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More accurate term for Frutiger Metro? (Vectordelia?)

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More accurate term for Frutiger Metro? (Vectordelia?)

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Some people think that Frutiger Metro is an inaccurate theme (me included). Adrian Frutiger's fonts and Metro UI have little to do with the vector based art that we refer to by Frutiger Metro nowadays.

There's alternate names such as Vectordelia, Vector Maximalism, Vectorculture, Vector Pop.

What do you think is a good name for it? Or do you like the current term Frutiger Metro?

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Yeah i think any other name is better than frutiger metro.
Frutiger Aero and metro were only connected afterwards when we needed to give them names.
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while the name frutiger metro isnt accurate at all it sounds nicer then most alternate names imo, so i personally stick to calling it frutiger metro
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Honestly Vectordelia is more 2000s vector art. It has more lighter secondary colors, whereas Frutiger Metro has more basic shapes, saturated colors, and less dramatic gradients. Android Lollipop and Windows 8(.1) are Frutiger Metro where all the "Frutiger Metro" art you see is Vectordelia. And Frutiger Metro is more white/black with an accent if it's a website or a program's ui.
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vector vomit

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zodah43 wrote:vector vomit
I mean yeah but also isn't it a bit gross loll
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admin wrote:
vector vomitI mean yeah but also isn't it a bit gross loll
well, yeah, but the name makes sense
it does look like vomit (in a good way)
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zodah43 wrote:
I mean yeah but also isn't it a bit gross lollwell, yeah, but the name makes sense
it does look like vomit (in a good way)
i like the name, idk about y'all \ (•◡•) /

Yeah it does make sense actually


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Vectordelia and Vector Pop are my favorite alternate names. I even described my CITY wallpapers on my site as "Frutiger Metro/Pop-styled".
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zodah43 wrote:vector vomit
You could not pay me to call this aesthetic vector friggin vomit
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