Brian Cannon

Who is Brian Cannon?

Brian Cannon is a British graphic designer, art director, band manager and music video director. He is best known for his Microdot graphic design company and its work in the 1990s, which created the album cover for Oasis' record breaking debut album, Definitely Maybe, in 1994.

Two of Cannon's record sleeve designs—Definitely Maybe and "This Is Music" —featured in Q magazine's "The Hundred Best Record Covers Of All Time" list published in 2001. He is noted for "his grandiose, ridiculously time-consuming shoots", and has produced a number of record sleeves for UK number one albums, including Urban Hymns and 1977, along with two further Oasis albums— Morning Glory? and Be Here Now.

He has also designed record sleeves for Ruthless Rap Assassins, Suede and Super Furry Animals, and is the former manager of the now-defunct Scottish experimental rock group, The Beta Band.

He is currently celebrating 21 years since the establishment of Microdot and alongside his work for the music industry & corporate sectors regularly lectures at British universities.

Cannon was given The Lifetime Achievement Award by the global Annual Design Awards in November 2011.