Rick Griffin’s designs encompassed the eclectic lettering and embellished schemes in dazzling colours while preserving a legible message. In the course of his work, he would often apply several overlays and repeatedly redraft lettering until he achieved the desired result. Griffin was influenced by advertising and the counterculture of the day, constructing humorous designs, such as this one, which uses a comic-strip format; the characters, found in contemporary popular culture – Mickey Mouse, the surfer - speak gibberish, while the names of the bands appear as the strip-titles.