During my time running the in-house creative department at Ministry of Sound various third party labels and promoters would ask me to design things for them. Defected Records was one of them, the ‘D’ logo was formed from the 12” single which had a die-cut centre revealing the inner sleeve and centre label below.

Black background with a large white capital letter D, the word at the bottom reads 'Defected' in bold white letters.
Album cover with a dark blue background, a large letter D with an orange and blue half-circle pattern, and the words 'Defected' underneath. A yellow triangle in the top left corner contains black text listing song titles and artists.
Music album cover with a large D shape in white and blue on a gray background, with the word 'Defected' below it. Additional text includes artist names and track details.
Album cover for DefCom 1, a music album with a black, red, and white design, including bonus CD information and Ministry of Sound logo, placed on a cardboard box with a blue Defected logo.
A poster with a large yellow letter 'D' and the word 'Detected' underneath, indicating a parking or surveillance warning sign on a textured asphalt surface.
Red and yellow graphic with the word 'Detected' on it, indicating a detection alert or warning.