70’s Retro
70年代レトロ / 1970s / Style / Retro
Builds cheerful nostalgia from thick round shapes and earthy warm color.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Fat curves
- Wave forms
- Orange and brown
- Repeating stripes
Best used for
- Warming up food, music and community
- A slightly loose, easy joyfulness
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Round, heavy display type
- Composition
- Curvy rhythms and oversized headlines
- Material
- Orange, ochre, dark brown; a touch of print misregistration
- Caution
- Making everything retro becomes a costume. Keep body text and controls contemporary.
- Further study
- Milton Glaser / Herb Lubalin
Related entries
- Future Funk (フューチャーファンク)Shared effects: Exhilaration / Nostalgia.Compare 70’s Retro and Future Funk
- Minimalism (ミニマリズム)Editorially linked for a useful contrast.Compare 70’s Retro and Minimalism
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- Mid-Century Modern (ミッドセンチュリー・モダン)Shared effects: Intimacy / Nostalgia.
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