“Poster mania” took place in the 1960s as an American poster craze that embraced the social activist spirit of the young nation. Its grassroots beginnings came from self-trained designers and artists who gathered inspiration from art nouveau, comic book, and pop art, among other art movements. These posters used flowing curves, recycled images from popular culture, intense colors, swirling imagery and warped letterforms. The posters related “anti-establishment values” and commented on social movements like civil rights, the Vietnam War, the women’s liberation and the search for alternate lifestyles. Artist Peter Max (with his “Love” poster), and David Lane (with his symmetrical, contour, simple lined posters) were two of the influential poster designers of the psychedelic poster mania.
I really liked the flowing nature of these posters and how well they represent the era that they were created in. The colors and visual vibration resonate with the “psychedelic mentality” of the public that were viewing the posters. The imagery and color really helped to convey the mentality.
I just wish that there were more recognizable poster examples given in the book; or from sources that we would recognize, like propaganda for the Rolling Stones, etc.
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