The Art Nouveau movement was started in response to a rapidly-changing -- and in the eyes of artists, ugly -- world. So it makes sense that the San Francisco artists designing rock posters, album covers, and the like in the 1960s would crib Art Nouveau's distinct style. They were responding to their own rapidly-changing, and ugly, world. While these free-spirited designers took heavy inspiration from Art Nouveau, they made their art their own by popping the colors to be vibrant and high-contrast, according to this Vox video.
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How Art Nouveau influenced the psychedelic art of the '60s
Listen to Muzak for airplanes (1960s)
Last century, the Muzak company created custom mixes of soft music for locations ranging from doctor’s office waiting rooms and restaurants to barber shops and, yes, elevators. Muzak were self-proclaimed “specialists in the physiological and psychological applications of music.” Two decades before Brian Eno riffed on this environmental music concept with his phenomenal “Music for […]
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young & Tom Jones on the Tom Jones TV show in 1969
I think my feelings about this somewhat unlikely pairing of Tom Jones and Crosby, Still, Nash & Young can best be expressed by some of the comments on YouTube: “When I was a kid, I thought Tom Jones was the height of uncool. Looking back, it was clearly the other way round.” “This is gonna […]
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1960s civil defense movies are soothing compared to today's news
I mean, at least folks caught up in The Cold War were allowed to head outside to buy building supplies without worrying about getting a ticket or falling ill.
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Learn how to make your own games with the Unreal Engine for only $40
Game engines aren’t just the lifeblood of the video game industry. They may soon be the lifeblood of Hollywood. Since emerging in the late ’90s, the Unreal game engine has quickly become one of the world’s foremost tools for game creators. Now, Disney’s hit Star Wars spinoff series The Mandalorian is using Unreal as well. […]
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Don’t want to spend hundreds on AirPods? These buds are a solid alternative
Apple AirPods have become the default earbuds beloved by millions. Unfortunately, they also cost $159, so it’s no surprise that since they were first introduced in 2016, companies have battled to produce comparable headphones at a lower price. The UK-designed and engineered Veho STIX true wireless earphones may have cracked that particular problem, striking a […]
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Learn how to utilize Instagram to its fullest with these expert led classes
Instagram isn’t just for tweens and foodies. In fact, the image-heavy platform not only wants to mint new Instagram influencers — it also wants to make them rich. In the last few weeks, the company announced ad revenue sharing on IGTV videos, special badges you can buy from your favorite accounts through Instagram Live, merchandise […]
