Where the 1960s “psychedelic“ look came from

The hippie aesthetic owes a lot to Art Nouveau. Become a Video Lab member! 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? M
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