Jens Müller (ed.)

A5/02
Philips – Twen

Der tonangebende Realismus / Realism is the Score

Between 1961 and 1968, the legendary German magazine “Twen” produced a series of LP recordings in collaboration with the Philips record label. During this period, all editions of Twen were accompanied by LPs drawn from the realms of jazz, classical music, radio plays, world music, or pop. For the designs of the record covers, Twen-art director Willy Fleckhaus used concrete art by Karl Gerstner, Max Bill, and other dedicated graphic designers such as Heinz Edelmann and Günther Kieser. This series, comprising around 70 disks, is a masterful instance of the conjunction of music and graphic design. In collaboration with music archives and private collections, the rare series is reunited in its entirety and documented in this publication.

Between 1961 and 1968, the legendary German magazine “Twen” produced a series of LP recordings in collaboration with the Philips record label. During this period, all editions of Twen were accompanied by LPs drawn from the realms of jazz, classical music, radio plays, world music, or pop. For the designs of the record covers, Twen-art director Willy Fleckhaus used concrete art by Karl Gerstner, Max Bill, and other dedicated graphic designers such as Heinz Edelmann and Günther Kieser. This series, comprising around 70 disks, is a masterful instance of the conjunction of music and graphic design. In collaboration with music archives and private collections, the rare series is reunited in its entirety and documented in this publication.

Winner of the 'Die schönsten deutschen Bücher 2012' Award

Edited by Jens Müller, labor visuell at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf

Design: Jens Müller

14,8 x 21,0 cm, 5 ¾ x 8 ¼ in

96 pages, 103 illustrations

paperback

2009, 978-3-03778-180-7, German
English
CHF 26.00

Jens Müller

Jens Müller (*1982) studied communication design in Düsseldorf and then founded the design studio Optik (since 2019: vista) that works for a wide variety of clients from the cultural and corporate sector. In 2013, he won the renowned corporate design competition for Kieler Woche (Kiel Week) together with Karen Weiland-Adams. He teaches at the Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences, Arts/Peter Behrens School of Arts, and the Department of Design at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts. As an author and editor, Jens Müller contributed to a number of widely acclaimed reference books on the history of international graphic design, including the "A5" book series (2009-2014), "Logo Modernism" (2015) and "The History of Graphic Design" (2017/2018).