Psychedelic
サイケデリック / 1960s–1970s / Style / Counterculture
Melts contour and color until reality itself starts to sway.
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At a glance
Visual cues
- Swirling curves
- Complementary colors
- Melting letters
- Kaleidoscope patterns
Best used for
- Deepening immersion in music and experience
- Festivity that escapes the everyday
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Lettering that warps like liquid
- Composition
- Radiate from the center; fill the margins
- Material
- Saturated color, waves, repeating pattern
- Caution
- Hostile to long text and critical controls. Reserve places for the eye to rest.
- Further study
- Wes Wilson / Tadanori Yokoo
Related entries
- Minimalism (ミニマリズム)Editorially linked for a useful contrast.Compare Psychedelic and Minimalism
- 70’s Retro (70年代レトロ)Shared effects: Exhilaration.Compare Psychedelic and 70’s Retro
Often confused with
More from Counterculture
Continue through styles in the same Counterculture family, prioritised by shared effects.
- Punk (パンク)Shared effects: Rebellion / Exhilaration.
- New Wave (ニュー・ウェーブ)Shared effects: Rebellion / Exhilaration.
- Acid (アシッド)Shared effects: Rebellion / Exhilaration.
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- https://indexstyle.org/styles/psychedelic
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