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Gene Greif (September 11, 1954 – November 27, 2004) was a graphic designer who specialized in creating album cover art.

Greif attended LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and the Cooper Union where he first majored in architecture before graduating with a BFA in graphic design. In 1976, he became an art director for CBS Records where he designed album covers. He began his freelance career in 1983, working for Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Fortune, AOL, Time Warner, and Knoll, among others.

Greif was credited for taking inspiration from graphic design movements such as Dada, Constructivism, Surrealism, and Cubism to design album covers. One of his most famous works titled Give 'Em Enough Rope by The Clash which became extremely popular among postmodern designers.