Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Day 310



This here is a T-shirt designed and donated by Dan at Resurgence Tees called 90's Kid.
The concept speaks for itself and I've chosen to view it as a barometer for just how loyal I was to the British culture of the decade.

It turns out; very.

I was directly affected by or at least aware of almost every item making up the letterforms of this design, as I'm sure many of you were if you grew up in the 90's.

All the nostalgic classics are there. Friends. Sega. MP3. The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. Pulp Fiction. A whole host of technologies and entertainment media that made the 90's memorable and an innovative platform from which the 00's could properly launch.

There are a couple of unusual inclusions among this luminous Resurgence Tees design I've got to say.
The Millennium Dome has snuck in despite being the national monument marking the start of the following decade. Also, on the right side of the 0 is the wording 'Black Holes'. Given that the 90's is but a freckle on the vast timeline of the Universe's existence, it seems unlikely that the black hole made its debut appearance alongside the launch of the first Spice Girls album, even though it felt like that to all of us at the time.

All day long, people have been pulling me to one side to study this design and relive their treasured memories through the acid-coloured typography. One notable observation they've all made is the criminal absence of CITV's Funhouse; the staple of every 90's child's TV viewing diet. There is no excuse for Pat Sharp's glorious mullet not having pride of place in this design.
However, multiple mentions of Sonic The Hedgehog more than make up for it for me.

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