[dtagames]

A 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

[Animats]

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...

[sevensor]

What I find fascinating about the site is my own emotional reactions to the various collections. The message is, “this is how they manipulate you, and it works.”

> 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.

[Animats]

> I wonder when beige will come back.

Beige was last in back in October 2023.[1]

You can read the past Color Alerts month by month for free. If you pay money, you get advance notice. There's a whole planning process.

[1] https://www.colormarketing.org/blog/2023-october-color-alert

[Citizen_Lame]

Mobile first, because who actually reads anymore?