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

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:

father, husband, css golfer, ux engineer, silently defining variables as /sdv sdv.wtf

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:

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