this is a private blog for my design students and assorted other survivors. Tro blemakers all
this is a private blog for my design students and assorted other survivors. Tro blemakers all.
this is a private blog for my design students and assorted other survivors. Tro blemakers all.
this is a private blog for my design students and assorted other survivors. Tro blemakers all.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Some classic Blue Note Jazz album covers fron the 50's and 60's.




























































if you are shocked by the similarity of these designs to contemporary, even new 'hipster' design, you shouldn't be. In the 1920's the most avant-garde of artistic troublemakers - Marcel Duchamp said... " there are no new ideas, just new arrangements of old ones "

3 comments:

Reza said...

i the like typefaces used, and even the pattern on gil melle's album but I don't understand how a style/mood like this (which to me seems appealing to everyone's taste) go out of style?

sean said...

good design will never go out of style, and never feel dated.

atleast that's what i feel anyways. alexey brodovitch's page layouts for example, seem as modern as chip kidds covers.

Reza said...

Hey Sir,
I hope your work in England is going well. My site with Adriano will be up soon (meaning with in the next month) and I will send you a link so you can give me feedback. Also I was wondering if you still have my book about American Modernism ? Thanks


what it is yo,
Reza