Unit: Design/Research 01–Ronald Clyne at Folkways Newspaper
Design Spin

“Unit: Design/Research 01–Ronald Clyne at Folkways is a 64 page ‘newspaper’ devoted to designer Ronald Clyne’s record covers for the Folkways label. Clyne is one of the undiscovered talents of 20th century graphic design. He doesn’t appear in the textbooks or literature of graphic design. He is a neglected figure. Until now, that is.

Ronald Clyne (1925 – 2006) designed over 500 album covers for Folkways and is largely responsible for the famous label’s striking visual appearance. His distinctive use of two-colour printing on matt paper and his deft use of modernist design strategies, created a body of work that gave the Folkways label its distinctive aroma of integrity and purity.

Unit: Design/Research 01–Ronald Clyne at Folkways contains over 200 examples of Ronald Clyne’s record covers. Also featured is an extensive essay by Adrian Shaughnessy charting the historical importance of the Folkways label, and offering an assessment of Ronald Clyne’s work.”

You may have already seen this lovely piece earlier on in the week, but I guarantee you haven’t seen any bigger, more detailed /images of Unit: Design/Research 01-Ronald Clyne at Folkways up until now… ;) Enjoy and have a great weekend.

Acknowledgements: Natasha