1970s posters

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Mind Map on 1970s posters, created by ellie_1995 on 02/03/2014.
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Mind Map by ellie_1995, updated more than 1 year ago
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1970s posters
  1. Large, bold titles
    1. White/Cream backgrounds
      1. Many elements collaged together
        1. Images appear to have been produced using water colours or similar medium.
          1. Colours used together are quite contrasting and bold. Yet they are more earthy than neon.
            1. Background elements never trail off the screen. They are always cut around.
              1. Simple shapes and concepts
                1. The word "psychedelic" means "mind manifesting". Psychedelic art is art inspired by the psychedelic experience induced by drugs, and refers above all to the art movement of the 1960s counterculture. Psychedelic visual arts were a counterpart to psychedelic rock music. Concert posters, album covers, lightshows, murals, comic books, underground newspapers and more reflected revolutionary political, social and spiritual sentiments inspired by psychedelic states of consciousness.
                  1. Typeface / font styles
                    1. Sometimes overlap or intersect with image
                    2. Brown and orange
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