Of course the covers for movies are visually arresting, but equally interesting are the utilitarian pieces. Blank VHS cassettes needed covers as well. Designers chose minimal designs for these, their ...

This then left an erased tape that could be safely recorded on again. Although cheaper than a comparable VHS tape without this limit, 2View was released in 2001, when in the Netherlands and ...

“VHS took too long to rewind, they were boxy and cumbersome, the picture was kind of flawed. The tape inside was delicate and just didn’t hold up. DVD just blew it away.” ...

VHS movies covers offered a new landscape for art, roughly 11" x 8".The VHS cover became a mainstay artform of the 80's and 90's, be it simple cardboard or a more elaborate plastic clamshell.