People in optics are a bit sloppy when it comes to the definition of a prism ... split a beam of white light into its spectrum of colors, although they make great album covers.
The prism you see is dispersing light and turning it into a rainbow ... I can’t think of an album cover that more clearly and simply signifies the kind of music you’ll listen to on a record ...
Album covers can be a powerful form of storytelling ... The design duo took inspiration from a physics textbook image of a prism turning light into a rainbow. The band's use of elaborate light ...