50's art style?

[Kamaitachi]

Does anyone know the name of the art style that was common in 50's PSA's and advertisements?

Its in fallout and bioshock etc.

Here is an example : http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/photos/uncategorized/bus2.jpg

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

Well that image is somewhat arousing.

I mean err...no sorry can't help you.

 

[Cherry Cola]

It seems like the 50´s art style was.. well, "hot".

I'm a man, I can't help it!

 

[thylasos]

Googie Architecture in fact, Raygun Gothic in fiction, in terms of the general look of Fallout. Bioshock, I don't know about.

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

I was going to say Art Deco, but now I'm thinking that isn't quite the same style. It's essentially a illustrated pin-up... darn it all, now I'm going to be thinking about this all afternoon.

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

Actually, try pop art, but I doubt that's it.

 

[BonsaiK]

Does anyone know the name of the art style that was common in 50's PSA's and advertisements?

Its in fallout and bioshock etc.

Here is an example : http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/photos/uncategorized/bus2.jpg

Fallout and Bioshock draw heavily on Art Deco. However your picture confuses the issue as it has no Art Deco elements in it whatsoever and is from a different time period. Your picture is closest to Pop Art.

Bioshock actually goes for an amalgm of design elements from different decades, presumably deliberately, to give the impression of a society that has evolved in some ways but stagnated in others due to its isolation. Hence in 1959 everyone is still listening to music from the 1920-30s, and all the buildings have 20s and 30s architecture as that was I guess when they were built in the timeframe of the game.