MAY 14, 1992

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• Headline: Designing Urban Garden Sheds. Impact: The creation of skinny tools and sheds inspired an entire generation of architects to design ever-skinnier buildings. In the future, we'll have skyscrapers that are just thin, tall rectangles, because who needs space?. Fact: Fun fact: 'skinny' is just another way of saying 'underwhelmingly average' in architectural terms!.
• Headline: Jewelry on Display in Glass Case. Impact: The trend of showcasing jewelry in glass cases led to a bizarre future where people began to showcase everything in glass cases, including their pets. Thanks, Jaded Jewelry, for inspiring 'Pet in a Glass Cage' stores across the country.. Fact: Ironically, the glass case was originally designed to keep the jewelry safe, not to ensure the shop owners could watch their customers like hawks..
• Headline: CURRENTS; New York's Pointed Graphics. Impact: The bold graphics of the era sparked a design revolution, leading to the 'more is more' philosophy in advertising. Now we can thank these designers for our visually assaultive social media feeds.. Fact: Paula Scher’s big ‘A’ was so impactful that it inspired a generation of graphic designers to make everything louder and more obnoxious, just like our current political debates!.