Designer: Alex Steinweiss

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

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Artefacts Featuring the Work of Alex Steinweiss

Print, Vol 5, No.3, 1947

From the graphic design archive:

Print, Vol 5, No.3, 1947

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Alex Steinweiss
  • Year: 1947
Alex Steinweiss, The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover, Taschen, 2011

From the graphic design archive:

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

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

From the graphic design archive:

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

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Alex Steinweiss
  • Year: 2011
An Intimate Journal For Art Directors and Production Managers, Volume 7, Number 5, 1941

From the graphic design archive:

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

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Alex Steinweiss
  • Year: 1941
Idea 103, 1970

From the graphic design archive:

Idea 103, 1970

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Alex Steinweiss
  • Year: 1970

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