Iconic rock album cover designer Ioannis Vasilopoulos has died at the age of 66.

Ioannis, famed for having designed album covers for the likes of Bon Jovi and Deep Purple, passed away on April 7.

His family announced the sad news of his death in an emotional obituary shared to an online tributes page.

The statement read: ‘We announce with heavy hearts the passing of Ioannis, our beloved artist, husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle and friend, who has left us for the great beyond.