Art Direction, May 1974
“Now you see it. Now you don’t,” says Victor Moscoso about this
month’s cover.
If you look carefully, you’ll see Moscoso’s spelling out of the word
If you look carefully, you’ll see Moscoso’s spelling out of the word
art in the negative spaces between the blue Stonehenge-like shapes.
Originally a design for a job for Field Educational Enterprises (with
Originally a design for a job for Field Educational Enterprises (with
Bruce Cortebien as design director and Joe Di Chiaro as AD), the
art was revamped for AD’s cover in Moscoso’s inimitable style,
using pen and ink with an acetate overlay.
“I do a lot of work for Zap Comix, and some for Snatch and Jiz (a
“I do a lot of work for Zap Comix, and some for Snatch and Jiz (a
very underground magazine,” says Moscoso. Recently, he’s also
done album covers for Jerry Garcia and Herbie Hancock.
Working out of San Francisco, Moscoso’s reached at (415) 456-8389.
Working out of San Francisco, Moscoso’s reached at (415) 456-8389.
(Next post on Monday: A Few Details About Verdun Cook, a Graphic Designer, Lettering Artist, Photographer, Art Director, Artist and Singer)
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