This is so smart
This was one of my most satisfying gets in RSD, last Saturday, and it was the very first record that I opened and put on my turntable.
When I sliced open the shrink-wrap, I was pleasantly surprised to see this little insert slide out along with disk 1.
When I saw the show at MSG, I was quite struck by how well designed her show was; I don’t recall ever seeing a better designed set for a concert at MSG, or any venue, really.
So it doesn’t surprise me how smart this insert design is.
If you’re not from NYC or a theater-goer, you might not recognize it, but this little booklet is designed to resemble a Playbill, the ubiquitous programs you get whenever yo attend a Broadway show. And it’s not just the cover. As you flip through it, it consistently and skillfully mimics the page, type, and layout designs of the inner pages in a typical Playbill. It’s really well done, not just because it’s attractive, but its relevance to where these shows took place displays a cultural understanding of the place and her relationship to it.