John Foxx And The Maths: Interplay

2011
Metamatic Records
London

First album release by the synthesiser band, which set the style for following designs. Referencing the title of the album (as well as mathematics and computer science), the front cover features a multicoloured Venn diagram. Alluding to the analogue synthesisers that were used to create the album, we drew inspiration from 70s era book covers, scientific textbooks and early computer graphics. Referencing the name The Maths, the design features a selection of mathematical symbols; when laid out flat, the packaging itself takes the form of a + symbol. The idea of creating complex music with simple machines informed the design, which also features images of the NASA mainframe from the 1970s.