I recently found a video on Grainedit.com using Miles' album covers as inspiration for the art direction of the video. Reid Miles, was twenty-eight years old when he began working on the designs for Blue Note’s long playing records. During this period he designed almost 500 record covers for the label. Miles, Reid Wall Art at AllPosters.com. The Cover Art of Blue Note Records, Volume II, The Cover Art of Blue Note Records, Volume I, Stories of Photographers passed… Reid Miles, Andy Warhol, The Complete Commissioned Record Covers, For $1 Million a Year, Reid Miles Does Those Ads with the Norman Rockwell Look. During the Fifties, when the design industry was in flux, Reid Miles pushed forward the way the typography is treated with his bold, playful designs, creative use of typefaces, and his distinct preference for contrast and asymmetry. A showing in the Letter-Fan (1969) suggests as much, except for the fact that Bailey is presented without any capital forms other than one alternate G. The last thing the internet needs is another blog post singing the praises of Reid Miles and his 12-year stint (1955 through 1967) as the principle LP artwork designer for Blue Note Records! I also remember how I connected the turntable to the speakers and played the first vinyls I had picked up months earlier. Buy It Now +$5.75 shipping. Miles often worked with photographer Francis Wolff to collaborate on covers that were synonymous with Blue Note Records. I'm a huge fan these are my favorite images. Under Reid Miles, the label's sleeves formed a cornerstone of the graphic design canon. His photographs for advertisers such as Polaroid, Best Products, Kellogg’s, Raleigh, and Honda told the story of products and services through idyllic images […] Reid Miles, Blue Note Records Album cover for Lee Morgan, The Rumproller 1965 Reid Miles, Blue Note Records Album cover for Larry Young, Unity 1966 John Berg, Nick Fasciano, Reid Miles Cover for Chicago's tenth self-titled album 1976 Reid Miles was an American modernist designer and in the graphic design world often described as a genius of his time. 12 watchers. Fonts in use in artwork from “Reid Miles” The African Beat by Art Blakey and the Afro-Drum Ensemble 1962. Later on Miles’ and Warhol’s relation­ship even led to him posing nude for one of Andy’s famous portraits. Oddly enough, Miles wasn’t reportedly a huge fan of hard-bop, the jazz form that Blue Note’s roster excelled in during his tenure. But the most influential designer was probably Reid Miles, who created over 500 album covers for Blue Note Records. $35.00. Artist. ), Find and follow posts tagged reid miles on Tumblr, Check out these vintage album covers by the late Reid Miles. Miles later returned permanently to Los Angeles, where he became famous for being paid $1,000,000/year to produce Coca-Cola ads that mimicked Norman Rockwell paintings. Is This Warhol, 2019. Photograph by Reid Miles Recorded and released 1964. Find Reid Miles credit information on AllMusic. Reid Miles was an American modernist designer, a genius of his time, best known for his work for Blue Note Records through the 1950’s and 60’s. The package weighs 26 pounds, not an easy task for the scrawny teenager I was back then. 17 Followers. A key element of many of Miles’ designs was label co-founder Francis Wolff’s photography. Sort: Gary John. Dec 30, 2015 - American graphic designer and photographer. John Hermansader, an American painter and a graphic designer, gave Miles his first job in New York. The end result was an indelible image that matched the striking sonorities of Shorter's music. It seems like going to a gallery isn't what it used to be. From famous artwork to retro and pop art illustrations, you’ll be sure to find a poster, print or painting in a style to suit you.