Psychedelic (jan 1, 1960 – jan 1, 1970)
Description:
Psychedelic Graphic Design Style: 1960'sThe psychedelic movement began in the mid 1960’s and had an effect on many aspects of popular culture. This included style of dress, art, literature and philosophy. The name “psychedelic” refers to drugs that were popular with the youth culture of the time. Posters for rock concerts tried to visually express the feeling of tripping out. The visual motifs of psychedelic art include Art Nouveau-inspired curvilinear shapes, illegible hand-drawn type, and intense optical colour vibration inspired by the pop art movement.
Use of abstracted curvilinear shapes, clashing colours, hard-to-read fonts. Rarely used in today’s designs, the trippy posters of the 60's are the most easily recognizable contribution of the Psychedelic style.
Aesthetics
Influenced by the prevalence of hallucinatory drugs
Featuring abstract swirls of intense color
Curvilinear calligraphy reminiscent of Art Nouveau.
Intense optical colour vibration
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Date:
jan 1, 1960
jan 1, 1970
~ 10 years