Burt Bacharach Vinyl Record Cover
May 5th, 2008This weekend I was in Virgin and I picked up this Burt Bacharach record. Not because I’m a fan of his music but because I love the slip cover design. So simple but beautiful. Great example of the International Typographic Style. I have to do some investigating and find out who designed this.
Extra credit points for anyone who can name that typeface.
You can check out more photos of this lovely cover on my Flickr page.
Scott
it looks like futura bold.
david
That’s what I thought. I think the dot on the “i’s” were shifted down slightly
steven
yeah. futura bold is my humble guess as well.
Sal
Is it still considered the International Graphic Style when it’s not Helvetica?
Antonio
Sal yes it is. One of the main characteristics of the style is the use of a san-serif, which most of time ends up being Helvetica, but it can be any san-serif typeface. But it’s not a strict rule. I’ve seen designs using serifs that I would consider to be in the International Typographic Style. It’s really a combination of factors that define that style.
Tom
Listen to the music inside the cover.
It is even better than the cover.
Antonio
Ha, I’ll check him out on iTunes.
As for the typeface, Futura Bold it is. That was an easy one.
Who Are These People?
The packaging was designed by Farrow.
Antonio
Awesome thanks for the info.
Jay
Check out “J dilla’s — ruff draft” sleeve
Antonio
Jay, I checked it out and it’s nice. Do you know who designed it?