Christophe Szpajdel (Polish: [ʃpajdɛl]; born 29 September 1970) is a Belgian-born international calligrapher and illustrator, principally known for designing band logos.

[16][17] Although he spends over 30 hours a week drawing, he continues to work a day job as a retail assistant for the Co-op Food convenience store chain around Exeter.

[1][16][6] During his first year at Université catholique de Louvain, Szpajdel joined Thierry Prince's fanzine Septicore, as a writer and illustrator.

[2][16][17][32][33][6] This sobriquet was reinforced when he authored a book of the same name, Lord of the Logos: Designing the Metal Underground, published in January 2010 through Die Gestalten Verlag [de].

[19][22][37] Lord of the Logos: Designing the Metal Underground was successful enough for a sequel, titled Archaic Modernism: The Art of Christophe Szpajdel, publication through Heavy Music Artwork on 16 December 2020.

[16][44][45][non-primary source needed][46] The 12-minute documentary was directed by Luke J. Hagan and had its United Kingdom premiere on 2 December 2016 at the Two Short Nights Film Festival.

[15][50] Artists often mentioned as influential include Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Victor Horta, Hector Guimard, Peter Behrens, Gustav Klimt, Timothy Pflueger, Wiliam Van Alen, Bruce Goff, Frank Lloyd Wright, Beryl Cook, Tamara de Lempicka.