expensive, graphic design, Natalie Cheng, Pink Floyd, quality, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

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Album art is important – it represents you and can become iconic. How many times have you seen Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon cover? However, quality graphic design can be expensive. On [Music Think Tank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-i-got-96-album-cover-designs-for-145-and-why-ill-never-d.html?SSLoginOk=true&ref=hypebot.com), **Brian Hazard** writes about his experience with 99designs which offers more affordable custom designs by launching a contest.

“Quality graphic design is **expensive**. I paid $500 just to license the cover image for my[ last album](http://music.colortheory.com/album/the-sound?ref=hypebot.com), plus $600 for the rest of the design.” ([Read On](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-i-got-96-album-cover-designs-for-145-and-why-ill-never-d.html?SSLoginOk=true&ref=hypebot.com))