1960's Style Book

Our new brief is to create an interactive book with a theme of the 1960's, and about a subject - or more - in the 1960's. For instance, culture, politics, etc. We can design this in any style we want, psychedelic or comic, for example.

Up next, comes the research. I looked into typography and photography back in the 60's, to help me decide on the style of my interactive book.

Photography in those days was mostly black and white, and the use of film cameras (obviously). I've included some of my favourite shots in this blog.

A very famous photographer in the 1960's, that worked with many celebrities also, is David Bailey. He's known worldwide for his pictures, that mostly were of celebrities and even for the magazine Vogue. He was a cultural icon for art and photography, with his clear shots and simple approach.

Another photographer who had an impressive private collection, was Lewis Morley. His photos are a little more creative, and some have an atmosphere because they're not as clear as Bailey's. The photos are a bit more creative and aren't as simple - which I like. Having the images as black and white also adds to the effect of his images.

Psychedelic font

I also had to research typography in the 60's, and a good way to look at that was looking at posters and album covers of that time.

A font that's very popular is the psychedelic font, created by Wes Wilson. This font floats around artwork and has a very artistic and hippy feel to it. Wilson says, when he was creating the font, that he wanted to use up all of the space when he was creating a poster.

My Sketchbook

There are other fonts, some are very bubble-looking, curly or pretty 'simple'. Colour was a huge thing, also, and the 60's was full of it.


My idea was the brief was, at first, fashion. However, doing some simple research on fashion in the 60's, I was mostly inspired by a group of girls that were highly influential in that era. The Supremes. From their music to their fashion, they overcame racial barriers and released top hits in their careers. So, my book will be about The Supremes and how influential they were.