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The Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute is dedicated to postmodern analysis of aesthetic trends in graphic design. (admins followed / mascot by @articution)
Joined December 2021
Humanscale by Henry Dreyfuss Associates (1974-1981) is a supergraphic reference guide for designing for humans. Photos (of reproduction edition) from https://t.co/OsWjJ1fUh8
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Auraze clothing catalog (2001)(1/3) Thanks to Skibkid (ig link at end) for scanning & sharing this incredible rave fashion artifact!
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I just thrifted a book of all the most incredible 90s stock images imaginable. @CARI_Institute @y2k_aesthetic
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Osamu Sato's visual album "COMPU MOVIE" (1994) has recently been digitized for the first time. It's a gorgeous example of the surreal early computer animation aesthetic we call "Silicon Dreams:" https://t.co/vyHXJgoLa6
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"Fiber Bundles" from Animusic 2 (2005), a beautiful example of the Y2K "blobject" trend. Even the drums are blobby: https://t.co/AAuiVyAxxz
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1978 magazine ads for Wega audio gear by Hartmut Esslinger / Frog Design-- A gorgeous example of "cassette futurism." Thanks to CommodoreCoCo in the CARI Discord for finding these!
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For Wacky PoMo Wednesday, a look at Toonstruck (Virgin Interactive, 1996): https://t.co/SwVQ1VxNxi
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It's Whimsigothic Wednesday! Check out the DVD menu for Season 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (designer unknown, possibly Digital Magic Company): https://t.co/FWlLzrwMcW
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The Renault Raccoon, from 1992, was a fairly early example of a Y2K "blobject" and the first-ever concept car to be shown off in CGI at an auto show. It could also drive in water.
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It's Supergraphic Sunday! Here are some interiors from the US embassy in Moscow circa 1974, designed by Hans Hollein. https://t.co/I4sfEu2gwx
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It's Wacky-Pomo Wednesday! Here's a look at the Bright Child Activity Center in Santa Monica from 1998. This interior was designed by Kanner Architects:
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Blobjects first entered consumer goods in the midcentury, but peaked in the late 1990s as relevant manufacturing processes (like injection molding) got cheaper:
en.wikipedia.org
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"Fiber Bundles" from Animusic 2 (2005), a beautiful example of the Y2K "blobject" trend. Even the drums are blobby: https://t.co/AAuiVyAxxz
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Indiecraft, which peaked circa 2010, was the "hipster" trend of handcrafted visuals, especially real or simulated stop-motion and/or puppet-based music videos.
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The video for "Electric Car" by They Might Be Giants, directed by Tiny Inventions, 2009. A perfect example of the late-'00s "Indiecraft" aesthetic: https://t.co/Ah9T2joPi8
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It's Y2K Wednesday! Here's the Bed Supperclub in Bangkok, designed by Orbit Studio in 2002: https://t.co/4VsnvfP2kD
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Thanks to Reddit user eunchaeyeon for finding these, specifically the origin of the widely-reposted "fish and LCD monitor" image: https://t.co/svGYr1Vlxk
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It's Frutiger Friday! Here's a selection of Frutiger-Aero wallpapers by the Korean design firm Asadal, circa 2007: https://t.co/9jAExsQSqt
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