Is old smut better than new? It’s easy to get nostalgic about old dirty things, and I’ll admit that looking up these images, I’m pretty drawn to the vintage book covers.
But when I look closely, the biggest thing I see is a switch from aiming at an all male audience to a mostly female one. I suspect that’s been an actual shift in readers, but it’s interesting to note that in the old covers there are very few men at all. And they’re never the focus of attention.
I do lament the fact that our design programs are full of awful fonts, and it’s incredibly easy to make something horrible. But not matter what, it’s fun to compare.
What do you think?
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