With music packaging going the way of the Victorla, it is never to
late to document how graphic designers contributed to the look of
music. And how music has long in influenced graphic design. The current
special issue of EYE magazine (#76) is almost entirely devoted to music – and its an important document to have and hold.
late to document how graphic designers contributed to the look of
music. And how music has long in influenced graphic design. The current
special issue of EYE magazine (#76) is almost entirely devoted to music – and its an important document to have and hold.
Editor John L. Walters, who is also a music critic for The Guardian, uses this issue to revel in the legacy, present and future of music design. He writes:
Over the years we have published many articles about
design for music, but this is Eye’s first-ever special issue on this
dynamic and continually inspiring sector. Designers are in a privileged
position to add visual drama to music; to make it more understandable
and enjoyable; to communicate the intangible essence of vibrating air
molecules into the worlds of words, images and moving graphics. Design
can make music look good, but when they really work together you have
magic.
Order a copy here.