Pentagram

Pentagram

Pink Floyd Records

Record label identity and 27-disk boxset that pay homage to the early years of one of the world's most celebrated bands.

Pink Floyd’s impact on music is immeasurable, and is only seconded by their impact of visual culture.

The iconic typography on Pink Floyd’s Animals forms the basis of the typeface used in the identity
Details of the original album cover lettering
Pentagram established a set of rules to extend the Animals’ typography to include an entire alphabet
The new alphabet was created in both solid and outline versions
The full alphabet used in the Pink Floyd Record’s identity

Taking inspiration from the original lettering on 1977’s ‘Animals’ record cover, Pentagram built a complete alphabet based on the album's stencilled lettering in both outline and solid form. 

Different configurations of the logotype
Pentagram created three cuts of the typeface for use at small, medium and display sizes
Edition numbering for record label releases

Alongside the identity, Pentagram designed ‘The Early Years 1965-1972’. This comprehensive 27-disc boxed set pulls together material from the Pink Floyd archive

Nick Mason with Pink Floyd’s famous Bedford van in 1965 (photo courtesy of the Pink Floyd Archive)
The Bedford van influenced the design of the ‘The Early Years 1965-1972’ boxset
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