Hugh Syme is a Canadian graphic artist and member of the Premier Artists Collection (PAC), best known for his artwork and cover concepts for rock and metal bands. His work has won five Juno awards. He is also a musician and has contributed as a keyboard player on several Rush albums.
Career Syme has been responsible for all of Rush's album cover art since 1975's Caress of Steel and is the creator of Rush's famous Starman logo. In 1983, he told Jeffrey Morgan that he never imagined the band would use it as their main logo.Morgan, Jeffrey. CREEM Magazine, 1983. Other bands for which Syme has created artwork include Megadeth, Saga, Styx, Altered State, Fates Warning, Whitesnake, Queensrÿche, Aerosmith, and Dream Theater.
Album cover art Chronological list of Hugh Syme's album cover art (including studio, live, compilation and extended play LPs).