cover art
Noun
Meaning
cover art (uncountable)
The artwork that is used on the cover of a published work, such as a musical recording.
Synonym: box art
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Examples
You can't underestimate the importance of cover art.
My mother is an artist, and I have a strong visual sense. I almost always choose the cover art for my books. I've learned that the more I collaborate, like by having someone do a soundtrack to one of my books, the more I see my own work differently.
I resent the fact that a parental warning sticker has to be included on an album as cover art. To me that's censorship.
52 main 52: Week 39. Cover art by J.G. Jones.
Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith Elric first appeared in comics in 1972, in Conan the Barbarian issues 14–15, an adventure in two parts entitled "A Sword Called Stormbringer!" and “The Green Empress of Melniboné”.
Cover art by Ed Emshwiller The Gnome Press edition (1950–1957) was the first hardcover collection of Howard's Conan stories, including all the original Howard material known to exist at the time, some left unpublished in his lifetime.