project name Eckmannpsych Type Specimen Poster
creative fields Typography, Digital Illustration
software Illustrator, InDesign
professional role Student Project
Eckmannpsych is a typeface designed by James Edmonson in 2018. It is designed in the psychedelic style that started in the 60’s in San Francisco.
The poster uses psychedelic colors that vibrate together to visually express the feeling of tripping out. Lou Reed’s lyrics show the distinctive features of the typeface, while the iconic legs of Haight and Ashbury dangle in flowers-shaped asterisks.