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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 3 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | 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.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Stoltz Design | | Paperback: | 320 pages | | Publisher: | Rockport Publishers | | Publication Date: | May 08, 2008 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 159253404X | | Package Length: | 9.2 inches | | Package Width: | 9.0 inches | | Package Height: | 1.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 9 reviews |
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Wow! An exciting discovery... May 08, 2008
By collaborator 3
"Lisa L."
1,000 Music Graphics is an utterly astounding collection of exceptional music packaging, posters, and paraphernalia by top notch designers and firms from all over the world. Page after page of colorful, conceptually rich and imagination-inducing music packaging left me feeling inspired and motivated to break out and do something entirely new and great. Soundly curated, the book includes packaging and such for a diverse range of musicians and music genres, with a handy index in the back, and an insightful introduction by the author, Clif Stoltze.
This book is a worthy abundance of amazing work that's well beyond visually satisfying...it's enlightening design-wise and it also opened my eyes and ears to several musicians I had not yet heard (I soon found myself listening to samples on iTunes!). Don't think twice about owning this book - it's special and also makes for a wonderful gift for anyone who loves design and music.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Filled to the brim with design Feb 08, 2009
By Parka
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2SF0PDDYI4OH7 This book features truly cutting edge and unique designs. The authors have done a great job collecting a great variety of CD designs and promotional items. That's over 300 pages filled to the brim with art. It's truly worth the money and an essential resource book for anyone looking for CD/disc design ideas. It works well as a graphic design reference book as well.
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
1000 Great Images May 19, 2008
By J. Kaliontzis
"studio51 design"
As a lifetime lover of music and music graphics, this book is an incredible archive of the current state of the art. It's jam-packed, and few descriptions are offered (there really is no room). But instead what we get are clear, clean images printed as large as they could possibly be due to the publisher's format restrictions. In a way, I consider having fewer words as an asset. The design of the book lets you get lost in the individual jewels of the collection.
Stoltze Design put together a great set of work, fresh and inspiring, created by some well-known designers and artists; but just as many unknown or obscure. The gig posters were some of my favorite works.
This book delivers, and it will inspire as a reference for graphic designers and music fans alike.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
A "must-have" for any contemporary music enthusiast!!! Jul 03, 2008
By Walter
"Avery"
This book is a "must-have" for any contemporary music enthusiast -or- at the very least, anyone who appreciates good cover art. The collection obviously represents zillions of hours of research by people who know what to look for and where to find it. Clif Stoltze designed this book with appropriate restraint so as to showcase the artwork but included plenty of zing to make for a ultra-hip book. The cover concept, with its inserted disc that actually spins, is striking, and I predict that this book will be a collectable before long. I'm advising everyone I know to scoop one up before they're gone.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Solid work, presentation could've been much better May 07, 2008
By the curry eaters
This book is just packed with great music design, mostly packaging, but also lots of ephemera like posters. It's just too bad the book design is weak. The pages are a little claustrophobic and busy; often, the samples are seemingly crammed into each page.
It's also too bad that none of the release info is included (i.e., artist, title, label, and year), unfortunate for the musicians, many of whom are unknown and/or independent. Yes, you can sometimes figure it out from the designs, but not always.
But because of the quality of the actual work presented here is really solid for the most part, it's still worth a look.
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