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Design Category
Promotional design and advertising, 1996
Design firm
Sony Music Creative Services (New York, New York)
Collection
(1997) Sound Off: The Top 100 CDs, Music Videos and Print Collateral
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The record company had just released Frank Sinatra’s entire Columbia recordings in two new boxed sets released by Legacy. The goal was to create a poster that appealed to Frank Sinatra enthusiasts. I chose to make a poster that reflected the time of the recordings, which spanned from 1943 to 1952. I wanted the poster to look like it was from 1952 and these recordings were just released. I love older design styles because older designs were bold, graphic, and uncluttered. Later, I found out that this poster was sold to a collector as being original from the 1950s. I guess this confirms that I accomplished my goal.