The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover
Date
2011
Credits
- Alex Steinweiss 3 Designer
- Kevin Reagan 2 Author
Techniques
- digital 182
- illustration 179
- printing 545
Dimensions
35 × 29 cm
Printed Pages
416
American Graphic designer Alex Steinweiss' design portfolio book of his album cover art. Authored by Kevin Raegan. Published by Taschen in 2011. This book gathered more than 2000 pieces of Alex Steinweiss' album cover designs. Publishes in multiple languages.
Alex Steinweiss is well established as an album cover art designer from around 1940s, and his designs engaged with music pop culture. His album designs are added fresh and nostalgic impressions, by using varieties of typography in his design works.
