The psychedelic movement of the 1960’s-1070’s were strongly influenced by hallucinatory drugs, such as LSD. The era is characterized by hallucinations and distortions of perception and awareness, and these effects were produced by certain drugs. The music and art scene of this time were strongly affected by these characteristics, and it led to the development of and art- and design style, known as psychedelic, which typically feature abstract swirls of intense color with lots or curvature and swirls in the calligraphy and patterns – quite different from for example the Swiss Style. This movement first started in the middle of the 1960. It did not only affect the music, art and design, but became a wave among the people, it affected how people dressed, spoke, interacted as well as literature and philosophy. Psychedelic drugs became popular among the young people of the time, and the design of the time reflected the trippy effects that these drugs had on the mind. Commonly in the design and art of the time were curvy shapes, hand-drawn fonts and intense, strong use of color. You can see some inspiration from the pop art movement in many psychedelic designs.
In some ways the movement was a reaction of the WWII that ended in 1945, and the depressive years that followed. There was a huge birth rate in this time, commonly referred to as “the baby boom”, and these kids were young grown-ups in the 1960’s when the psychedelic movement emerged. It was a reaction against culture and politics as well as the materialism that also grew at the time. These young adults wanted to live freely and happily, and created a society free from discrimination. There was also a strong Black movement and feminist movement which was a result of this evolution. Young people questioned society and politics in many ways, and they sought spiritual experiences through psychedelic drugs. In this time, there were several huge musical festival, events and concerts, which became common scenes of psychedelic drugs, music, art and design. They wanted to celebrate music, art and love and be free and happy.
Bonnie MacLean was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the US. She was an influencing graphic artist in the 1960’s and she was one of the driving forces behind the San Francisco rock music scene of the late 1960’s. She was the creator of several groundbreaking posters promoting huge rock shows, concerts and events in that time. In 1960, when MacLean was 21 years old the moved from Philadelphia to New York City to start a job at the prestigious Pratt Institute where she attended a figurative drawing class. She later moved across the cost to San Francisco in 1964. There, she started a new job as a secretary at Allis-Chalmers Equipment Manufacturing, and she eventually married the office manager there, Graham. He eventually started promoting local rock concerts, and MacLean joined in the for ride, and she was introduced to the psychedelic culture. After some time of working “behind the scene” MacLean was eventually discovered and asked to take over the task of producing all of the promotional artwork for the shows. Some of her known posters for shows including; the Jefferson Airplane, the Doors and Pink Floyd, were all designed in the psychedelic tradition, but she added her own personal touch and distinctive ways to them. She frequently used culturally diverse images such as Native Americans totems and Nehru jackets. She used distinctive typefaces, with expressions from beautiful serenity to more psychedelic hypnotic intensity.
Wes Wilson was born on July 15, 1937 in the US. He drew eagerly since he was a young child, and continued to study forestry and horticulture, majoring in philosophy at San Francisco State College. After graduation he moved on to work at Contact Printing, where he started designing his now so well-known posters. He moved on to be one of the most acknowledged designers of psychedelic posters. He has designed posters for Bill Graham of The Fillmore in San Francisco. In the 1960’s Wilson invented a style that is now known in association with the peace movement and the psychedelic era. He designed flyers and posters for many of the big Trip Festivals in the 1960’s, and he also attended some of the events, and the combination of music, drugs and love made a deep impact on him. He also invented a psychedelic font in 1966, where it looks like the letters are moving or melting, and he made it very popular. He is a very important designer of the Psychedelic Movement. He did several posters for Psychedelic events and rock concerts in the 1960’s, translating sights and sounds of society into iconic designs.
The psychedelic movement of the 1960’s-1070’s were strongly influenced by hallucinatory drugs, such as LSD. The era is characterized by hallucinations and distortions of perception and awareness, and these effects were produced by certain drugs. The music and art scene of this time were strongly affected by these characteristics, and it led to the development of and art- and design style, known as psychedelic, which typically feature abstract swirls of intense color with lots or curvature and swirls in the calligraphy and patterns – quite different from for example the Swiss Style. This movement first started in the middle of the 1960. It did not only affect the music, art and design, but became a wave among the people, it affected how people dressed, spoke, interacted as well as literature and philosophy. Psychedelic drugs became popular among the young people of the time, and the design of the time reflected the trippy effects that these drugs had on the mind. Commonly in the design and art of the time were curvy shapes, hand-drawn fonts and intense, strong use of color. You can see some inspiration from the pop art movement in many psychedelic designs.
In some ways the movement was a reaction of the WWII that ended in 1945, and the depressive years that followed. There was a huge birth rate in this time, commonly referred to as “the baby boom”, and these kids were young grown-ups in the 1960’s when the psychedelic movement emerged. It was a reaction against culture and politics as well as the materialism that also grew at the time. These young adults wanted to live freely and happily, and created a society free from discrimination. There was also a strong Black movement and feminist movement which was a result of this evolution. Young people questioned society and politics in many ways, and they sought spiritual experiences through psychedelic drugs. In this time, there were several huge musical festival, events and concerts, which became common scenes of psychedelic drugs, music, art and design. They wanted to celebrate music, art and love and be free and happy.
Bonnie MacLean was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the US. She was an influencing graphic artist in the 1960’s and she was one of the driving forces behind the San Francisco rock music scene of the late 1960’s. She was the creator of several groundbreaking posters promoting huge rock shows, concerts and events in that time. In 1960, when MacLean was 21 years old the moved from Philadelphia to New York City to start a job at the prestigious Pratt Institute where she attended a figurative drawing class. She later moved across the cost to San Francisco in 1964. There, she started a new job as a secretary at Allis-Chalmers Equipment Manufacturing, and she eventually married the office manager there, Graham. He eventually started promoting local rock concerts, and MacLean joined in the for ride, and she was introduced to the psychedelic culture. After some time of working “behind the scene” MacLean was eventually discovered and asked to take over the task of producing all of the promotional artwork for the shows. Some of her known posters for shows including; the Jefferson Airplane, the Doors and Pink Floyd, were all designed in the psychedelic tradition, but she added her own personal touch and distinctive ways to them. She frequently used culturally diverse images such as Native Americans totems and Nehru jackets. She used distinctive typefaces, with expressions from beautiful serenity to more psychedelic hypnotic intensity.
Wes Wilson was born on July 15, 1937 in the US. He drew eagerly since he was a young child, and continued to study forestry and horticulture, majoring in philosophy at San Francisco State College. After graduation he moved on to work at Contact Printing, where he started designing his now so well-known posters. He moved on to be one of the most acknowledged designers of psychedelic posters. He has designed posters for Bill Graham of The Fillmore in San Francisco. In the 1960’s Wilson invented a style that is now known in association with the peace movement and the psychedelic era. He designed flyers and posters for many of the big Trip Festivals in the 1960’s, and he also attended some of the events, and the combination of music, drugs and love made a deep impact on him. He also invented a psychedelic font in 1966, where it looks like the letters are moving or melting, and he made it very popular. He is a very important designer of the Psychedelic Movement. He did several posters for Psychedelic events and rock concerts in the 1960’s, translating sights and sounds of society into iconic designs.
The psychedelic movement of the 1960’s-1070’s were strongly influenced by hallucinatory drugs, such as LSD. The era is characterized by hallucinations and distortions of perception and awareness, and these effects were produced by certain drugs. The music and art scene of this time were strongly affected by these characteristics, and it led to the development of and art- and design style, known as psychedelic, which typically feature abstract swirls of intense color with lots or curvature and swirls in the calligraphy and patterns – quite different from for example the Swiss Style. This movement first started in the middle of the 1960. It did not only affect the music, art and design, but became a wave among the people, it affected how people dressed, spoke, interacted as well as literature and philosophy. Psychedelic drugs became popular among the young people of the time, and the design of the time reflected the trippy effects that these drugs had on the mind. Commonly in the design and art of the time were curvy shapes, hand-drawn fonts and intense, strong use of color. You can see some inspiration from the pop art movement in many psychedelic designs.
In some ways the movement was a reaction of the WWII that ended in 1945, and the depressive years that followed. There was a huge birth rate in this time, commonly referred to as “the baby boom”, and these kids were young grown-ups in the 1960’s when the psychedelic movement emerged. It was a reaction against culture and politics as well as the materialism that also grew at the time. These young adults wanted to live freely and happily, and created a society free from discrimination. There was also a strong Black movement and feminist movement which was a result of this evolution. Young people questioned society and politics in many ways, and they sought spiritual experiences through psychedelic drugs. In this time, there were several huge musical festival, events and concerts, which became common scenes of psychedelic drugs, music, art and design. They wanted to celebrate music, art and love and be free and happy.
Bonnie MacLean was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the US. She was an influencing graphic artist in the 1960’s and she was one of the driving forces behind the San Francisco rock music scene of the late 1960’s. She was the creator of several groundbreaking posters promoting huge rock shows, concerts and events in that time. In 1960, when MacLean was 21 years old the moved from Philadelphia to New York City to start a job at the prestigious Pratt Institute where she attended a figurative drawing class. She later moved across the cost to San Francisco in 1964. There, she started a new job as a secretary at Allis-Chalmers Equipment Manufacturing, and she eventually married the office manager there, Graham. He eventually started promoting local rock concerts, and MacLean joined in the for ride, and she was introduced to the psychedelic culture. After some time of working “behind the scene” MacLean was eventually discovered and asked to take over the task of producing all of the promotional artwork for the shows. Some of her known posters for shows including; the Jefferson Airplane, the Doors and Pink Floyd, were all designed in the psychedelic tradition, but she added her own personal touch and distinctive ways to them. She frequently used culturally diverse images such as Native Americans totems and Nehru jackets. She used distinctive typefaces, with expressions from beautiful serenity to more psychedelic hypnotic intensity.
Wes Wilson was born on July 15, 1937 in the US. He drew eagerly since he was a young child, and continued to study forestry and horticulture, majoring in philosophy at San Francisco State College. After graduation he moved on to work at Contact Printing, where he started designing his now so well-known posters. He moved on to be one of the most acknowledged designers of psychedelic posters. He has designed posters for Bill Graham of The Fillmore in San Francisco. In the 1960’s Wilson invented a style that is now known in association with the peace movement and the psychedelic era. He designed flyers and posters for many of the big Trip Festivals in the 1960’s, and he also attended some of the events, and the combination of music, drugs and love made a deep impact on him. He also invented a psychedelic font in 1966, where it looks like the letters are moving or melting, and he made it very popular. He is a very important designer of the Psychedelic Movement. He did several posters for Psychedelic events and rock concerts in the 1960’s, translating sights and sounds of society into iconic designs.
