DESIGN CLASSICS In the mid-20th Century, society and the world of business embraced the power of graphic design to shape opinions, to move and motivate people. This coincided with the rise of the LP record album as the primary method of delivering music. The one-foot-square canvas became a cultural force. New design trends and styles emerged as art directors at different labels from different regions experimented with various schools of design thought. They used sophisticated design techniques to appeal to sophisticated opera-goers, all in the service of presenting the diva and her music. click covers to go into galleries EARLY AMERICAN DESIGN   EARLY EUROPEAN DESIGN   CLASSIC ITALIAN DESIGN COMMUNIST ANTI-DIVA COVERS   FLOATING HEADS   COULEUR LOCALE ARTWORK   SKETCHY DIVAS   MODERN DESIGN