March 9th, 2010


This is one of my favorites from his covers for the Haydn Society. They are three volumes on an anthology with some of the Haydn artists including Finn Viderø, Aksel Schiøtz, Else Brems, Niels Brincker, etc.
The drawings are very ornamental yet geometric and again textured. A lot of fun details on this illustrations contrasted with some bright colors. Another wonderful two color design.
More images after the jump…
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Tags: absurdist, children book, classical record cover, expression, Graphic Design, Haydn Society Album Covers, illustrator, linear, LP
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March 4th, 2010



Another design by Joseph Low. I couldn’t skip this one again. The photo does not do it justice. Like the Haydn Society records I have, this book is best viewed in person. The quality of the printing, the mix of overprinting colors, etc. made this 3 color book scream to me from the shelve.
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Tags: absurdist, Book Jacket, expression, Graphic Design, history book, Illustration, illustrator, Joseph Low, linear, LP, overprint, Vintage Book Covers
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March 1st, 2010

Interesting character / Logo done for Antonelly by Castellano Studio from Italy around 1957. I’m guessing it was for optics?
Tags: , , 1950's, Character, Illustration, Italian Design, Vintage Logos
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February 26th, 2010



Here’s a wonderful cover for the book called “Mobile Design” by Johh Lynch. Only the cover was designed by George Giusti. Despite how fun this book is inside, the colors of the cover just dragged my attention towards it. Couldn’t skip this one.
At first I thought the book was dirty but then I realized the background is a brick wall. Despite the Mobile shapes already being cool I love how they are placed in the composition, not to mention the awesome colors. The image in the middle is the image stamped on the book cloth.
Brief info:
George Giusti (1908-1990) was a Milan designer who emigrated to the U.S. in 1939. He had an association with Geigy Pharmaceuticals for twelve years and he designed several books, record covers and magazines.
Enjoy!
Tags: , , 1953, Alexander Calder, Johh Lynch, Mobile, overprint, vintage book, vintage book jacket
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February 22nd, 2010



Here’s another Haydn Society record from my all time favorite, Alvin Lustig. This cover is very simple yet very different from the others. The circles make it look very modern and minimal while at the same time it helps reiterate the two composers distinction by changing its color.
Hope you all enjoy this as much as I do and stay tuned for more…
Tags: 1950's, album cover, Alvin Lustig, Classical Music, Graphic Design, Haydn Society Album Covers, Haydn Society Boston, J. S. Bach, LP, Mid Century Modern, Modernism, Record Sleeve, Typogaphic, Typography, Vivaldi
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February 2nd, 2010

Here’s a rather aged copy of the Love against Hate book cover designed by the great master Paul Rand.
Tags: , Book COver, Book Jacket, Paul Rand, Vintage Design
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