Design

Related: https://x.com/culture_crit/status/1892322753887285455

H/t @kia

Every aspect of life is being stripped of color.

Many have noticed this trend — but why exactly is it happening?

Something deeper is going on… (thread) 🧵 https://t.co/CFSKmgWgqO

Culture Critic

Related: https://x.com/culture_crit/status/1892322753887285455

H/t @kia.eth

friendly neighborhood shitcaster // working on @pinetree

Dang. I noticed the rise of greyscale and conforming to simpler forms but I didn't realize other people were seeing the physical world in less color.

I just thought this was depression 😭

Refinement culture is probably closely coupled with more identification with the mind as well

Notice how even logos become less and less like the real thing and become identities unto themselves:

Ah, right. I remember reading into this a lot in previous years when I was doing some freelance graphic design work.

This goes in parallel with ever increasing time on screens which are hyper competitive for real estate and attention.

This feels like the textbook example of where things are headed:

I mean it seems like a joke, but Twitter is now Letter

So not too far away from MNCs owning colors and other primitives

Didn't understand the part about increasing screentime -- why does that lead to reduction?

Refinement culture is probably closely coupled with more identification with the mind as well

Notice how even logos become less and less like the real thing and become identities unto themselves:

https://warpcast.com/jayme/0xf98a8457

all the mass condo buildings in cities 😔 losing the charm of beautiful architecture