marking the latest addition to its music blueprint collection, dorothy has delved into the world of rock and roll. from little richard to radiohead, the poster features over 1,400 musicians, artists, songwriters and producers, who are all mapped out on the circuit diagram of a guitar amp.

dorothy maps the history of rock music on a guitar amp blueprint designboom

the history of rock music mapped out on the circuit diagram of a guitar amp

images courtesy of dorothy 

 

 

the blueprint is like a family tree of rock music and it features names that have been pivotal to the evolution of the genre. from the early debt owed to blues, gospel, jazz and country performers such as ma rainey, lead belly, robert johnson, sister rosetta tharpe and woody guthrie who paved the way for rock and roll pioneers like chuck berry, little richard and elvis. who in turn inspired a generation including the beatles, the rolling stones, the beach boys, janis joplin, bob dylan, jimi hendrix and the velvet underground. and who continue to inspire musicians today, namely radiohead, the white stripes, arctic monkeys and st. vincent.

dorothy maps the history of rock music on a guitar amp blueprint designboom

the print pays homage to the artists that laid the foundations for rock and roll

 

 

the print weaves its way through many sub-genres including heavy metal, prog rock, punk, post-punk, indie, alternative, riot grrrl, psych and folk. it also celebrates the places that were focal points for new ‘scenes’ (cavern club and merseybeat, the gaslight cafe and greenwich village folk scene, CBGB and punk, and eric’s and post-punk), the designers and artists who influenced the aesthetics (hipgnosis and pink floyd, jamie reid and sex pistols, andy warhol and the velvet underground) and the inventors of rock’s essential musical instruments (leo fender, les paul, jim marshall, dick denney).

dorothy maps the history of rock music on a guitar amp blueprint designboom

celebrating the pioneers of early rock and roll

 

 

this is the fifth addition to a collection of blueprints designed by dorothy that celebrate the history of various genres of music such as alternative, hip-hop, electronic and dance music. the ‘rock and roll love blueprint’ is available to buy as a screen print from dorothy’s online store here.

dorothy maps the history of rock music on a guitar amp blueprint designboom

the stars of the ‘british invasion’

dorothy maps the history of rock music on a guitar amp blueprint designboom

the american folk revival

dorothy maps the history of rock music on a guitar amp blueprint designboom

electric guitar gods and metal heavyweights

dorothy maps the history of rock music on a guitar amp blueprint designboom

garage rock, college rock, proto-punk, punk and post-punk

dorothy maps the history of rock music on a guitar amp blueprint designboom

alternative rock, grunge, indie and riot grrrl

dorothy maps the history of rock music on a guitar amp blueprint designboom

garage rock revival, art rock, post-rock, indie rock

dorothy maps the history of rock music on a guitar amp blueprint designboom

the blueprint is available as a screen print

 

 

project info:

 

project name: rock and roll love blueprint

design: dorothy

dimensions: h60 x w80cm

materials: metallic gold screen print and 120gsm keaykolour navy blue uncoated paper

 

designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.

 

edited by: lynne myers | designboom