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* ''[=PixelJunk=] Eden'' uses this almost exclusively, with copious amounts of wiggly, spiraling lines on an abstract patchwork background.

* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}} and Storm Thorgerson were among the most famous AlbumCoverDesigners and are best known for their covers for Music/PinkFloyd. They made the psychedelic universe cover of ''Music/ASaucerfulOfSecrets'', the DrosteImage on ''Music/{{Ummagumma}}'', the rainbow prisma of ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'' (which was drawn by graphic artist George Hardie), the businessmen shaking hands with a ManOnFire on ''Music/WishYouWereHere'', the countless beds on the beach on ''Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason'' and the ambiguous faces on the cover of ''Music/TheDivisionBell''.

* The album cover of ''Music/DiamondDogs'' by Music/DavidBowie was designed by famous Belgian pop art painter Guy Peellaert and shows Bowie and two other people as man-dog hybrids. Peellaert also did the cover of ''Music/ItsOnlyRockNRoll'' by Music/TheRollingStones.

* Creator/AndyWarhol was another world famous [[AlbumCoverDesigners album cover designer]], responsible for the iconic yellow banana on the cover of ''Music/TheVelvetUndergroundAndNico'' By Music/VelvetUnderground that could literally be ''peeled'' and the crotch shot on ''Music/StickyFingers'' by Music/TheRollingStones with a real-life zipper.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoyAndTheWorld'' goes back and forth between stark minimalism and this trope.

* The album cover of ''Music/{{Abraxas}}'' by Music/{{Santana}}, which is a 1961 painting by Mati Klarwein.

* The colorful album cover of ''Music/{{Virus}}'' by Music/DoeMaar features four shots of a female model.

%%** The music video for [[AllLowercaseLetters "light prayer" by school food punishment]] is [[UpToEleven able to top that and maybe everything else on this page]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvZ_SzD-CVg What]].

* ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' is well known for the incredible visuals and soundtrack in all its anime adaptations, but ''[[Anime/GhostInTheShell1995 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence]]'' cranks it UpToEleven. At the arrival at Etorofu with the incredible plane scene, the film turns into half an hour of X-rated SceneryPorn.

%%** [[VideoGame/Persona3 Most]] [[VideoGame/Persona4 modern]] Persona games [[VideoGame/Persona1 and their remakes]] follow this with their openings. (''Especially Persona 1'' and ''Persona 3 Portable''.) The animators of the ''[[VideoGame/Persona2 Innocent Sin]]'' Remake just took this trope UpToEleven right [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D07mro7NOkA here]].

%%* [[http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/60344_432460984070_7600914_n.jpg Spanish]] [[http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/63011_432460589070_5781025_n.jpg Style]] of [[PimpedOutCar automobile tuning]]. A sort of European Dekotora, or a RiceBurner [[UpToEleven on steroids]]. The opposite, German Style, is quite the AsceticAesthetic.
* All the works by the aforementioned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Designers_Republic The Designers Republic/tDR]] from [[OopNorth Sheffield]] are these. [[http://www.noiseheatpower.com/images/brain_aided_dancing/1000_years_crop.JPG Their]] [[http://www.noiseheatpower.com/images/brain_aided_dancing/1000_years_1.JPG early]] [[http://www.noiseheatpower.com/images/brain_aided_dancing/kiss_crop.JPG works]] incorporates Russian Constructivism themes with Colorful inputs, rebellious themes, and awesome typography which boosted their popularity, while [[http://images.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/154262890/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/dr-sissy-emigre.jpg Their]] [[http://images.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/154218235/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/think_remote.jpg 90's]] [[http://cdn.discogs.com/navYi_Ds3ZL5J94h3WKQ5_esU7s=/fit-in/600x298/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(96)/discogs-images/R-3623-1360182709-6823.jpeg.jpg works]] are mostly {{Animesque}} (though they are one of the [[TropeCodifier early adopters]] of such style), but has flavors (catchy color palettes) and details (cute icons, shapes, and intentional GratuitousJapanese) that popularized such style. [[http://images.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/154262962/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/hathersage-2097-2.jpg Later]] [[http://images.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/154262962/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/hathersage-2097-2.jpg works]] features [[Main/MinimalisticCoverArt minimalism]] and unique fonts that was regarded as the defining visual aesthetics of ElectronicMusic. Their works are highly regarded, to the point the studio became the [[Main/FollowTheLeader most copied design studio]] [[UpToEleven ever existed]]. They are one of the only Graphic design studios who has a large following/dedicated fandom. They are currently dead,[[note]]though quickly revived as a smaller firm, and has found success in 2014 through their work in Music/AphexTwin's 2014 Album ''Syro''[[/note]] but their legacy and impact in the graphic design industry is huge.

* ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' is well known for the incredible visuals and soundtrack in all its anime adaptations, but ''[[Anime/GhostInTheShell1995 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence]]'' cranks it UpToEleven. At the arrival at Etorofu with the incredible plane scene, the film turns into half an hour of X-rated SceneryPorn.

* The Japanese box art for the classic ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games consists of sparse compositions featuring noisy, abstract shapes in loud primary colors, which serves to draw attention to the character art. For example, [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first game]] has [[https://images.nintendolife.com/56a63b5f9544a/jp.900x.jpg Sonic standing next to his name]], in a haphazard arrangement on top of a yellow circle, with "beams" radiating from it like a sun. There's also motivational text in GratuitousEnglish: for the first game, it's "Don't just sit there and waste your precious time. If you want to do something, do it right away. Do it when you can. It's the only way to live a life without regrets." ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' features a similar aesthetic in reference to this, with the same abstract shapes and loud primary colors decorating its menu screens (and even its logo, to a lesser extent).

%%* ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' does this in the level title cards and in some of the print ads. The logo has a less blatant version of this effect.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin'''s opening credits, which are also animated in a different style than the actual film.

* ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' is well known for the incredible visuals and soundtrack in all its anime adaptations. But ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRLLZnidGQw#t=12s Innocence]]'' cranks it UpToEleven. But at the arrival at Etorofu with the incredible plane scene, it turns into half an hour of X-rated SceneryPorn.

* The fine artist [[https://www.moma.org/collection/works/91778 Julie Mehretu]] bleeds this trope with her [[https://www.thebroad.org/art/julie-mehretu/congress maximallist]] take on [[https://highdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/EX8601_018_JM_0390_04_o4.jpg abstract art.]]

%%* The fine artist [[https://www.moma.org/collection/works/91778 Julie Mehretu]] bleeds this trope with her [[https://www.thebroad.org/art/julie-mehretu/congress maximallist]] take on [[https://highdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/EX8601_018_JM_0390_04_o4.jpg abstract art.]]

* ''Film/JamesBond'' films often have very strange opening credits. Most feature a design motif related to the preceding scene or with the plot of the movie, and many feature scantily clad (if not entirely nude, in silhouette) women dancing to the film's particular theme.

* The Designers Republic is known for incorporating ironic anti- and pro-corporate aesthetics into its art style, along with minimalist logos, symbols, and hidden text, a style that became associated with the Y2K design aesthetic of the late 1990s and early 2000s. The studio has done work for artists like Music/{{Pulp}}, Music/{{Supergrass}}, Music/PopWillEatItself, Music/AphexTwin, and Music/{{Autechre}} on multiple occasions.

* Peter Saville's design of ''Music/UnknownPleasures'' is based on an image of radio waves from pulsar CP 1919.
* The album cover of ''Music/TheManMachine'' by Music/{{Kraftwerk}} was designed by group member Ralf Hütter himself and shows the band members in a pose and typography that resembles a Soviet propaganda poster. The album covers of ''Music/{{Autobahn}}'' (a POV shot from a car driving over the highway) and ''Music/ComputerWorld'' (the band on a computer screen) are also notable for their graphics.
* The album cover of ''Music/NewsOfTheWorldQueen'' by Music/{{Queen}} is based on a painting by Frank Kelly Freas, an artist best known for painting scenes of science fiction stories. The image showed a giant intelligent robot holding a human corpse. The members of Queen asked Freas if he could paint the exact same image, only with them in place of the corpse.
* Music/FrankZappa's albums also often had detail grabbing covers or covers with a visually striking image: ''Music/FreakOutAlbum'', ''Music/HotRats'' (a photograph in psychedelic and bright colors), ''Music/WereOnlyInItForTheMoney'' (Cal Schenkel's famous SgtPeppersShoutOut parody), ''Music/CruisinWithRubenAndTheJets'', ''Music/JustAnotherBandFromLA.'', ''Music/TheGrandWazoo'', ''Music/WakaJawaka'', ''Ahead Of Their Time'' (Cal Schenkel's naïve cartoonish drawing style), ''Music/UncleMeat'' and ''Music/BurntWeenySandwich'', ''Tinseltown Rebellion'' (collage covers), ''Music/WeaselsRippedMyFlesh'' (Neon Park's design of man shaving himself with a weasel), ''Film/TwoHundredMotels'', ''Music/OverNiteSensation'', ''Music/OneSizeFitsAll'' (covers full with details), ''Music/StudioTan'', ''Music/SleepDirt'', ''Music/OrchestralFavorites'' (Gary Panter's designs).

* The iconic shot of Music/PattiSmith striking a Creator/FrankSinatra -like pose, with her CoatOverTheShoulder on ''Music/{{Horses}}'', was shot by her friend, famed photographer Creator/RobertMapplethorpe. In fact, ''all'' her album cover photos were by him, until his death from AIDS. The last photos he took for one of her records were for ''Dream of Life'' in early 1987. He died two years later.
* The album cover of ''Music/SongsAboutFucking'' by Music/BigBlack is done InTheStyleOf {{Manga}} art.

** ''Music/{{Revolver}}'': a collage of various pictures mingled together with hand drawn portraits. The designer was Klaus Voormann, who would also create the collage posters on the cover of ''Music/TheBeatlesAnthology''.

Compare this visual trope to the literary-only PurpleProse. Failure to maintain focus on the product can result in WhatWereTheySellingAgain Video versions of this trope might employ {{Blipvert}} as well. Contrast AsceticAesthetic, FaceOnTheCover & MinimalisticCoverArt (though this can also be done in a very striking and artistic way).

* Music/TearsForFears: After the relatively low-key album art for ''The Hurting'' and ''Songs from the Big Chair'', the cover for ''The Seeds of Love'' is an elaborate collage of paintings and props tying in with the album's denser, more organic sound and even more eclectic style.

* The album cover of ''Music/NewsOfTheWorld'' by Music/{{Queen}} is based on a painting by Frank Kelly Freas, an artist best known for painting scenes of science fiction stories. The image showed a giant intelligent robot holding a human corpse. The members of Queen asked Freas if he could paint the exact same image, only with them in place of the corpse.

%%* ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'' might be one of the winners of this trope. While the entire anime builds off symbols and patterns, it doesn't get more stylized than the [[http://vimeo.com/44126386 transformation sequence]]. And ''how.''

%%* If ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'''s opening doesn't count, ''nothing does.''
%%** [[VideoGame/{{Persona3}} Most]] [[VideoGame/{{Persona4}} modern]] Persona games [[VideoGame/{{Persona|1}} and their remakes]] follow this with their openings. (''Especially Persona 1'' and ''Persona 3 Portable''.) The animators of the ''[[VideoGame/{{Persona2}} Innocent Sin]]'' Remake just took this trope UpToEleven right [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D07mro7NOkA here]].

%%* VideoGame/SonicGenerations does this in the level title cards and in some of the print ads. The logo has a less blatant version of this effect.
%%* VideoGame/DJHero and it's sequel incorporate this, more specifically the intro/title and loading screens.

* Music/FrankZappa's albums also often had detail grabbing covers or covers with a visually striking image: ''Music/FreakOut'', ''Music/HotRats'' (a photograph in psychedelic and bright colors), ''Music/WereOnlyInItForTheMoney'' (Cal Schenkel's famous SgtPeppersShoutOut parody), ''Music/CruisinWithRubenAndTheJets'', ''Music/JustAnotherBandFromLA.'', ''Music/TheGrandWazoo'', ''Music/WakaJawaka'', ''Ahead Of Their Time'' (Cal Schenkel's naïve cartoonish drawing style), ''Music/UncleMeat'' and ''Music/BurntWeenySandwich'', ''Tinseltown Rebellion'' (collage covers), ''Music/WeaselsRippedMyFlesh'' (Neon Park's design of man shaving himself with a weasel), ''Film/TwoHundredMotels'', ''Music/OverNiteSensation'', ''Music/OneSizeFitsAll'' (covers full with details), ''Music/StudioTan'', ''Music/SleepDirt'', ''Music/OrchestralFavorites'' (Gary Panter's designs).

* The ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' credits fit in as many colours, random shapes, and movement as is watchable within 30 seconds.

%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMoRrvAeCjA opening]] for ''Fractale''

%%* The opening to {{Tsuritama}}, complete with dancing silhouettes a la iPod commercials.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyYCYd2wHY4 opening]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewICfFjc4CI closing]] sequences of Tatami Galaxy. Additionally, the black and white background with selective coloring in the opening sequence prevails through the entire anime.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJsjla9X0ng opening]] of [C] Control and many aspects of the show itself: anything relating to the Financial District, really.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAXrRWLKzko opening]] of Ergo Proxy. ''Very'' David Carson.

* ''Anime/CControl'': The Financial District lives and breathes this trope.

* Expect these to show up in [[Main/TekkoukiMikazuki just]] [[Series/{{Garo}} about]] [[Main/ShougekiGouraigan anything]] made by Creator/KeitaAmemiya after the year 2000.

* ''Literature/TalesOfTheBlackWidowers'', by Creator/IsaacAsimov, has been published with multiple covers. One of the covers features a large spider, with seven human faces (one for each of the members) instead of eyes.