Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Lars Müller
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3906700852
ISBN-13: 978-3906700854
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17 x 2.8 cm
Release Date: 1996
Price: sold
This was published approximately 30 years ago, and the cover stock was intentionally left unlaminated, resulting in a beautifully rough and tactile surface.
Because of this delicate material choice, the cover is extremely sensitive to dirt, scuffing, and sunlight, and the condition of copies found on the vintage market varies dramatically from one example to another.
The copy offered here remains in remarkably good condition for its age, so please examine the photographs carefully for evaluation.
ECM: Sleeves of Desire is an untouchable reference point for graphic designers.
Under the art direction of Manfred Eicher, the sleeves designed by Barbara Wojirsch and Dieter Rehm visually express “space,” “silence,” and even “stillness” itself.
These works are far beyond simple minimal design. They are constructed with such sensitivity to atmosphere and the passage of time that they cannot truly be traced or imitated on a superficial level.
Much graphic design from the past is either treated as “classic” nostalgia or constantly re-evaluated according to changing trends.
But ECM sleeve design remains timeless. Even today, it feels completely untouched by age, retaining a universal and enduring beauty.
『ECM: Sleeves of Desire』は、グラフィックデザイナーにとって永遠の教科書だと思います。
Manfred Eicher のアートディレクションのもと、Barbara Wojirsch や Dieter Rehm によってデザインされたECMのスリーブは、“空間”や“静けさ”、そして“沈黙”そのものを視覚化しています。
それらのデザインは単なるミニマルデザインではなく、空気感や時間の流れまでも含めて構築されているため、トレースすることも、表面的に真似ることもできません。
過去のグラフィックデザインの多くは、クラシックとして消費されたり、時代の流行によって評価が上下したりします。
しかしECMのスリーブデザインだけは、今見てもまったく古びることがなく、普遍的な美しさを持ち続けています。