‘First Two Pages of Frankenstein’

The Pentagram team collaborated closely on the project with The National bassist Scott Devendorf, who was a designer in Pentagram’s New York office in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and lead singer Matt Berninger, also a former graphic designer.

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The album’s enigmatic design is built around an offbeat snapshot taken by a friend of the band, a portrait of his son holding a mannequin head sporting a ‘My Name Is Paul’ sticker.

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Pentagram previously worked with The National on the design of their 2017 album ‘Sleep Well Beast,’ which won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album and was nominated for Best Recording Package.

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