sourced from www.wolfgangsvault.com
This example of Psychedelia has the typical raybands and the vibrating optics achieved by using complementary colours in similar strengths. Using an Egyptian image shows the interest in mystical and ancient religions prevalent at the time. The font is warped and hand drawn, which was a feature of those used during this design period, as is the curved shape and Art Nouveau feel to the piece.
Album cover for "Disraeli Gears" created by Martin Sharp in 1967.
sourced from www.optimismsflames.com
This colourful cover has all the trademarks of a typical Psychedelic artwork. The clashing rainbow bright colours, winged shapes adding movement and the photos which would have been reduced to black and white and then recoloured by hand. The collage of unrelated Victorian and Art Nouveau images is typical of music covers at this time as well as the lack of white space. Psychedelia as a design style and as a lifestyle was all about maximalism.
I enjoy the colourful, vibrant nature of this design style and feel that for me, it is best used in the music and surf/skate industries as it represents the freedom this era embraced. I like the collages and the warped fonts created at a time when all design work was done by hand and appreciate the hours of work these artworks would have required to be made.
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