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Scriptorium: psychedelic fonts

Scriptorium (David Nalle) writes: Poster lettering in the 60s was heavily influenced by the Art Nouveau movement of the late 19th century, but the most imaginative poster designers took those basic ideas of full, somewhat fabulous lettering to an entirely new level. While you can see the influence of Mucha and other Art Nouveau poster artists in the work of designers like Wes Wilson and David Singer, there's something more in their poster designs - what might be called the 'free spirit' of the 60s. Its collection tries to be comprehensive and includes these typefaces:

• Pantagruel: the quintessential bridge between Art Nouveau and 60s era design. It is based on an Art Nouveau style which was enormously influential in the 60s and often duplicated directly by 60s artists like Greg Irons and Randy Tuten.
• Harbinger and Sprite are also examples of styles commonly used by many poster artists of the period who drew on Art Nouveau designs for inspiration. However, they are not really psychedelic as we now understand it.
• Earthpig and Bad Acid are based on original poster lettering characteristic of the outrageously spurred and flourished designs favored by many artists of the 60s.
• Butterfield is based on poster lettering from posters for rock shows at the Fillmore in the 1960s. Influenced by the lettering of Wes Wilson, this is "psychedelic" at its smoky best.
• Quicksilver and Illuminata were developed from small samples of unique lettering and are most influenced by the designs of David Singer.
• Hendrix: Like the lettering on Jimi Hendrix albums.

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