Album: Classic Sleeve Design - Hardcover

De Ville, Nick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840006056 ISBN 13: 9781840006056

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 2003

Synopsis

Millions of people adore their albums and CDs, not just for the music, but for the sleeve artwork which becomes by association the vidual representation of everything the album represents for the listener. This visual history of the style and image in design of album and CD covers stretches from the 1940s to the present day. Structured chronologically, it focuses on individuals, music scenes and subcultures, including: punk, surfers, pyschedelia in London, Tamla Motown, disco divas and DJ culture. It is an account of the extensive creative cross-fertilization between designers, art directors, photographers, musicians and record labels.

About this title

Review:

Comprehensive and lavishly illustrated history of the format. -- Financial Times Magazine

Nick de Ville offers a critique in Album, paying homage to fine examples of image at its best. -- Attitude

About the Author:

Nick de Ville was appointed Professor of Visual Arts at Goldsmiths College, London in 1996.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1840006056
• ISBN 13: 9781840006056
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256