I am a huge nerd for silk screened rock posters, and I am particularly in love with the art of the Fillmore (the legendary bi-coastal venue run by Bill Graham) My favorite poster Illustrator/designer is Bonnie Maclean. Here are a few of her most famous prints. If I could afford to "pick up" the originals of these, I would in a heartbeat. As it is, I had to settle for this book.
Posters from the Fillmore era continue to influence designers today (myself included). Although they are certainly "psychedelic" by definition, they also employ all the basic design elements we have studied this semester. They are balanced, vibrant, compelling, conceptually intricate, and (usually) readable. I especially love Bonnie's work because she uses pointillism to distinguish the three dimensional from the two dimensional (the flesh of the face from the patterned shirt, to use the above example). Her color palates are also very appealing to me. AND, she was the only female poster designer whose work regularly appeared in the Fillmore series. I love you, Bonnie!
oh man! These are awesome Beth. I love how they play with letter forms to create shapes and interesting backgrounds that add movement to the pieces.
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