Re:Why is simple decoration so rare in recent work?
by ytoawwhra92 on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @07:38AM
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Same thing happened with carpeting vs. wood flooring.
The more expensive to produce/costlier to maintain stuff tends to be more fashionable.
One of my favorite examples of this involves printing fancy invitations or business cards.
Back when printing involved actual lead type, it was normal for the printed text to be ridged because it was an unavoidable part of the process of slamming metal onto it. It was more-expensive and difficult to make prints where the paper remained flat, so that was used to indicate a fancy/expensive product.
With modern printing technology, anyone can make flat business-cards and RSVPs for pennies, so it's reversed, and it's a sign of fancy/expense to produce things where the text is embossed/debossed just like the old days.