Why does album artwork exist in the digital age?

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Tim Dee of Rabbit Hole agency created a custom Snatch! Records font and bespoke paintbrush set

Tim Dee – Creative Director of London and Leeds based agency Rabbit Hole says the digitalisation of album artwork does mean it has lost some of its magic. "I guess the fact most people don’t actually own a physical copy of the artwork doesn’t help," he begins. "Art on a screen is never as emotive as in the hand; almost like an email is to a postcard, it just means more."

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