Authority resemblance: cowrie money vs. bronze cowries in Bronze Age China:pic.twitter.com/hfLcfv1px2
Innovations in authority often borrow the look and feel of current authority. Manuscript vs. Gutenberg Bible:pic.twitter.com/eH5vlNlRZg
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We may also say it's a question of trust, or of recognizability
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1st iPhone would imitate real life buttons, paper note, etc...pic.twitter.com/kI2aDVLYRL
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The examples you describe remind me of skeuomorphism.
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Authority resemblance is about referring to preexisting conceptions. This is where the link with skeuomorphism is.
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That's a fascinating topic
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Interestingly, the pb of identification is related to the problem of identity.
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It's easier to build your own identity if you borrow elements from another existing one.
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Sorry for my rant, I'll end here :)
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The fluting of columns on buildings for Serious Institutions, imitating Egyptian reed bundles via classical architecture
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@trentjmacdonald Edison's first lamps emulated gas lamps too - as Hargadon wrote about.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Contact me, I'll send you full copy of book of kells,mind blowing for when it was wrote.
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