Set: Designs by African Americans

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Black Campaign School2022

Matese Fields

Contributed by Matese Fields

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

Sponsor

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.

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 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

“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

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

Sun Ra – Sun Song (Delmark Records)1967

Laini (Sylvia Abernathy)

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Sun Ra – <cite>Sun Song </cite>(Delmark Records)

Staff Pick

Leon Sash – I Remember Newport1968

Laini (Sylvia Abernathy)

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Leon Sash – <cite>I Remember Newport</cite>

The Immortal Otis Redding album art1968

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Immortal Otis Redding </cite>album art

The Capitols – Dance The Cool Jerk album art1966

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Capitols – <cite>Dance The Cool Jerk</cite> album art

Staff Pick

Dartmouth College identity system2018

The Original Champions of Design

Contributed by XYZ Type

Staff Pick

NBA identity (2017–)2017

Siegel+Gale
The Original Champions of Design
Elizabeth Carey Smith

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Staff Pick

Future Now / America’s Goals2017

Pentagram
Eddie Opara
Mimi O Chun

Contributed by Darden Studio

Staff Pick

BlacKkKlansman (2018) movie posters, trailer, soundtrack, ads2018

Gravillis Inc.

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Aretha Franklin – Amazing Grace1972

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Aretha Franklin – <cite>Amazing Grace</cite>

I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin1967

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Garrison Martin

<cite>I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You</cite> by Aretha Franklin

Staff Pick

Archie Bell & The Drells – Tighten Up album art1968

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Xabier Fernández

Archie Bell & The Drells – <cite>Tighten Up</cite> album art

Maynard Ferguson – Boy With Lots of Brass album art1960

Emmett McBain

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Ballast Expanded
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King Curtis – The New Scene of King Curtis album art1960

Esmond Edwards

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Staff Pick

Quinnipiac: The Lahey Years2018

Pentagram
Eddie Opara
Brankica Harvey

Contributed by R-Typography

Staff Pick

Ray Charles – Yes Indeed! album art1958

Marvin Israel
Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Ray Charles – <cite>Yes Indeed! </cite>album art

Afterjail1975

Emmett McBain

Contributed by Stephen Coles

“True Two” Menthol Green ad1968

Vince Cullers Advertising
Emmett McBain

Contributed by Stephen Coles

“Black is Beautiful.” ad for Vince Cullers Advertising1968

Vince Cullers Advertising
Emmett McBain

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

The Baffler redesign (2016)2016

Pentagram
Eddie Opara
Lindsay Ballant

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

Black Suburbia: From Levittown to Ferguson2016

Pentagram
Eddie Opara

Contributed by Village

<cite>Black Suburbia: From Levittown to Ferguson</cite>

Staff Pick

Harlem Song marketing and album2002

Gail Anderson
SpotCo

Contributed by Sam Berlow

<cite>Harlem Song</cite> marketing and album

Staff Pick

Ornette Coleman Double Quartet – Free Jazz album art1961

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Ornette Coleman Double Quartet – <cite>Free Jazz </cite>album art

Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida album art1968

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Iron Butterfly – <cite>In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida</cite> album art

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