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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Music For Longhairs - Various Artists, Design Records (1966) Cover art by Barbara Soloff Levy Lou Rawls - Kiddio (1961) youtu.be/KdYqXSNFeKs?...

Colorful album cover art features caricatures of 1960s hipsters

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hanatsubaki (花椿) Magazine, October 1967 #japanesemagazine

Magazine cover of a model looking up, she has 1960s exaggerated eyeliner eyelashes and pale lips. This art and culture magazine was launched in 1937 by Shiseido cosmetics.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Happy #Caturday 🐾 Sleeping Tabby by Harry Wysocki (1970)

Orange vacuform space age relief sculpture of a curled up sleeping cat

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Cat & Bird printed linen tapestry design by Helen Webber for Tom Tru/Raymor (1970) #textileart #tapestryart #happycaturday

Two stylized cats, one striped and the other with polka dots both have a bird hovering over them. Printed on linen, mostly in shades of blue and purple, with pops of bright green.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Czech cinema poster by Zdeněk Kaplan for the British film All Neat in Black Stockings directed by Christopher Morahan (1969)

Typography in red and pink, with stylized art nouveau revival legs wearing black knee-high stockings in colorful shoes on a white background

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The Smoke – You Can't Catch Me (1967) musicmonday youtube.com/watch?v=ECCk...

The Smoke – ...It's Smoke Time, Metronome, Germany LP (1967) Cover design by Atelier Paul & Ruth

The Smoke was a British pop, freakbeat, and psych group formed in York in 1965, originally performing under the name The Shots. Their 1967 track, "My Friend Jack," became a major hit in Germany, reaching No.2 on the chart, but it was banned from airplay in the UK by the BBC for the drug references in the lyrics. Because of the heavy UK censorship, The Smoke focused on the European market, especially Germany, where they achieved massive success and toured extensively. The group continued to perform and release singles until they officially disbanded in 1976. Drummer Geoff Gill later found success as a songwriter and producer for the disco group Boney M.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The Smoke - Wake Up Cherylina (1967) #musicmonday youtube.com/watch?v=KvYN...

The Impact France sleeve design by Maurice Apelbaum features a graphic illustration of a multicolored psychedelic smoking pipe with a color photo of the group spliced onto the bowl of the pipe.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Ty I Ja (You and Me) Magazine No. 9, Poland (1967) Cover by Waldemar Świerzy #easternblocdesign #magazinecoverart

Pop art style illustration of a bouncing female crossed leg wearing long white socks and lavender mary jane shoes, and a comic "au!!!" speech bubble. The background is a rosy red.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Communication Arts magazine, March/April 1966 #typographicart Founded by Richard Coyne and Robert Blanchard in 1959, Communication Arts (CA) covers graphic design, advertising, photography, illustration, typography, and interactive media.

Bold psychedelic typography repeating the phone number 326-6040. The number sequence 326-6040 in the cover art was the phone number for the magazine's Palo Alto headquarters office during that time. CA is the largest international trade journal dedicated to visual communication, serving as a premier source of inspiration for creative professionals since 1959.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Flower Kat by David Weidman, in green (1973) #happycaturday

A stylized green tabby cat watching a butterfly while lounging beneath a tree with a canopy of square leaf patterns. Printed in multiple shades of green.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Signs of the Zodiac Tea Towel by Ulster, Ireland (1970) #cancerseason #textiledesign

Stylized designs of zodiac signs in a colorway of purple, pink, and red printed on white linen

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The Fabulous Wailers At The Castle featuring Rockin' Robin and Gail Harris, Etiquette Records (1961) #musicmonday I Idolize You youtube.com/watch?v=inDt...

The cover features a red and white illustration of a castle on a black background.

This live album was recorded in 1961 at the famous Spanish Castle Ballroom between Seattle and Tacoma. "I Idolize You," a cover of the 1961 Ike & Tina Turner song, was performed by vocalist "Little" Gail Harris, who was only 15 years old at the time of the recording.

The Fabulous Wailers (originally The Nightcaps) were a rock and roll band from Tacoma, Washington, formed in late 1958 and active until the late 1960s. They are widely considered the first successful garage band to emerge from the Pacific Northwest, paving the way for groups like The Sonics, Paul Revere & the Raiders, The Bards, The Lollipop Shoppe, The Kingsmen and many others.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Plexus Magazine No. 23 April 1969, cover art by Robert Lewis #popart

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Slowdive - When the Sun Hits (1993) youtube.com/watch?v=MKYY... Sun by Blanca Gómez 🌞 #happysolstice

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Cake - Baby That's Me (1967) youtube.com/watch?v=DJtv... Decca Germany album cover designed by Sandy Dvore

Psychedelic cover featuring the three singers framed in multiple colors with purple font.

The Cake was a trio of teenage New York singers Jeanette Jacobs, Barbara Morillo, and Eleanor Barooshian formed in 1966 and active until 1968. In 1967, they were discovered by the notorious producers Charles Greene and Brian Stone (Greene & Stone) at the Ondine Discotheque in NYC. They quickly relocated to Los Angeles, signed to Decca, and started recording. Their debut single was "Baby, That's Me," written by Jack Nitzsche and Jackie DeShannon (originally recorded by The Fashions in 1964 and Leslie Gore in 1965). The production of the track, arranged by Harold Battiste, was heavily influenced by the Wall of Sound technique created by Nitzsche and Phil Spector. Billboard rated the song number 64 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Sonora Ambassador Stereo, Cavalier Magazine print ad illustrated by Tom Tierney (1969)

"The 'listened-to' Sound... Sonora" Model SV6970

Psychedelic line drawing/illustration of a woman's face with red lips and hand with red nails surrounded by waves of hair in grey and swirls of sunset colors. The stereo unit advertised is a black and white photo.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

David Hockney exhibition at the Andre Emmerich gallery, Corbusier Chair and Rug (1969)

The art features a black LC2 Petit Club Lounge Chair
by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand for Cassina and a grey Navajo rug with a bird motif.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

L'Oeil Magazine, France January 1959 Cover art: Betelgeuse by Victor Vasarely

Op art in orange with dots/circles appearing to change direction

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The Philips Philitina B0X190/00L Radio in "Bright Orange" (1964) First manufactured in 1961, this vacuum tube radio was part of the "BOX" line, which was the brand's most economical radios at the time. This model is known for its vibrant colored plastic casing and high tuning sensitivity. #orange

Rectangular orange radio with a black and woodgrain face.
Source: San Diogenes

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

How to disappear completely by Janet Warner (2022) #geometricabstraction

From the Circle in form series 2020-2023. Oil on linen geometric painting featuring multi colored circles over a red background.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Art Nouveau exhibition at the Poster Museum Wilanów, Warsaw, Sept-Nov 1971 by Hubert Hilscher #posterart

Exhibition poster with a stylized peacock in black, blue, violet, red and green

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Q65 - I Got Nightmares (1966) #FridaySounds youtu.be/YJeBh_Mzxzs?...

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

"DASHING COLOR, via a circular area rug, can spice a room with architectural interest." Home Magazine of Northeast Living (1970) #modernistdesign #arearugs

A sitting room centered around a circular area rug with geometric designs in red, orange, peachy pink and yellow sunset colors.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Golden Homes Magazine, Australia (1974)

Part 4 of the series, cover shows a dining area with white tulip Eero Saarinen Knoll furniture and Eugenio Gentili Kartell lighting in orange

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Villeroy & Boch Mettlach stoneware tiles designed by Christine Reuter, Germany 1970s #tilesontuesday

Prilblumen style orange and olive green on white floral tiles

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Mosaic after Gustav Klimt's Giuditta II by Olga Medvedeva #tilesontuesday #mosaicart #artnouveaudesign

Klimt style tile mosaic of a woman on the facade of a building created with predominantly red, black and white tiles with pops of multiple colors.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Dekoplus Pflegeleicht Furnishing Fabric, Germany (1970) #textiles #flowerpower

Cotton fabric featuring a brown grid pattern containing daisy flowers and leaves in orange, gold, and green or solid colored circles in orange and green.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Better Homes and Gardens Kitchen Projects You Can Build (1977) #DIY

1970s kitchen with orange cabinets and pull-out wooden shelves stacked with dishes.
The image captures design elements of the era like green laminate flooring yellow Formica countertops.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Andrea Rambaldi wears a raincoat by Michele Rosier for V de V and glass earrings by Evelyn Desbruères (1967) Photo by David Bailey for Vogue #rainwear #vinylraincoat #modfashion

The models hair is a short blonde pixie cut, the earrings are clear blown glass globes with multicolored bead trim hanging from flower shaped clip on clusters and the raincoat is a metallic green.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Jacqueline Taïeb - 7 heures du matin (7 a.m.) Impact Netherlands single sleeve (1967) #yeyé #frenchpop youtu.be/g2D-F2KSBec?...

Single sleeve with a black and white image of Taïeb next to a bright pink title background with purple border

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Jerry Cole - Can You Dig It (1967) youtu.be/GD7vyDut2Gg?...

Session guitarist Jerry Cole (Byrds, Beach Boys) recorded some psych sounding sessions that were initially released under the name Animated Egg, but the songs were re-titled and came out on various discount albums like Astro Sounds, T Swift & The Electric Bag, The Projection Company, Stone Canyon Rock Group and The Generation Gap.

More Psychedelic Guitars is a 1967 Custom Records album that was a mix of covers and psychedelic jams by Cole and other Wrecking Crew session musicians, including Billy Preston. The musicians were rarely credited on the albums.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Small Faces Spanish 7" 45 rpm picture sleeve for Lazy Sunday/Rollin' Over (1968) #smallfaces #sundaysongs

Immediate Records pink picture sleeve with white font. It features the band in a black and white group shot with white vertical graphic lines running over the image and the title, which makes them look trapped behind the bars of a cage or jail cell.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The Rondo Chair, designed in 1956 by Gordon Andrews and produced in 1969 in collaboration with Marion Hall Best #australiandesign #modernistdesign Source: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

A pair of Rondo chairs on the Circular Rug by Mona Hessing (1965) The chairs and the rug are the same color scheme: striped shades of orange, red, pink, and gold.

Designed in 1956, with specific versions like this tulip base developed in collaboration with interior designer Marion Hall Best for the Kings Cross Hyatt hotel. The chair features a shell shape with an internal fiberglass structure, typically upholstered in wool fabric, and raised on a spun aluminum swivel base. This pair is upholstered in a vibrant striped fabric in shades of orange, red, pink, and gold.

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