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Paper and fabric
Two political posters, both pushing the same message. The top one looks artificial and unconvincing: it’s too clean, too crisp, and too new. It doesn’t take much work to turn this dull poster into something altogether more weatherbeaten and lived-in, giving it the air of having been left out on the street for a few weeks.
IN THE LAST CHAPTER we looked at hard surfaces – metal, wood and stone. Paper and fabric, by contrast, are floppy, malleable substances that bend, crease and crumple. it’s getting these creases and wrinkles right that’s the key to making paper look like it’s really made of paper, and that includes banknotes ...
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