In a new exhibition, the integral work of designers within punk music is placed on centre stage, from badges to posters to album coversWhen you think of the most memorable figures of punk music, rarely do graphic designers come to mind. Photograph: Jenna BascomDesigner Arturo Vega, who help shaped the punk aesthetic, is in the exhibition for designing the Ramones logo. “There was a lot of crossover between the art scene and the Lower East Side, where a lot of punk bands playing in New York. Photograph: Jenna BascomWhen punk first hit the market, it terrified the record industry, “but it generated a market,” said Blauvet. This idea of provocation in the streets, the field of punk was a social protest, elements of that still exist.”But is punk dead?

Source: The Guardian April 25, 2019 15:21 UTC