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Is there a name for the art style depicted on these covers? They're beautifully done
by GNOMES 4y ago
Is there a name for the art style depicted on these covers? They're beautifully done
- sandworm101 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco The covers are a 1960s minimalist deco design. Abrupt geometric shapes, the sort of stuff that is easily printed/viewed using the tech of the time. The colors are solid and few, which make printing easy. The colors are also not absolutely necessary. The shapes come through equally well in black and white media. And if you want to look good on the low-res TV of the time, you go with big solid shapes. No doubt these factors contributed to the redesign of the original cover. Contrast the posters and covers of todays media. They like to hide lots of little detail, perhaps to promote the use of higher/brighter media formats. That's why FIFA got rid of the old soccer balls.
- GNOMES 4y agoI normally see Art Deco in reference to buildings, furniture, and cars. Guess I never actually looked at Art Deco paintings/images before.
- TheRealPomax 4y agoSorry, are we looking at the same covers? There is no 1960s minimalism in the original covers, they are fairly detailed 1970's scifi surrealism.