The Victorian era was all about; elegance and delicacy. But their designs were cluttered and often did not have any space uncovered. their clothes were very over the top, with intricate detail and lace, I doubt the designers in the victorian era even knew the meaning of the word "simple", but in some cases their idea works.
The posters and advertisements of the era were often as over the top as their garments. A popular technique they used was to use many different fonts, each piece of information was displayed in a different font. For these posters most of the page was covered in text but there was a small portion of page reserved for an image.
Their images were always intricate and detailed. Though they made their art realistic they did tend to romanticize things a lot.
< This is an advertisement from the era, looking at this poster i managed to loose count of how many different fonts they used (partially due to the low quality of the image). but i have to say just how well they everything centered or stretched out to the edges of the page, it actually looks pretty good. And they have allocated one fifth of the page for an image. Sticking with a black and white scheme was a good idea because with this many fonts and this much text, if it was all different colours the whole poster would be way to overpowering. As it is, it is still a bit to much writing for my liking.
> I really like this painting, it is quaint, and I'm a sucker for romantics. In all, this painting shows the victorian way, their "I have to fill the page" attitude, and their want for the "ideal" sweet and romantic lifestyle. Pretty gowns, country-side cottages, and gardens full of roses. It was the dream of all the women to live the sweet life and this painting depicts that dream.
References:
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/color/reliefs.htm
http://creativecurio.com/2008/01/the-creative-process-researching-alternatives/
http://gds.parkland.edu/gds/!lectures/history/1840/victorian.html
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