Earth Quake album cover
Date
1971
Credits
- Louis Danziger 10 Designer
Format
- Album Art 514
Type of Work
- Finished work 5562
Dimensions
12 × 12 in
"For the rock group Earth Quake, Danziger created this fragmented
typographic treatment by photographing hand-lettered type
through a prism. He amped up the visual tension by using blue and
red of equal value for the background—an op-art treatment that
causes the image to vibrate as the color wavelengths hit the eye
simultaneously."
–Louise Sandhaus, Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots: California and Graphic Design 1936-1986, ppp. 106

Tue, May 30, 2023
One of my favorites from your book, Louise! I wonder if the source of the letterforms was the phototype Chubby. The lettershapes seem to match before Danziger’s distortion.