Reid Miles

These days I’m all about Reid Miles' album cover designs.

From 1956 to the late Sixties, he designed and photographed nearly 500 album covers for Blue Note Records. Take a look at his dynamic use of space, color, shape and type:








My favorite is the Unity cover (top). I'm mulling over creating a paper sculpture based on this design. Luckily, Spector Gant has this album and so I'll be able to have a tangible reference at my disposal. Unluckily, the album is currently propped on my desk and is taunting me every single time I walk into the room. Oy!

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cool Struttin' is a pretty damn sexy cover. That woman has all sorts of sass in her step.