Where the 1960s "psychedelic" look came from
The hippie aesthetic owes a lot to Art Nouveau.
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When you picture hippies, you probably picture bell bottoms, long hair, and LSD. You might also think of a very specific graphic design and illustration style, seen on concert posters and album covers: curly, cloudy, barely legible lettering, trippy color combinations, and decorative meandering borders. This style was first conceived in San Francisco by a handful of designers in the late 1960s. Their job? Make posters for bands like The Byrds, the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Steve Miller Band, Jimi Hendrix … all of whom were just getting their start, competing for nightly stage time at venues like the Fillmore and the Avalon.
But these designers didn’t invent that now-iconic style. In fact, they were heavily influenced by an art movement that started in the late 1800s called Art Nouveau.
Read more about Art Nouveau and other major design movements: https://books.google.com/books?id=Kmx6qBz_l68C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
To learn more about the history of California graphic design, check out: https://www.amazon.com/Earthquakes-Mudslides-Fires-Riots-California/dp/1938922611
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When you picture hippies, you probably picture bell bottoms, long hair, and LSD. You might also think of a very specific graphic design and illustration style, seen on concert posters and album covers: curly, cloudy, barely legible lettering, trippy color combinations, and decorative meandering borders. This style was first conceived in San Francisco by a handful of designers in the late 1960s. Their job? Make posters for bands like The Byrds, the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Steve Miller Band, Jimi Hendrix … all of whom were just getting their start, competing for nightly stage time at venues like the Fillmore and the Avalon.
But these designers didn’t invent that now-iconic style. In fact, they were heavily influenced by an art movement that started in the late 1800s called Art Nouveau.
Read more about Art Nouveau and other major design movements: https://books.google.com/books?id=Kmx6qBz_l68C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
To learn more about the history of California graphic design, check out: https://www.amazon.com/Earthquakes-Mudslides-Fires-Riots-California/dp/1938922611
Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com.
Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE
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