A history of music album art. “Before most people owned a TV set, Steinweiss’s album covers were affordable multi-sensory entertainment. Looking at the album cover & listening to the music created an experience that was more than the sum of its parts.”
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Love this, thanks Jason. For my money, Reid Miles is one of the strongest designers of the 20th century. His style is perfect for the material, unmistably his, and timelessly beautiful. As Tom Waits would say, Steinwess is still the champion but Miles is the best.
Taschen has a giant book of Steinwess's work. Highly recommended.
https://a.co/d/hhknKEt
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