Searching for the Perfect Beat: Flyer Designs of the American Rave Scene

by The Earth Program and Earth Program

Rave culture has provided a wealth of innovative graphic design, and this book aims to feature the best examples of club flyers created to promote rave events. The book examines the American rave... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823047512
• ISBN13: 9780823047512
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

a fantastic cross-section of rave flyers

Just a warning, this book does not trace a history of the rave flyer. There's a primer about 2 pages long at the beginning of the book and that's it. This is just pictures upon pictures upon pictures of rave flyers from all over america. I was happy to see Philadelphia so well respresented. This book was an inspiration to me, by and large because this is the kind of design I love, and want to do for myself. This would make an excellent coffee-table book, and a great conversation piece.

Exquisite Eye Candy

It's like a completed coloring book for grown-ups. This is the most colorful book I have seen. I am tempted to cut out all of the pages and pin them on my wall as a huge collage. For now, it sits on my coffee table and almost everyone that stops by, picks it up, pages through it, and strikes up a conversation about their fondest rave memories, "Yeah, remember that fresh Japanimation flyer when so and so was spinnin'...that was a super-dope party." It was also cool to see some flyers from Colorado events. Although the graphics are great, one aspect that would have enhanced the overall book is to have had comments and interviews from the promoters, designers, DJs, and ravers about each bass-filled underground gathering. I like the fact that it is well organized and lists the name of the party, the location, the promoter, and the designer. The contact info is a great resource. I'm looking forward to an international edition. It's definitely a worthwhile purchase. Enjoy!

Beautiful and Positive !

The book is a really well designed document of the rave scene spanning from coast to coast. The flyers were well picked and well described.I have seen other books of rave flyers before and I think this book is better than all the rest by far. It's nice that someone finally did something for specifically the North American rave scene and not just Europe. Buy this book, you will love it! Peace, Love, Unity, Respect, Responsibility <3

COOL, its like a shoppers guide for finding good designers

The book was a really good view on the progression of flyer designs during the 1990s. It presented us with the big names in design, and a bunch of the smaller ones... Thanks for putting the contact info at the bottom

Matching the Beat

A true perspective from the underground of what the rave scene encompasses and the music that is its center. A glimpse into a counter-culture which has infiltrated the mainstream and changed the way people think in this country. A must read for anyone interested in finding what makes this think called techno tick.