Alex Steinweiss

 The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover

Jazyk:	vícejazyčné vydání - anglicky, německy a francouzsky
Počet stran:	420
Formát:	340 x 283
Nakladatel:	Taschen
Vazba:	pevná

Cena:	1 119,00 Kč

• Anotace

  Musis for eyes

  The man who launched the Golden Age of album cover design
  
  "I love music so much and I had such ambition that I was willing to go way beyond what the hell they paid me for. I wanted people to look at the artwork and hear the music." —Alex Steinweiss
  
  Alex Steinweiss invented the album cover as we know it, and created a new graphic art form. In 1940, as Columbia Records’ young new art director, he pitched an idea: Why not replace the standard plain brown wrapper with an eye-catching illustration? The company took a chance, and within months its record sales increased by over 800 per cent. His covers for Columbia—combining bold typography with modern, elegant illustrations—took the industry by storm and revolutionized the way records were sold

• Další informace

  ISBN/EAN:	9783836527712
  Odkaz na stránky nakladatele:	http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/design/all/06790/facts.alex_steinweiss_the_inventor_of_the_modern_album_cover.htm

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