Linkin Park is one of the most widely known and influential bands of the 21st century, and my personal favorite. Not only are they known for their music but for their art as well. The majority of the band members became friends in college where they were pursuing their careers to become graphic designers. A member, Mike Shinoda, who is the chief contributor of the art direction of the band, displayed his public art show “Glorious Excess (BORN)” at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles in 2008.
This image was used on the band’s website for quite some time before they recently updated it, it was one of their newer logos before they changed it for their new album they released 3 years ago. I chose this logo because I think it captures their sound and style the best. The connection between the content and form is that they are a unique band with a unique sound and they aren’t afraid to break the boundaries and go “outside the box”. The sound they were trying to portray with this logo is a serene and calming melodic sound and that is what they accomplished in the song that accompanied this logo on the website. What makes the piece visually interesting are the dramatic and extended N and R letters, the imagery contained within the letters, and the use of lines running throughout the piece.
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