graphic-designer-johnson



The designer that I decided to pick for this project is Wes Wilson. This designer is known for his 'psychedelic' posters through the use of bold colors with fluid images and words that took up the whole space. Wes Wilson pioneered the 60's rock concert poster by taking what these concerts played and translating them to an image. From the use of bold colors to the different flowing shapes and figures that are within these posters. He was inspired by the Viennese Secessionist lettering that was developed by Alfred Roller but changed and adjusted it to suit his own style where many of the lettering becomes indistinguishable. This artist worked pre-computer creating all of his posters by hand. There where computers present but they weren't any kind of computers that we would think of today, not suitable for graphic design quite yet. Though the reason I chose this artist was because I thought his designs where interesting to look at. You can keep looking all around them and looking at all the details he managed to put in, not to mention try to read what any of the words he has in his posters if there are any. I also liked the bright colors that Wilson used and how he wasn't afraid to go so bold. [|Link] [|Link]