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Alex Steinweiss

Idea 103, 1970

Content includes:
AIGA Show in Tokyo
Alex Steinweiss and his work with cool, penetrating insights by Hiroshi Ohchi
Emil Ruder by Helmut Schmid
Shirt Sleeve Studio
Charles Rosner
The late Anders Beckman, forerunner of modern design in Sweden
Micheal Katzourakis and Frederick V. Carabott
Ben Shahn
The Exhibition of Art Clock
George Lois and Braniff International

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Alex Steinweiss
Alex Steinweiss was born in 1917 and was a pioneering graphic designer who revolutionised album cover art while working as Columbia Records' first art director. He introduced illustrated album covers in 1938 and later developed the standard paperboard LP jacket, shaping the visual identity of recorded music for decades Explore related designers including Alvin Lustig and Paul Rand. See also American Modernism and 1940s graphic design history.
IDEA (Japan)
Idea is a Japanese design magazine that has been published since 1953, covering typography, visual identity, and contemporary graphics.

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Idea 103, 1970. Cover design by Alex Steinweiss.
Idea 103, 1970. Cover design by Alex Steinweiss.
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An Intimate Journal For Art Directors and Production Managers, Volume 7, Number 5, 1941

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An Intimate Journal For Art Directors and Production Managers, Volume 7, Number 5, 1941

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  • Designer/s: Alex Steinweiss
  • Year: 1941
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Alex Steinweiss: The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover, Taschen, 2011

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  • Year: 2011
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Alex Steinweiss, The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover, Taschen, 2011

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  • Designer/s: Alex Steinweiss
  • Year: 2011
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Print, Vol 5, No.3, 1947

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Print, Vol 5, No.3, 1947

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Alex Steinweiss
  • Year: 1947
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