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Hypnotizing Aesthetic

Consumer intrigue grows for psychedelic designs

Implications - Making use of an individual’s instinctual attraction to vibrant colors, photographers, artists and designers are mesmerizing their audiences with the use of psychedelic hues and designs. Using these patterns, the creators can captivate more viewers, draw more intrigue to their pieces and encourage word-of-mouth buzz. Any business can elicit the same reaction by applying similarly crazy, colorful and hypnotically appealing design aesthetics.
Trend Themes
1. Psychedelic Aesthetics - Artists are using bright colors and trippy designs to captivate viewers and elicit an emotional response, offering an escape from daily life's stresses.
2. Visual Stimulation and Inspiration - Individuals are seeking ways to indulge in imaginative side activities amidst busy work schedules, providing opportunities for companies to offer visual relief and inspiration.
3. Surreal Photography - Photographers are experimenting with surreal photo effects, capturing the magical world beyond reality and offering captivating visual experiences.
Industry Implications
1. Art and Design - Artists and designers can incorporate psychedelic aesthetics into their work to captivate and mesmerize their audience.
2. Fashion - Fashion designers can apply hypnotic and surreal elements to their collections to offer an escape from daily stress and captivate their audience with vibrant colors.
3. Photography - Photographers can experiment with surreal photo effects to capture the magical world beyond reality and provide captivating visual experiences.
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Featured Examples

Raver Photography
Raver Photography
Perchance to Dream by Rachel Doyle Captures Surreal Photo Effects
Rachel Doyle’s Perchance to Dream series captures a trippy world with surreal photo effects that shows how photography can capture the magical invisible world around us. Doyle is a South African photographer… MORE
Psychedelic Fashion Campaigns
Psychedelic Fashion Campaigns
'Walking in the Wonderland' by Paul Tsang Will Trip You Out
'Walking in the Wonderland' by Paul Tsang is definitely an interesting trip down the rabbit hole. The photoshoot is the spring/summer 2010 campaign for 'Five Plus' and is definitely a colorful spread of… MORE
Psychedelic Retro Graphics
Psychedelic Retro Graphics
Jimmy Zombie is a Uniquely Vibrant Artist With Trippy Inspirations
One of the coolest advantages of digital illustration is that it can be used in so many different ways, and this Jimmy Zombie collection is the colorful exploration of that versatility into a psychedelic… MORE
Neon Egg Explosions
Neon Egg Explosions
'100 mph!!!' from Henry Hargreaves is an Eye-Popping Art Project
There is a good chance that your mind will be blown after seeing Henry Hargreaves' '100 mph!!!' '100 mph!!!' is a colorful photoshoot that captures eggs filled with eye-popping colors, exploding upon impact.… MORE
Colorfully Masked Collections
Colorfully Masked Collections
The Petrou Man Fall/Winter 2011 Lookbook is Trippy and Tribal
If you want to see some trippy photos with guys in facepaint, then look no further. The PetrouMan Fall/Winter 2011 lookbook features men with their faces painted in bright tribal colors giving sullen… MORE
Soft Psychedelic Spreads
Soft Psychedelic Spreads
I Feel Love by Mikael Shulz is Infused with Polychromatic Personality
On their own, the model and the garments are gorgeous, but I Feel Love by Mikael Shulz embodies another element if irresistible color. Flushed with a glowing neon spectrum, the Spring 2011 Tush Magazine… MORE
Massive Multi-Colored Murals
Massive Multi-Colored Murals
The Works of Patrick Hruby are Psychedelic Masterpieces
Patrick Hruby uses a ton of color to create some wicked illustrations. His pieces burst with brightness like you've been whisked away into the chassis of a giant kaleidoscope. The aura that is exuded… MORE
Kaleidoscopic Couture Shoots
Kaleidoscopic Couture Shoots
Prada Spring 2011 Fantasy Lookbook has Extreme Psychedelic Fashion
Prada takes fashion to fantastical levels with the Prada Spring 2011 Fantasy Lookbook. Fashion is art, as Prada proves with the eclectic Prada Spring 2011 Fantasy lookbook, seamlessly blurring the lines… MORE
Psychedelic Mixed Media Art
Psychedelic Mixed Media Art
The 'Unreal' Series by Kaylee Hinrichs is Visually Intense
Kaylee Hinrichs has created a series of artwork that takes you through an intense visual journey. The series was completed throughout one year and explores the spiritual an metaphysical realm. Predominantly… MORE

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