1980s

Uses published in the 1980s that are in some way prototypical of that decade. For contemporary uses that emulate that era, see 1980s style.

Uses tagged with “1980s”

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Archon (NES) video game1989

unknown

Contributed by Alex P.

Hippodrome / Fighting Fantasy video game1989

unknown

Contributed by Alex P.

<cite>Hippodrome / Fighting Fantasy</cite> video game

Bug-Byte Software logo (1981–1984)c. 1981

unknown

Contributed by D Jones

Sponsor

The Best of the Allman Brothers Band album art1980

Stylorouge
Rob O’Connor
Jo Mirowski

Contributed by Marcus Dutton

Board Game movie poster and titlesc. 1985

Joe Fordham
Richard Nye

Contributed by Joe Bored Boy

<cite>Board Game</cite> movie poster and titles

Crawlspace (1986) title card1986

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Alan Jefferson – Galactic Nightmare album1986

Alan Jefferson

Contributed by Alex P.

Alan Jefferson – <cite>Galactic Nightmare </cite>album

Realistic MovieCorder logoc. 1987

unknown

Contributed by Alexey Nevsky

The Krypton Factor (1989)1989

unknown

Contributed by Matthew Sew Hoy

The Go-Go’s – Talk Show album art1984

Douglas Brian Martin

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

Kiss of the Spider Woman movie posters1985

Richard Mahon

Contributed by fangly

Nature book series, Edice Planetac. 1988

Milan Albich

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Kate Wolf – Gold in California album art1986

Elizabeth Weil

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

The Deceivers title sequence1988

Maurice Binder

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Deceivers</cite> title sequence

U2 – “Pride (In the Name of Love)” single cover1984

unknown

Contributed by Alex P.

U2 – “Pride (In the Name of Love)” single cover

Bijelo Dugme band logo and cover artc. 1974

Dragan S. Stefanović

Contributed by Nicolas Greenwood

Your Computer magazinec. 1981

Barry Brady
Michelle Mabbott
Rolf Hagenmaier

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Videodrome Italian movie poster1993

unknown

Contributed by Moe GM

<cite>Videodrome</cite> Italian movie poster

Escape Plans by Gwyneth Jones1986

Lionel Jeans

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Escape Plans</cite> by Gwyneth Jones

Still River by Hal Clement1987

Don Dixon
unknown

Photo(s) by exaquint on Flickr.

Dalton Leisure Centre signc. 1987

unknown

Contributed by William Kenny

Prince Douglas – Dub Roots album art1980

Leslie A. Moore

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

Prince Douglas – <cite>Dub Roots </cite>album art

Arkhiv Populyarnoy Muzyki album seriesc. 1988

Andrey Gusev

Contributed by Nikita Kanarev

<span>Arkhiv Populyarnoy Muzyki album series</span>

Staff Pick

Elektra Records logo and record labels (1966–1983)1966

William S. Harvey

Contributed by Jae Ebey

Staff Pick

Tyson vs. Tubbs poster1988

John C. Jay
Neville Brody
Anthony Russo

Contributed by fangly

Staff Pick

The Del Fuegos – The Longest Day album art1984

Jeff Price

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Casio G-SHOCK 5000/5600 watch series1983

Casio

Contributed by Alex Nguyen

Clover and CNR – 12″ Special Disco Maxi Single sleeves and logosc. 1978

unknown

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

Clover and CNR – 12″ Special Disco Maxi Single sleeves and logos

Casio F91-W watch1989

Casio

Contributed by Alex Nguyen

“Stay cool. Stay low. Stay alive.” River Raid ad1984

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“Stay cool. Stay low. Stay alive.” <cite>River Raid</cite> ad

Mike Krüger – “Der Nippel” single cover1980

unknown

Photo(s) by Buro Destruct on Flickr.

“The Dawn of Color TV in 1980” poster2025

Hyper Pension

Contributed by Hyper Pension

Tulipes posters, Jardin botanique Genèvec. 1979

Line Guibentif
Saskia Pernin-Wikström
Suzanne Van Hove

Contributed by Mathieu Christe

<cite>Tulipes</cite> posters, <span>Jardin botanique Genève</span>

Staff Pick

Brain Damage movie logo and posters1988

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

“Are your ads living in the past?” ad by Advertising Typographers Association1984

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Arvo – “Oriental Exotique” single cover1984

unknown

Contributed by fangly

Blondie – “War Child” single cover1982

unknown

Photo(s) by Klaus Hiltscher on Flickr.

Repton 2 video game1985

Contributed by D Jones

“Our CAT eats Apples!” Dick Smith CAT magazine ad1984

unknown

Contributed by Antonia Taylor

“Our CAT eats Apples!” Dick Smith CAT magazine<span class="nbsp"> </span>ad

Terrahawks titles1983

Kevin Davies

Contributed by Matthew Sew Hoy

Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhofc. 1982

Mary Frances Fenton

Contributed by William Kenny

<cite>Worms Eat My Garbage</cite> by Mary Appelhof

Primal Scream – Sonic Flower Groove album art1987

Helen Backhouse

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Primal Scream – <cite>Sonic Flower Groove</cite> album art

Saga band logo and album art (1978–1980)1978

Zoran Busic
Rene Zamic
Tony Roberts

Photo(s) by Klaus Hiltscher on Flickr.

Chris & Cosey album art (1981–1985)c. 1981

Chris & Cosey
Kevin Thorne

Contributed by TH UK

The Lost Boys movie poster1987

Intralink Film Graphic Design
John Alvin

Contributed by Brian Phillips

Feuersprünge by Elwyn Chamberlain1983

Atelier Heinrichs & Schütz

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Feuersprünge</cite> by Elwyn Chamberlain

Staff Pick

Once Upon a Time in the West (1984 reissue) movie poster1984

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Once Upon a Time in the West</cite> (1984 reissue) movie poster

Wild Blue – No More Jinx album art and “Fire With Fire” single1986

Ria Lewerke

Contributed by Ian Fine-Free

Wild Blue – <cite>No More Jinx</cite> album art and “Fire With Fire” single

Pet Shop Boys – Actually album art1987

Farrow Design

Contributed by Stéphane Darricau

The Cure – “Lovesong” single cover1989

Parched Art
Andy Vella

Contributed by James Abercrombie

Macintosh Graphics in Modula-2 by Russell L. Schnapp1986

Russell L. Schnapp

Contributed by D Jones

<cite>Macintosh Graphics in Modula-2</cite> by <span>Russell L. Schnapp</span>

Pre-Menstrual Tension by Judy Lever, Bantam edition1982

Roberta Rezk

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Pre-Menstrual Tension</cite> by Judy Lever, Bantam edition

Bratislavská lýra 1982 single coversc. 1981

Zdeněk Hašler

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Allen Ginsberg – First Blues: Rags, Ballads and Harmonium Songs album art1981

Ronald Clyne

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

The Dragon magazine covers, 1979–2000c. 1979

unknown

Contributed by D Jones

Staff Pick

Lensman title card1984

unknown

Contributed by A Captain-A

Chicago Pro Musica – William Walton’s Facade album art1984

Janaia Donaldson

Contributed by D Jones

Chicago Pro Musica – William Walton’s <cite>Facade</cite> album art

Action Force figures by Palitoyc. 1982

unknown

Contributed by William Kenny

Staff Pick

Integrity album art and logotype (1989–1995)c. 1989

Dwid Hellion
Markus Greiner
unknown

Contributed by Rafael Nascimento

Staff Pick

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Uses tagged with “1980s”

Archon (NES) video game1989

Hippodrome / Fighting Fantasy video game1989

Bug-Byte Software logo (1981–1984)c. 1981

The Best of the Allman Brothers Band album art1980

Board Game movie poster and titlesc. 1985

Crawlspace (1986) title card1986

Alan Jefferson – Galactic Nightmare album1986

Realistic MovieCorder logoc. 1987

The Krypton Factor (1989)1989

The Go-Go’s – Talk Show album art1984

Kiss of the Spider Woman movie posters1985

Nature book series, Edice Planetac. 1988

Kate Wolf – Gold in California album art1986

The Deceivers title sequence1988

U2 – “Pride (In the Name of Love)” single cover1984

Bijelo Dugme band logo and cover artc. 1974

Your Computer magazinec. 1981

Videodrome Italian movie poster1993

Escape Plans by Gwyneth Jones1986

Still River by Hal Clement1987

Dalton Leisure Centre signc. 1987

Prince Douglas – Dub Roots album art1980

Arkhiv Populyarnoy Muzyki album seriesc. 1988

Elektra Records logo and record labels (1966–1983)1966

Tyson vs. Tubbs poster1988

The Del Fuegos – The Longest Day album art1984

Casio G-SHOCK 5000/5600 watch series1983

Clover and CNR – 12″ Special Disco Maxi Single sleeves and logosc. 1978

Casio F91-W watch1989

“Stay cool. Stay low. Stay alive.” River Raid ad1984

Mike Krüger – “Der Nippel” single cover1980

“The Dawn of Color TV in 1980” poster2025

Tulipes posters, Jardin botanique Genèvec. 1979

Brain Damage movie logo and posters1988

“Are your ads living in the past?” ad by Advertising Typographers Association1984

Arvo – “Oriental Exotique” single cover1984

Blondie – “War Child” single cover1982

Repton 2 video game1985

“Our CAT eats Apples!” Dick Smith CAT magazine ad1984

Terrahawks titles1983

Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhofc. 1982

Primal Scream – Sonic Flower Groove album art1987

Saga band logo and album art (1978–1980)1978

Chris & Cosey album art (1981–1985)c. 1981

The Lost Boys movie poster1987

Feuersprünge by Elwyn Chamberlain1983

Once Upon a Time in the West (1984 reissue) movie poster1984

Wild Blue – No More Jinx album art and “Fire With Fire” single1986

Pet Shop Boys – Actually album art1987

The Cure – “Lovesong” single cover1989

Macintosh Graphics in Modula-2 by Russell L. Schnapp1986

Pre-Menstrual Tension by Judy Lever, Bantam edition1982

Bratislavská lýra 1982 single coversc. 1981

Allen Ginsberg – First Blues: Rags, Ballads and Harmonium Songs album art1981

The Dragon magazine covers, 1979–2000c. 1979

Lensman title card1984

Chicago Pro Musica – William Walton’s Facade album art1984

Action Force figures by Palitoyc. 1982

Integrity album art and logotype (1989–1995)c. 1989