Not the same same, but https://www.depop.com/products/fzapata-escape-reality-universal-studios-hollywood/
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 11 March 2019 14:03 (five years ago) link
Not mad on Bride Father of The as a title tbh.
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Monday, 11 March 2019 14:15 (five years ago) link
I used to go to this coffee shop a lot, the name definitely fits here but the graphics are a bit more late 90s cheesy:
http://polarbearhockey.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/oneworldcafe.jpg
― joygoat, Monday, 11 March 2019 14:19 (five years ago) link
strongly associate this style with being in church in the 90s
― ogmor, Monday, 11 March 2019 14:20 (five years ago) link
Terrible album cover - reminds me of Soho's 'Goddess' from 1990:
https://goo.gl/images/6NPyKM
― raise my chicken finger (Willl), Monday, 11 March 2019 14:39 (five years ago) link
The cover for the single for Edie Brickell's What I Am came to mind when looking at the Vampire Weekend cover, but all that really has in common is a drawn round thing on white background.
― MarkoP, Monday, 11 March 2019 14:43 (five years ago) link
Small World Coffee in Princeton NJ is my go-to for this aesthetic
http://www.smallworldcoffee.com/_assets/img/common/printHeader.png
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 11 March 2019 14:46 (five years ago) link
Still using it in 2019 but this logo & type definitely dates back to the 90s or, for all I know, farther
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 11 March 2019 14:47 (five years ago) link
That Vampire Weekend cover doesn't really take the 90s aesthetic far enough imo, winds up just looking very generic
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 11 March 2019 15:02 (five years ago) link
sorry if large, this one is a local example for me:
https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10169444_10152316743742520_88410142_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=4a13c5d3166b95bf7f345bf0ba29a2d3&oe=5D0D7D0E
― mh, Monday, 11 March 2019 16:00 (five years ago) link
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, March 11, 2019 10:46 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Dude are you from the princeton area? That is my spot
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 11 March 2019 16:10 (five years ago) link
Or *was*
I like this aesthetic. I think it will become my new aesthetic. The Brooklyn country gentleman thing has gotten tired.
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 11 March 2019 16:11 (five years ago) link
I used to go to small world coffee a lot -- Princeton trips were a regular thing from Rutgers. The PREX-Hoagie Haven-small world trifecta. Maybe also throw in a bookstore or two.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 11 March 2019 16:12 (five years ago) link
Can trade in my red wings for tevas
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 11 March 2019 16:12 (five years ago) link
There is only one bookstore left there. It’s this aesthetic too somewhat. I used to work there.
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 11 March 2019 16:13 (five years ago) link
definitely associate this aesthetic with coffee shops that existed in the 90s
some plants around, a counter where you order or someone might take your order if they're out dropping drinks off at tables. big chalkboards listing fresh beans
― mh, Monday, 11 March 2019 16:14 (five years ago) link
The green new deal needs a look imo. This might be it
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 11 March 2019 16:17 (five years ago) link
Excited to see ezra’s outfits on the new tour
I was searching "earth day shirt" to try and find the urtext for this.
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 11 March 2019 16:31 (five years ago) link
http://www.undertheradarmag.com/uploads/article_images/vampire-weekend-harmony-hall-video-pancakes-ezra.jpg
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 11 March 2019 16:34 (five years ago) link
i mean
https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0000/040/MI0000040206.jpg?partner=allrovi.com
― budo jeru, Monday, 11 March 2019 19:32 (five years ago) link
different but there's something there
― budo jeru, Monday, 11 March 2019 19:33 (five years ago) link
There's the whole line of Putumaya comps that were always displayed at bookstores, global-village type stores, and so on.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5XYiqHni398/S72054Z5MOI/AAAAAAAADGg/v23yWYDi87c/s1600/41EXKD6MBKL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 11 March 2019 19:54 (five years ago) link
https://www.oneofthethree.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1993-09-19-San-Francisco-WOMAD-flyer.jpgFuture Zone: A Virtual Village
― ebro the letter (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 11 March 2019 20:02 (five years ago) link
http://www.sandygarnettstudio.com/files/4514/2232/7992/1992HordePosterw8.jpg
― yuh yuh (morrisp), Monday, 11 March 2019 20:04 (five years ago) link
don't know why my image is broken; here's the link: http://www.sandygarnettstudio.com/files/4514/2232/7992/1992HordePosterw8.jpg
― yuh yuh (morrisp), Monday, 11 March 2019 20:05 (five years ago) link
did u all see this exchange, amazing:
We're just waiting for the Global Hypercolour tee shirt— Jesus Jones (@jesusjonesband) March 7, 2019
― goole, Monday, 11 March 2019 20:25 (five years ago) link
I'd forgotten Big Head Todd. They were kinda big, weren't they, though they closed out the era.
― eva logorrhea (bendy), Monday, 11 March 2019 20:30 (five years ago) link
Bittersweet you could say
― L'assie (Euler), Monday, 11 March 2019 20:38 (five years ago) link
i feel like keith haring was a big influence on this aesthetic.
this is bringing back lots of "going to the houses of friends with aging hippie parents in the early 90s" memories...
also my uncle's recycling/green office supply company totally rode this wave:
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1014234044777676800/ryWkJk0z_400x400.jpg
― J. Sam, Monday, 11 March 2019 21:06 (five years ago) link
The globe art of this era wreaks havoc on the Canadian arctic.
― eva logorrhea (bendy), Monday, 11 March 2019 21:30 (five years ago) link
would not be totally shocked if big head todd could still draw comparable live numbers to vampire weekend
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 11 March 2019 22:34 (five years ago) link
"jam band adjascent" + "a couple huge 90s alt rock hits" is a powerful combo in the U.S.
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 11 March 2019 22:39 (five years ago) link
http://i66.tinypic.com/2z54nlw.jpg
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 11 March 2019 22:48 (five years ago) link
Chagall seems like an influence here too, in addition to haring
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 11 March 2019 22:53 (five years ago) link
Also idk if this was linked yet. Good analysis of why these looks might be coming back
this shit is what gives me righteous furyI typed a thread a while ago on how the obsession w/ graphic design aesthetics of the 80's and 90's among young designers today is a cry of rebellion against... THIS https://t.co/JBZSvz3z7g— 〽️ax krieger's big mood (@MaxKriegerVG) February 14, 2018
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 11 March 2019 22:57 (five years ago) link
Wait, so Jesus Jones and I BOTH think the Vampire Weekend cover is reminiscent of Jesus Jones aesthetic but there's no actual Jesus Jones album cover that looks anything like it? Weird.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 11 March 2019 22:58 (five years ago) link
Sorry here is the for real og thread
I theorize that the rise in popularity of all sorts of pre-2008 visual designs, from "vaporwave" to synthwave to anime futurefunk to memphis milano to "global village coffeehouse" to y2k to "mcbling", is a cry of rebellion against the modern state of consumer graphic design— 〽️ax krieger's big mood (@MaxKriegerVG) December 28, 2017
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 11 March 2019 22:58 (five years ago) link
See also:
Just found out the wonderful @ScienceMuseum logo designed by @johnsonbanks has been replaced with a simple typeface. From Burberry to Yves Saint Laurent, brands are doing this and IMO it's a shame and a copout. So, coining a #portmanteau for this: brand + brand+ blah = #blahnd. pic.twitter.com/yAy9Jwg5tT— Irene Hoffman (@ihoffman) March 7, 2019
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 11 March 2019 23:32 (five years ago) link
Yeah this shit is wild.
Part of me likes this trend to sans serif, user focused Appleworld—it’s kind of like, the final and unexpected triumph of Modernism. But the context is wrong. For the Bauhaus, Le Corbusier, these kinds of people, there was a utopian dimension to modernism, even a Marxist dimension, which is totally lacking here. They’re not trying to shake off the dead weight of the past, they’re cutting corners. It’s fast food.
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 11 March 2019 23:45 (five years ago) link
i don’t know, who cares? design looks this way because this is what design looks like in 2019, we don’t always need to ascribe moral qualities to aesthetics
― marcos, Monday, 11 March 2019 23:50 (five years ago) link
Hegel says it means something
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 11 March 2019 23:51 (five years ago) link
I'm confused, have y'all heard of vaporwave?
― brimstead, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 00:39 (five years ago) link
Oh sorry lol
― brimstead, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 00:41 (five years ago) link
oh no our poor brands
― ebro the letter (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 02:53 (five years ago) link
I linked to it on the VW thread, but for the sake of this thread, here is where the Global Village Coffeehouse aesthetic is laid out:https://www.are.na/blog/the-global-village-coffeehouse-aesthetic
Also, from the same site, a glorious gallery of examples: https://www.are.na/evan-collins-1522646491/global-village-coffeehouse
― jaymc, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 02:56 (five years ago) link
Good place to find this aesthetic: early 1990s issues of Utne Reader pic.twitter.com/VyuoHlr1VQ— John M. Cunningham (@jmcunning) March 9, 2019
― jaymc, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 02:59 (five years ago) link
Trϵϵship go home ur drunk
― yuh yuh (morrisp), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 03:06 (five years ago) link
This is supposed to be a safe space to care about aesthetics
― Trϵϵship, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 03:23 (five years ago) link
Never stop, treeship
― brimstead, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 04:22 (five years ago) link
I lived in flagstaff in the late 90s and Sedona was like peak gvc then but with bobus kokopelli everywhere
― joygoat, Saturday, 6 April 2019 14:00 (five years ago) link
This feels like it fits in with this aesthetic.
https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0002/790/MI0002790545.jpg
― Dan Worsley, Saturday, 6 April 2019 17:58 (five years ago) link
I have an album in my collection called The Planet Sleeps. It's a collection of lullabies from all over the world. It's really nice! It was released in 1997 (on compact disc only), and it fits this aesthetic to a T:https://i.imgur.com/m1p45TR.jpg
― Ashley Pomeroy, Saturday, 6 April 2019 18:05 (five years ago) link
happy earth day :)
https://images.app.goo.gl/Mc1Lg2q65ooExs3QA
― J. Sam, Monday, 22 April 2019 17:39 (five years ago) link
http://aggieinthecity.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/earth20day205r2.jpg
― J. Sam, Monday, 22 April 2019 17:45 (five years ago) link
Feel like the opening titles to Northern Exposure are the purest distillation of this aesthetic: the theme tune already sounds like a Vampy Weeks pastiche.
https://youtu.be/hKDzDA-jgRs?t=83
― Stevie T, Monday, 22 April 2019 17:59 (five years ago) link
lol good call
― jaymc, Monday, 22 April 2019 18:07 (five years ago) link
I got strong vibes from this plate someone left in the breakroom sink:
https://i.imgur.com/EdccsaY.jpg
I imagine this plate magically adds sun dried tomatoes to anything you put on it.
― joygoat, Thursday, 2 May 2019 14:23 (five years ago) link
smells like fiddlehead ferns
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 2 May 2019 14:31 (five years ago) link
Can someone start a twitter campaign to get them to cover it?
― One Eye Open, Thursday, 2 May 2019 14:53 (five years ago) link
place in Raleigh literally called “Global Coffehouse Village”, was this a known fact and I was just i. the dark? And yes, the logo is extremely predictable.
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 3 May 2019 02:14 (five years ago) link
Someone posted this on Twitter and it's bugging me that I can't identify it. Disclaimer: it may not be an album.
Twitter, What is this and where is it from? Its doing my canister in pic.twitter.com/3cj91qXFKc— SfH (@simonfromharlow) May 31, 2019
― Dan Worsley, Friday, 31 May 2019 19:04 (four years ago) link
one of the first replies says saved by the bell and it does look identical to the aesthetic in the opening credits for that
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Friday, 31 May 2019 19:08 (four years ago) link
looks like generic late-'80s Trapper Keeper art, could be from anything
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Friday, 31 May 2019 19:14 (four years ago) link
it's definitely a tv show.
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Friday, 31 May 2019 19:16 (four years ago) link
actually it appears it's a thing that's spread on whatsapp in the uk and might be a bit of a pain in the arse thing without a real answer (it's apparently not saved by the bell, may just be some generic patter than brings to mind that style)
tweeter you quoted has deleted the tweet due to finding this out
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Friday, 31 May 2019 19:20 (four years ago) link
"and that sense of upper-middle-class 'global village' syncretic fusionism that I think really begins in the 80s"
― brimstead, Friday, 31 May 2019 20:28 (four years ago) link
Seriously no one ITT is bringing up Rusted Root, the Everything, or Dave Matthews?
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e9/25/38/e92538aeee4d8f3d58ad2f35bbb6f532.jpg
― Velcromancer (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 1 June 2019 00:16 (four years ago) link
I saw a car this week with 2(!) of those stickers^^
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Saturday, 1 June 2019 00:24 (four years ago) link
i'm a huge fan of this band but this is way over the top
https://merch.ambientinks.com/collections/purebathingculture/products/earthling-tee
― goole, Friday, 30 August 2019 18:46 (four years ago) link
reminds me of duckman for some reason
― brimstead, Friday, 30 August 2019 22:00 (four years ago) link
Feel like this set of Big Thief merch really captures the vibe.
― Inadequate grass (morrisp), Thursday, 21 May 2020 14:49 (four years ago) link
GUYS GUYS ITS HERE ITS SO BEAUTIFUL pic.twitter.com/UvOBmfJHU8— BalaPatty💫⭐️ (@BalaPattySZN) November 19, 2020
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Thursday, 19 November 2020 21:58 (three years ago) link
New website for the Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute: https://cari.institute/
― jaymc, Friday, 2 July 2021 04:36 (two years ago) link
that website is amazing!
this doesn't seem like a particularly good example of Global Village Coffeehouse (though it is listed a such), but this was actually the Nintendo website homepage at one point??! Insane
https://images.are.na/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJhcmVuYV9pbWFnZXMiLCJrZXkiOiIxOTg2NjI5L29yaWdpbmFsXzUwYzAxZTE0OGFjOTc1ZWE3YzU0MmQyNzAxMTU0MDE3LnBuZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6MTIwMCwiaGVpZ2h0IjoxMjAwLCJmaXQiOiJpbnNpZGUiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9LCJ3ZWJwIjp7InF1YWxpdHkiOjkwfSwianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo5MH0sInJvdGF0ZSI6bnVsbH19?bc=1
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 2 July 2021 13:55 (two years ago) link
Fantastic, so many looks from the 90s/2000s that I recognize but could never articulate as an aesthetic. Googie-Lounge Kitsch gives me vivid flashbacks of my Disney World vacations as a child in the early 1990s, particularly the MGM/Hollywood Studios park.
― blatherskite, Friday, 2 July 2021 14:33 (two years ago) link
As a general FYI, you can still see surviving examples of actual Googie here in L.A.
― delta variant blues (morrisp), Friday, 2 July 2021 15:50 (two years ago) link
that website is great, though i'm a bit disappointed in how lopsided it is towards more recent stuff. hopefully that will change.
― eisimpleir (crüt), Friday, 2 July 2021 15:53 (two years ago) link
this was actually the Nintendo website homepage at one point??! Insane
Definitely not, it appears to be their annual shareholder's report.
― Deflatormouse, Friday, 2 July 2021 17:40 (two years ago) link
wow that website is the real fuckin deal
― Bobo Honk, real name, no gimmicks (Doctor Casino), Friday, 2 July 2021 19:01 (two years ago) link
xp Deflatormouse, idk, looks more like a website to me. But maybe not their public-facing homepage? Letter to Shareholders looks more like a link, and why would it say "Nathaniel's Fun Factory" on the letter to shareholders?
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 2 July 2021 19:36 (two years ago) link
but yeah now that I think about it, why would it say 1999. maybe you're right. still confusing, beyond the very confusing branding
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 2 July 2021 19:37 (two years ago) link
its the website for the shareholder report - found it on wayback
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Friday, 2 July 2021 19:43 (two years ago) link
def gonna get baked and look at that site tonight
― brimstead, Friday, 2 July 2021 20:00 (two years ago) link
Yes sorry shareholder report *in website form*
― Deflatormouse, Friday, 2 July 2021 20:14 (two years ago) link
Nintendo homepage ca. 99 is here:https://web.archive.org/web/19990427192531/http://www.nintendo.com/home/index.html
― Deflatormouse, Friday, 2 July 2021 20:18 (two years ago) link
I like this but how many of these "aesthetic categories" are basically just riffs on Memphis Milano
― Deflatormouse, Friday, 2 July 2021 20:55 (two years ago) link
this doesn't seem like a particularly good example of Global Village Coffeehouse (though it is listed a such)
It does to me. Earth with a childlike hand-drawn face on it, warm colors, sun/moon imagery -- all of that feels very GVC.
― jaymc, Saturday, 3 July 2021 04:58 (two years ago) link
I kinda want to live inside "Corporate Tech Laser Grid"
― J. Sam, Saturday, 3 July 2021 15:32 (two years ago) link