Tag Archives: reid miles blue note

sin, skin, tonic and above the din of the copy

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: this is the very latest brand new cd cover i designed for the mono men’s release on estrus records called “sin&tonic” (the lp version was called “SKIN & tonic”). but, what’s interesting about this cover for this … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged art chantry, dave crider estrus records, electric frankenstein, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, reid miles, reid miles blue note, the cybermen, the mono men, the woggles | Leave a comment

not close enuff

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) william golden designed the brand/identity/corporate graphic system (and, of course that amazing logo) for william paley’s CBS broadcasting corp. back in the late 40′/early 50′s. with this incredibly sophisticated and extraordinarily smart effort and his … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged american graphic design, american graphic design history, Andy Warhol, art chantry, ben shauhan, david stone martin, George Olden, graphic design, Herb Lubalin, lou dorfsman, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Paul Rand, reid miles, reid miles blue note, william golden, William Paley | Leave a comment

no depression: its all a best of

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: I wrote at length on the work of Grant Alden on his essential document of American music, No Depression magazine—both as designer and art director for its covers. But this was an entire magazine he was doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Shake Your Hips | Tagged art blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Billy Bragg, grant alden, jesse marinoff reyes, Joe Hill, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, No Depression magazine, reid miles, reid miles blue note, roy kanter, saul bass | Leave a comment

yodel cha cha

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) this is one of my all time favorite thrift store record finds. to begin with, the cover is by the incomparable burt goldblatt. burt has been largely overlooked by design history and i think … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged album cover art, alex steinweiss, art chantry, burt goldblatt, dante bolletino, david stone martin, reid miles blue note, Robert Johnson, trio shmeed, yodel cha cha | 1 Comment

saint paul : step on the hem of his garment

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) …the truth as i see it is that that paul rand had the good fortune to be a great arrogant hustler/salesman. he arrived late on the scene, stole from the best of the best (the pioneers … Continue reading →

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thrown ups: winning the cultural explosion

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) After the ‘grunge explosion’ died out and the dust settled, there were, in reality, only a very few people who actually became long term successful. the number of actual “millionaires” could be counted on the fingers … Continue reading →