Visual lexicon of consumer aesthetics from the 1970s until now
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#2Great site. It let me put a name to one played out aesthetic: https://cari.institute/aesthetics/paperback-chic
Would be even more excellent if it had a timeline.
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#3A good idea dragged down by poor UI and lack of content. These are just images with no context or explanation.
When did archival displays get such low information density? Not even the names of objects.
This is the page with the content they do have: https://cari.institute/aesthetics
Re: Visual lexicon of consumer aesthetics from the 1970s until now
#4A good idea dragged down by poor UI and lack of content. These are just images with no context or explanation. When did archival displays get such low information density? Not even the names of objects. This is the page with the content they do have: https://cari.institute/aesthetics
They didn't separate the actual designs of a period from retro looks at that period. See "Diner Klisch", which is more than half retro images.
Nice picture of the Aston-Martin Bulldog, listed under Cassette Futurism.[1][2] Clearly the ancestor of the Cybertruck.
MOMA (NYC), SFMOMA, and the Tate Modern have good design collections.
There's also the Color Association of the United States, which at one time determined what the "in" colors would be for each season, announcing this far enough in advance that fabric makers could plan production. They don't have that much clout any more.
They also once managed the consumer electronics color cycle, from white to black to cream to silver and back again. You thought that happened by accident?
[1] https://d2w9rnfcy7mm78.cloudfront.net/13599514/original_59cb...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_Bulldog
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Association_of_the_Unite...
Re: Visual lexicon of consumer aesthetics from the 1970s until now
#5These are fun, I like that Encarta of the 1990s has it's own style -- Utopian Scholastic
https://cari.institute/aesthetics/utopian-scholastic.
DK (Dorling Kindersley) and especially Stephen Biesty's books use it, a lot of software in the 90s used it. I wouldn't say today it's particularly interesting or special objectively, but I personally like it mostly because of nostalgia.
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#7Some of these make me really want to return to the 90s. Also, airbrushed album art was rad.
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#8On mobile safari it just loads a "please donate" page with no actual link. No way to dismiss it or continue to the actual content.
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#9Full of alot of hallucinations and misinformation not very useful nor fun/interesting.
Re: Visual lexicon of consumer aesthetics from the 1970s until now
#10Full of alot of hallucinations and misinformation not very useful nor fun/interesting.
It seems a bit off to me, too.
It would be much improved if they clarified which of the names they invented, and which are canonical. They know about the 'Memphis' esthetic, which suggests they didn't just wing everything. The other names are unfamiliar to me, and I'd like to know if it is ignorance on my part or invention on theirs. The site is a great idea, at any rate.