| Artist | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| Title | Architecture & Morality |
| Label | Dindisc |
| Year | 1981 |
| Designer | Peter Saville and Brett Wickens |
| Music | Electronic popular music |
| Notes | Here’s the second of the three classic OMD sleeves. The missing one is the group’s second release, Organisation, which though elegant, lacks the interest of the other designs. As with the other two, the die-cut sleeve encourages interaction by providing two variations depending on which way the inner sleeve is inserted. The sheer poise in the marriage of type, image and red bar is delightful. The typography is a central device here rather than something to be hidden away as on the group’s debut. The red bar that acts as visual RSJ looks very familiar…
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