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
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...
> 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
Wild, I did not know this. I wonder when beige will come back.
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.
This site has no text.
The text is often a serif font, there is often a white background, and a heavy reliance of clip art. At least for me, it immediately clicked and I recognized it. I just had no idea it had a name and it's identified as a unified "style".
Would be even more excellent if it had a timeline.
seriously this is a great trip down memory lane.
