Set: Designs by African Americans

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Out of Time1984

Joyce Hopkins

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

Staff Pick

Wilson Pickett – Don’t Knock My Love album art1971

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Reybach C

Wilson Pickett – <cite>Don’t Knock My Love</cite> album art

Joe Tex – Live and Lively album art1968

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Sponsor

Joe Tex – The Best of Joe Tex album art1967

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span>Joe Tex – <cite>The Best of Joe Tex</cite> album art</span>

Aretha Franklin – Soul ’69 album art1969

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span>Aretha Franklin – <cite>Soul ’69</cite> album art</span>

Otis Redding – The Dock of the Bay album art1968

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Benjamin Rhodes

Albert King – King of the Blues Guitar album artc. 1969

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Benjamin Rhodes

Pentel ad: “I told Pentel what to do with their pens.”1971

Archie Boston Jr.

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Pentel ad: “I told Pentel what to do with their pens.”

The Colmanaires – The Colmanaires of Washington, D.C. album art1971

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Colmanaires – <cite>The Colmanaires of Washington, D.C. </cite>album art

McCoy Tyner – Sahara album art1972

Ron Warwell

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Slide Hampton – Jazz with a Twist album art1962

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Esther Phillips – Burnin’ (Live at Freddie Jett’s Pied Piper, L.A.) album art1970

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Brook Benton – Brook Benton Today album art1970

Loring Eutemey

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Various Artists – Jazz Super Hits Vols. 1 and 2 album artc. 1969

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Endicott Bodoni Shaded
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Aretha Franklin – Lady Soul album art1968

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Aretha Franklin – <cite>Lady Soul</cite> album art

Black Campaign School2022

Matese Fields

Contributed by Matese Fields

Gary Burton – Throb album art1969

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

John Coltrane – My Favorite Things album art1961

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Aretha Franklin – Aretha Now album art1968

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Quartette Très Bien – Bully! album art1966

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Various Artists – Disco Par-r-r-ty album art1974

Ted Pettus
Kameny Associates

Photo(s) by Buro Destruct on Flickr.

Percy Sledge – The Best of Percy Sledge album art1969

Loring Eutemey

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Black School identity2016

Joseph Cuillier III
Shani Peters
Mitchell Reese Johnson

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Philadelphia Orchestra – Stravinsky: Firebird Suite / Moussorgsky–Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition album art1956

Charles Alston

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Various Artists – The Super Groups album art1969

Loring Eutemey

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Staff Pick

The Devil You Know book cover2020

Tré Seals

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

<cite>The Devil You Know</cite> book cover

Staff Pick

Bent Fabric – Operation Lovebirds album art1967

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Bent Fabric – <cite>Operation Lovebirds</cite> album art

The Young Rascals – Groovin’ album art1967

Lynn Rubin
Loring Eutemey
Dino Danelli

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Freddie Hubbard – Backlash album art1967

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Freddie Hubbard – <cite>Backlash</cite> album art

Dusty Springfield – A Brand New Me album art1970

Loring Eutemey

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Black Panther: Black Community News Service1968

Emory Douglas

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>The Black Panther: Black Community News Service</cite>

Blog

The 60s’ Sounds Of S.E. Rogie, Vol. 11986

Emory Douglas
Emmanuel Nado

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>The 60s’ Sounds Of S.E.</cite><span class="nbsp"> </span><cite>Rogie, Vol.</cite><span class="nbsp"> </span><cite>1</cite>

Pamoja Gallery poster1968

Bill Howell

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Leon Berry – Leon Tames the Lion album art1973

Ron Warwell

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Leon Berry – <cite>Leon Tames the Lion</cite> album art

The Young Rascals album art1966

Loring Eutemey

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

King Curtis & The Kingpins – King Size Soul album art1967

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“Color is a state of mind”, Print magazine (1969)1969

Dorothy E. Hayes

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“Color is a state of mind”, <cite>Print</cite> magazine (1969)

Staff Pick

Grand Master Flash and the Furious 5, Dr. Cool, and Coldcrush Bros. at Skate Odyssey, Waterbury1981

Buddy Esquire

Photo(s) by Eye magazine on Flickr.

Intergalactic Soulstice at Ackland Art Museum2020

Joel P Johnson

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Intergalactic Soulstice at Ackland Art Museum

“Peace, Love” Lumumba streetwear collection2020

ALLCAPSSTUDIO
Saeed Ferguson

Contributed by Erin Ellis

Staff Pick

“It is up to you.” Marian Wright Edelman poster2018

Gail Anderson

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On album art1971

Curtis McNair
Tom Schlesinger

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Marvin Gaye – <cite>What’s Going On</cite> album art

Staff Pick

The Playboy Jazz All-Stars album cover1957

Emmett McBain

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

<cite>The Playboy Jazz All-Stars</cite> album cover

Staff Pick

First World Premier Issue1977

Emmett McBain

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

Staff Pick

Mingus – Oh Yeah1962

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Staff Pick

Mel Thorne – “Comin’ Home Baby!”1962

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Do the Pop-Eye with the Mar-keys1962

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

<cite>Do the Pop-Eye with the Mar-keys</cite>

Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty album art and promotion1998

Bill McMullen
The Drawing Board
Cey Adams

Contributed by Lauren Hart

Beastie Boys – <cite>Hello Nasty</cite> album art and promotion

Staff Pick

TDC Superscript Scholarship2020

Bobby C. Martin Jr.

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Bent Fabric – The Drunken Penguin1964

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

T-Connection, Cold Crush Brothers & Jungle Rock City1981

Buddy Esquire

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

T-Connection, Cold Crush Brothers & Jungle Rock City

2019 World Interaction Design Day2019

Impekable
Tré Seals

Contributed by Darden Studio

Staff Pick

Flip Wilson – Cowboys & Colored People album art1967

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by David Chathas

Flip Wilson – <cite>Cowboys & Colored People</cite> album art

“Can you name five designers of color?”, Phase II exhibition, MICA2019

Will Kuria

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Future Perfect Tense2018

Chase Body

Contributed by Chase Body

Medium collection coversc. 2019

Renald Louissaint

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Earth’s Edge flyer, Aug. 27, 19831983

Phase 2

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

In Our Terribleness1970

Laini (Sylvia Abernathy)

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Joseph Jarman – Song For… album art1967

Laini (Sylvia Abernathy)

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Joseph Jarman – <cite>Song For… </cite>album art

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Set: Designs by African Americans

Out of Time1984

Wilson Pickett – Don’t Knock My Love album art1971

Joe Tex – Live and Lively album art1968

Joe Tex – The Best of Joe Tex album art1967

Aretha Franklin – Soul ’69 album art1969

Otis Redding – The Dock of the Bay album art1968

Albert King – King of the Blues Guitar album artc. 1969

Pentel ad: “I told Pentel what to do with their pens.”1971

The Colmanaires – The Colmanaires of Washington, D.C. album art1971

McCoy Tyner – Sahara album art1972

Slide Hampton – Jazz with a Twist album art1962

Esther Phillips – Burnin’ (Live at Freddie Jett’s Pied Piper, L.A.) album art1970

Brook Benton – Brook Benton Today album art1970

Various Artists – Jazz Super Hits Vols. 1 and 2 album artc. 1969

Aretha Franklin – Lady Soul album art1968

Black Campaign School2022

Gary Burton – Throb album art1969

John Coltrane – My Favorite Things album art1961

Aretha Franklin – Aretha Now album art1968

The Quartette Très Bien – Bully! album art1966

Various Artists – Disco Par-r-r-ty album art1974

Percy Sledge – The Best of Percy Sledge album art1969

The Black School identity2016

The Philadelphia Orchestra – Stravinsky: Firebird Suite / Moussorgsky–Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition album art1956

Various Artists – The Super Groups album art1969

The Devil You Know book cover2020

Bent Fabric – Operation Lovebirds album art1967

The Young Rascals – Groovin’ album art1967

Freddie Hubbard – Backlash album art1967

Dusty Springfield – A Brand New Me album art1970

The Black Panther: Black Community News Service1968

The 60s’ Sounds Of S.E. Rogie, Vol. 11986

Pamoja Gallery poster1968

Leon Berry – Leon Tames the Lion album art1973

The Young Rascals album art1966

King Curtis & The Kingpins – King Size Soul album art1967

“Color is a state of mind”, Print magazine (1969)1969

Grand Master Flash and the Furious 5, Dr. Cool, and Coldcrush Bros. at Skate Odyssey, Waterbury1981

Intergalactic Soulstice at Ackland Art Museum2020

“Peace, Love” Lumumba streetwear collection2020

“It is up to you.” Marian Wright Edelman poster2018

Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On album art1971

The Playboy Jazz All-Stars album cover1957

First World Premier Issue1977

Mingus – Oh Yeah1962

Mel Thorne – “Comin’ Home Baby!”1962

Do the Pop-Eye with the Mar-keys1962

Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty album art and promotion1998

TDC Superscript Scholarship2020

Bent Fabric – The Drunken Penguin1964

T-Connection, Cold Crush Brothers & Jungle Rock City1981

2019 World Interaction Design Day2019

Flip Wilson – Cowboys & Colored People album art1967

“Can you name five designers of color?”, Phase II exhibition, MICA2019

Future Perfect Tense2018

Medium collection coversc. 2019

Earth’s Edge flyer, Aug. 27, 19831983

In Our Terribleness1970

Joseph Jarman – Song For… album art1967