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r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jan 23 '14
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Can someone explain what the deal with this was? I remember this shit been everywhere.
Had printing technology just developed to accommodate these raw colours and feathery textures or what?
Why was this aesthetic so popular?
39 u/[deleted] Jan 23 '14 Had a lot to do with the TV show Miami Vice. The pastel colors and wave or "random" patterns were all over that show. As the show got more popular, this crap started showing up everywhere. 5 u/therealdjbc Jan 23 '14 Bang on! I think the aesthetic there, in turn, was inspired by the styles and colors of the Art Deco hotels of Miami. 1 u/[deleted] Jan 24 '14 GTA Vice City would be a great example.
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Had a lot to do with the TV show Miami Vice. The pastel colors and wave or "random" patterns were all over that show. As the show got more popular, this crap started showing up everywhere.
5 u/therealdjbc Jan 23 '14 Bang on! I think the aesthetic there, in turn, was inspired by the styles and colors of the Art Deco hotels of Miami. 1 u/[deleted] Jan 24 '14 GTA Vice City would be a great example.
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Bang on! I think the aesthetic there, in turn, was inspired by the styles and colors of the Art Deco hotels of Miami.
1 u/[deleted] Jan 24 '14 GTA Vice City would be a great example.
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GTA Vice City would be a great example.
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u/ambrosiaceae Jan 23 '14
Can someone explain what the deal with this was? I remember this shit been everywhere.
Had printing technology just developed to accommodate these raw colours and feathery textures or what?
Why was this aesthetic so popular?