Series:
1000 Series
Biographical note:
Clifford Stoltze (Boston, MA) is principal of Stoltze Design in Boston. Stoltze Design is a multi-disciplinary design studio offering strategic graphic solutions for a diverse group of demanding clients.
Main description:
A catalog of design ideas for music-related materialThis book will offer designers a vast collection of inspiring and innovative graphic works from the world of music. The main emphasis will be on music graphics including album/CD covers and inside spreads, packaging, posters, and other sales materials from the past decade.
Music makes the world go 'round, and great album designs generate sales for the record companies that back the artists. By showing diverse album graphics from the last decade, designers get a glimpse into what makes or breaks album sales and just how risky the content can be before it goes too far. Many designers hope to break into the music business by way of design, and this collection will offer insight and inspiration for those venturing in. This book will be a compendium of all types of graphically appealing album art, covering all kinds of music and music developers.
Review quote:
Stoltze Design. 1000 Music Graphics: A Compilation of Packaging, Posters, and Other Sound Solutions. Rockport: Quayside. 2008. 320p. illus. index. ISBN 978-1-59253-404-3. pap. $40. GRAPHIC ARTS Clif Stoltze, a well-known graphic designer, presents 1000 examples of music-related graphics from designers around the world. He organizes the book into CD covers, posters, and such odds and ends as T-shirts and book covers, ending with an index listing the designers for each piece as well as the name, address, and phone number of the design firm. - July, 2008 Library Journal