Craig Braun

His first nomination was with Warhol for the Sticky Fingers design that included Braun's contributions to the Rolling Stones' tongue and lips logo.

Braun is said to have transformed the medium of album covers from two-dimensional works to creative, interactive experiences during the golden age of vinyl.

[1] Braun, who socialized with artists and rock and roll musicians in his career, became addicted to cocaine,[2] something he would recover from after being indicted for tax evasion in 1974, leading his work to dry up and giving a friend the chance to take him to an AA meeting in Los Angeles.

[3] At the height of his career, he had a rare Porsche collection[1] and a lavish house in Manhattan that then-girlfriend Diane von Fürstenberg described as "the epitome of cool".

[1] In 1970 and 1971, Braun worked with Warhol to create the cover art for the Rolling Stones' album Sticky Fingers.

When he was told the records were still being damaged due to shipping stacked, he had them produced with the zipper pulled down, which he felt also improved the design.

He scaled back his operations in New York to work more in Los Angeles, telling Billboard that it was the new center of the recording industry.

Rockreations began producing non-musician celebrity merchandise, while Wilkes & Braun also took on graphic design for the Robert Altman film The Long Goodbye.

[23] Braun's original packaging for School's Out included a pair of paper underwear, which had to be recalled for being a fire hazard.

"[18] His son remembers that there was some mix-up at the award ceremony, and so the trophy Braun received was engraved for Carly Simon's "You're So Vain".

[3] In 1981, Braun and director Albert Fisher created Fisher/Braun Communications as a music video concept company, which also provided recording and presentation services.

[3] He played literary agent Nelson in the 2021 film Erotic Fire of the Unattainable, a semi-improvisational story about an older woman struggling with love and her writing career.