WRITING A STORY (DRAFT)
This week’s challenge was to write the first draft of my 3,000-word article.
Write the first draft of your 3,000 word article, to be saved as a Word or TextEdit document.
Curate an A3 inspiration board to present your initial ideas about the design approach, to include examples of materials, format, typography, print / digital production.
Save your inspiration board in an interactive PDF format.
LINK: (DRAFT) BEYOND THE BIG FIVE: The Unaccounted Women of the San Francisco Psychedelic Design Era
ELEVATOR PITCH
When history is reflected upon with regard to the psychedelic design movement of 1960s San Francisco, we notoriously only hear about the Big Five: Rick Griffin, Alton Kelley, Victor Moscoso, Stanley Mouse, and Wes Wilson.
While these men made a huge impact on this fundamental period of design, they are all men. The contributions of women artists of this experiential and experimental era of design are rarely, if ever, mentioned.
Where are the women? Did they just sew flowers into each other's hair. NO.
This essay is aimed to shed light on the contributions of women artists of the San Francisco psychedelic design movement of the 1960s.
STORY OUTLINE
Introduction
Impact of the Psychedelic Design Era on design overall
Touch on the usual suspects: the Big Five
Spotlights on Bay Area Women Graphic Designers
Bonnie MacLean
Mari Tepper
Virginia Clive-Smith
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
Marget Larsen
Closing/Summary
INSPIRATION BOARD
I want to truly reflect the 1960s Psychedelic Design Era - its nod to the Nouveau Art movement - as well as the uniqueness of the concert promotion posters through an expression of typography, print and bindery effects, and bold color. See below for my inspiration board.
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