Lenny Kravitz Greatest Hits Album Cover =link= Instant

He is dressed in a suede or leather fringed jacket, the tassels of which mirror the chaotic energy of his hair. The background is a stark, almost overexposed white, which forces all attention onto the subject. The typography is deceptively simple: "LENNY KRAVITZ" in a bold, sans-serif black font at the top, with "GREATEST HITS" in a smaller, red italicized script beneath it.

"I wanted it to feel like a pause between the chaos. The greatest hits were loud. The cover had to be quiet." — Lenny Kravitz, Rolling Stone , 2001 lenny kravitz greatest hits album cover

It is, without hyperbole, one of the greatest "greatest hits" album covers of all time. He is dressed in a suede or leather

Typography is almost an afterthought: small, sans-serif, white lettering tucked in the corner. The album title doesn't scream. It whispers. This is a design choice that says: You already know the songs. Now meet the source. "I wanted it to feel like a pause between the chaos