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Very cool new Hot Chip album artwork will be unique for every single record

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Date
26 February 2015

Hot Chip are one of those bands that have always had a fantastic visual sensibility. Illustrator Wallzo has been at the helm of it, bringing us glorious Michael Craig Martin -esque block colours and shapes to decapitated statues. Now, the band is moving into the world of bespoke printing, with the artwork for new album Why Make Sense by Nick Relph using an algorithm that means each copy’s design will be unique.

You can see what it’ll look like on a site devoted to the release, with some very cool, bright, minimal designs that hypnotically change colour. According to the band’s label Domino Records, there are 501 different colours, and “combined with subtle variations of the design, this means every copy of the album, on both CD and LP, will feature completely unique artwork.”

An animation of a black and white geometric composition consisting of overlapping vertical lines. The background colour shifts between purple, blue and yellow.
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Nick Relph: Hot Chip, Why Make Sense artwork

An abstract illustration of two overlapping rectangles of thin black and white vertical lines. The shapes are set against a plain turquoise background.
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Nick Relph: Hot Chip, Why Make Sense artwork

A graphic in deep purple featuring the text “WHY MAKE SENSE?” in a bold, sans-serif font. A rectangular block of thin, vertical grey lines is layered over the centre of the words.
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Nick Relph: Hot Chip, Why Make Sense artwork

A browser window displays a graphic of a pink background with a central rectangle of black and white vertical stripes. A second, slightly offset set of red stripes creates a glitchy, layered effect.
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Nick Relph: Hot Chip, Why Make Sense artwork

A browser window displays a black screen with the words “WHY MAKE SENSE?” in bold white capital letters. The text is underlined by three thick white bars.
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Nick Relph: Hot Chip, Why Make Sense artwork

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Emily Gosling

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

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