1,000 Music Graphics: A compilation of packaging, posters, and other sound solutions (1000 Series)

**A catalog of design ideas for music-related material**This book will offer designers a vast collection of inspiring and innovative graphic works from the world of music. The main emphasis will be on music graphics including album/CD covers and inside spreads, packaging, posters, and other sales materials from the past decade. Music makes the world go 'round, and great album designs generate sales for the record companies that back the artists. By showing diverse album graphics from the last decade, designers get a glimpse into what makes or breaks album sales and just how risky the content can be before it goes too far. Many designers hope to break into the music business by way of design, and this collection will offer insight and inspiration for those venturing in. This book will be a compendium of all types of graphically appealing album art, covering all kinds of music and music developers.

A catalog of design ideas for music-related material.

This book offers designers a vast collection of inspiring and innovative graphic works form the world of music. The main emphasis is on music graphics including album/CD covers and inside spreads, packaging, posters, and other sales materials from the past decade.

Music makes the world go 'round, and great album designs generate sales for the record companies that back the artists. By showing diverse album graphics from the last decade, designers get a glimpse into what makes or breaks album sales and just how risky the content can be before it goes too far. Many designers hope to break into the music business by way of design, and this collection offers insight and inspiration for those venturing in. This book is a compendium of all types of graphically appealing album art, covering all kinds of music and music developers.

Dave Szatmary - Library Journal

Clif Stoltze, a well-known graphic designer, presents 1000 examples of music-related graphics from designers around the world. He organizes the book into CD covers, posters, and such odds and ends as T-shirts and book covers, ending with an index listing the designers for each piece as well as the name, address, and phone number of the design firm. Though showcasing many innovative, eye-popping graphics, the compiler never describes his criteria for choosing the specific artwork, offers no background information about the designers, and ignores such current masters as Emek and Drowning Creek. Many prominent artists are featured (e.g., Art Chantry and Jeff Kleinsmith), and Stoltze generally groups each artist's work together in one section but sometimes inexplicably separates one piece from the other works by the designer. He also fails to list the date and the medium of the graphics. Overall, despite its flaws, the book provides a fresh look at some talented designers who use music as their inspiration. It will be an excellent companion to Paul Grushkin and Dennis King's more comprehensive Art of Modern Rock and Spencer Drate's two-volume Swag.

A catalog of design ideas for music-related material This book will offer designers a vast collection of inspiring and innovative graphic works from the world of music. The main emphasis will be on music graphics including album/CD covers and inside spreads, packaging, posters, and other sales materials from the past decade. Music makes the world go 'round, and great album designs generate sales for the record companies that back the artists. By showing diverse album graphics from the last decade, designers get a glimpse into what makes or breaks album sales and just how risky the content can be before it goes too far. Many designers hope to break into the music business by way of design, and this collection will offer insight and inspiration for those venturing in. This book will be a compendium of all types of graphically appealing album art, covering all kinds of music and music developers. "It's all about the music. Whether it's a jazz album or a poster announcing a performance for a rock band, the design should mirror the performers and their music. Even now, in the age of downloadable MP3s, album art continues to be a major sales tool, just as posters and T-shirts help to promote music events. 1,000 Music Graphics is a compilation of some of the best music graphics from recent years, including package design, posters, T-shirts, websites, and anything else having to do with music. This eclectic collection represents design for music lovers of all genres - rock, electronic, jazz, classical, pop, country, and many more. It's a revealing and inspirational look at an industry that is constantly changing."--Jacket Contents 6 Introduction 8 Chapter 1 Packaging 10 Chapter 2 Posters 147 Chapter 3 Paraphernalia 251 Index 307 About the Author 322