A nsfw thread to the lost art of blank VHS tape covers.
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This color palette!!! Looks like @Draplin is a time traveler.
Note that beautiful marriage between the cut-out in the box to those thick bold graphic lines.
Contrast and movement
The limited warranty text on the back decided that form followed function.
Repetition and proportion
Note that small paragraph on the back attempting to explain why this tape is the best. Design budgets were once larger than marketing budgets.
Contrast and symmetry
3M Scotch Tape once made video tape. And it was beautiful.
Emphasis
GET READY FOR 8 HOURS OF BRILLIANT COLOR AND SOUND
Die Party ist angekommen.
White space
In contrast to that last party animal, this Japanese designed decided that blank VHS don’t need to be the loudest color on the shelf. This choice was also, apparently, convenient for writing on.
Proportion and alignment
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