The Ultimate 80's Inspiration

by paulo | Mar 12, 2008

We love the 80's. Music, tv shows, movies, clothing, everything gets us all nostalgic. But we can revive the 80's everyday by using it as reference.

The 80's were a decade of overflows of colors and style. Citric colors, big glasses and those long Nike shoes. Lots of kicking butt bands like A-ha, Oingo Boingo, Erasure, Depeche Mode making kicking butt video clips, wearing kicking butt clothes and being kicking butt cool. Yeah. We love the 80's, and know, let's get inspired by it! ;D

(A few little times I actually thank God for not living on the 80's...)

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About the author

Hello, everyone! I'm Paulo Gabriel, a 24 years old designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil. I work as a webdesigner since 2006, but websites and blogs have been a hobbie for me since 1999. Here in Abduzeedo, I try to bring only the hot stuff for you... and hope that all of you enjoy my posts! You may also follow me on Twitter.

Saturn 05/24/2009

Does anyone know any good Graphic design books devoted to the 80's? Like a retrospective.

Sam Potato 04/04/2009

As Erin said, I don't think DIN//Conduit-ish typefaces were that "fashionable" back in the 80s advertising...

Manuel Minino 01/26/2009

I did a 80s look photoshoot for my self-promotion campaign!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/enamonio/3095802881/sizes/o/

Yacht Charter 12/16/2008

I think the 80's left a good legacy and we still look at the tendencies from past years but it's best to take the best from these years and adapt it to the new innovations...
Thanks god we have moved on!

güvenlik k?yafeti 07/23/2008

very nice thank you wonderful

sia licence 05/06/2008

I hate to admit this, but I grew up in this era and I loved it.

Damien DeBarra 03/19/2008

dear god. this brings back some (dark) memories...

Doc D 03/17/2008

Algum trampo pra juntar isso tudo, heim?

Congrats

Anonymous 03/16/2008

more more.....

Tomm 03/14/2008

I miss the 80s.
I miss the M-80s.
I miss Club Chinatown.
I miss the New Arirang.
I miss the Pink Cadillac.
I miss having the drummer from the M-80s be my 8th grade substitute English teacher and ask me why I was at the nightclub every weekend in front of my entire class.

Zarkov 03/13/2008

Ha! I love it!

niiiice

:-)

arnaud 03/13/2008

Haha :) love !

i was born in 1987 :'(

mood 03/13/2008

Crazy years :D

Jermayn 03/13/2008

Boy the 80s were bad!!!

Tough guy movies like Rambo, Rocky etc were about the best that came from that era (except my birth date - lol)

Erin 03/13/2008

The fourth one down is an "80's" fake :)

Anonymous 03/12/2008

Shane McCutcheon and Jennifer Beals! Nice unintentional visibility ( :

JR 03/12/2008

Sadly makes me want to download some Thompson Twins....I know it wont be that good when I do.

James White 03/12/2008

Yes! You really chose some great stuff to put here, especially the Atari ads and other computer stuff. And that Firefox poster is amazing. Great post!

Arkrep 03/12/2008

Love it, Great Post..

Adrian 03/12/2008

Nice post, but I thank God the 80's are long over. Horrible memories of spiked hair, high contrast colors and rolled up jeans have resulted due to this post. ;-)