Implied Motion In Design

This is the album artwork for the 2009 record "It's Blitz" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.  The design strictly relies on implied motion to make a statement.  Because it is merely a still photograph, it could easily be very static and boring, but the way that the photo was taken on such a high shutter speed makes it seem like it has perfectly captured a single frozen moment in time.  It is the choice of moment that makes this design powerful and interesting to the eye.  The way that the explosion of the egg was captured at the perfect moment makes it a very graphic and eye catching cover.

This is the album cover for the Pixies album Bossanova which was released in 1990.  The design of the cover is quintessential of the grunge influenced era of the 1990s and the way that the large planet is surround by rings gives it the illusion that it is spinning.  Another element that contributes to the implied motion of the design is the way that other circular atom like molecules seem to be orbiting around the planet in the middle.  The way that the background of the image seems to be out of focus compared to the foreground also helps create a greater sense of dimension.