Oh, no! Singers!
In this blog we have previously presented designs for album covers made by pioneers like the ones that Daniel Gil produced for Hispavox in his previous stage to Alianza Editorial (see previous post). The long play vinyl record format, due to its dimensions (31×31 centimetres), and its wide diffusion, constituted an ideal “canvas” for the...
Vinyl, gouache, ruling pens, Letraset… the 1960s
“But you have to see him because… he’s a very handsome man!” were the words Lola, the receptionist of the Alhambra Publishing House, blurted out to her extremely busy brother and director of the company, Pepe Zambrana. He interviewed him, of course, and set in motion a long-running relationship between the publishing house, headed by...
Hispavox covers by Daniel Gil
Perhaps a lesser known (and unjustly recognised period) in the work of Daniel Gil is that of the years 1959 to 1966, when he worked on the visual style of the record label “Hispavox”. As with other areas of culture, the 60’s represented a graphic alarm call within a stagnant Spanish society. Seen today, the...