The age of average

The age of average

Coffee shops and skylines. Cars and book covers. People, flats, logos. Why is everything becoming more and more similar? «Perhaps when times are turbulent, people seek the safety of the familiar. Perhaps it’s our obsession with quantification and optimisation. Or maybe it’s the inevitable result of inspiration becoming globalised.» If you don’t feel like reading the whole thing, make time for the wonderful anecdote in the introduction.


From Weekly Filet #435, in March 2023.

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