12:16 08 September 2007
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I saw this in a local bookshop and wondered whether Malcolm Gladwell's 'Blink' has acquired not only classic status but a veneer of antiquity.. the question is what are the other two books to be chosen from the 36 on offer?. Perhaps Mole And The Weapons Of Mass Destruction and Leonardo da Vinci or The Consolations Of Philosophy. On the other hand I already have Blink so.....?
skeuomorph
n. ornament representing vessel or tool. skeuomorphic, a. © From the Hutchinson Encyclopaedia.
Skeuomorph or Skeuomorphism is a term used in the history of architecture, design, and archaeology. It refers to a derivative object which retains ornamental design cues to structure that was necessary in the original.[1] Skeuomorphs may be deliberately employed to make the new look comfortably old and familiar,[2] such as copper cladding on zinc pennies or computer printed postage with circular town name and cancellation lines. The word derives from Greek, skeuos for 'vessel' or 'tool' and morphe for 'shape'
Here is another skeuomorph:-
picture uploaded by Fleur-Design. Used with thanks under CC.
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