The LinnDrum as Coca Cola Deborah Allen album cover People pictures for a people business Some work in neon When black & white is right Rising above the competition Hardworking half-pagers More hardworking half-pagers Portrait photography Going on the offensive inoffensively A solution twice as big as the problem A soft drink can like any other To some, this looks like nothing You asked for it, but where is it? Branding a French bakery/restaurant Banned by Time magazine People actually hated this one Designs and sketches When to get out of the way Just here to get your attention The DigiCart is here. Not. Gags and doodles In studio with Gino Vannelli Hand-lettering and type design Cashing in on Elton John Products that zzzzzing Making excellence out of making do Three more people ads Get this tape! Do as I tell you!... Fake stationery for the fun of it Design with a blank check Contrasting craft and machine Small ads that “command” the page More small page commanders What to do about your competition More hand-lettering and type design It’s not my fault Cartoon art Why are forms so lousy? No time for photography Particles or waves? And this and that Akai ads–one size does not fit all Always give more if you’ve got it Linn LM-1 Drum Computer–first ads Small ads that come alive New digital keyboard, new logo too Found art High tech, low budget Album cover art and photography Layout matters...and idiot-proofing! More album cover art Hardworking ads in black & white Dream radio designs just for fun


When to get out of the way

This impressive and then-new recording studio was built by Daryl Dragon (the “Captain” of the Captain and Tennille). You may notice the captain-like touch of the ship’s wheel on the drum booth.

One of the keys to good design in the graphic arts is to know when to get out of the way. This brochure features the studio's control room on the front while specs and more photos are on the back. For the inside spread I simply got out of the way and let a wide shot picture of the studio itself tell the story.

Rumbo Recorders recording studio, Canoga Park, California. Daryl Dragon. From brochure by Eric Wrobbel Design: https://www.ericwrobbel.com/art/rumbo.htm Rumbo Recorders recording studio, Canoga Park, California. Daryl Dragon. From brochure by Eric Wrobbel Design: https://www.ericwrobbel.com/art/rumbo.htm

Rumbo Recorders recording studio, Canoga Park, California. Daryl Dragon. From brochure by Eric Wrobbel Design: https://www.ericwrobbel.com/art/rumbo.htm

Printed as a brochure, this also appeared as a magazine insert in Mix and Recording Engineer/Producer magazines.

What: Design, layout, production art

For: Magazine insert and brochure, 8 1/2" x 11", four pages

Client: Rumbo Recorders, recording studio, Canoga Park, California

When: 1980



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