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https://www.designpieces.com/2017/03/wordart-css3-text-effects
# What ?
## Kitsch
For me __kitsch__ defines something that stands out in it's overly _cliché_-looks. Wikipedia defines [__kitsch__](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsch) as "a term applied to art and design that is perceived as naïve imitation, overly eccentric, gratuitous or of banal taste", and from my interpretation of this definition, __kitsch__ defines a design choice made to accentuate certain artistic elements to create the very typical looks of __kitsch__. __Kitschy__ designs sometimes tend to represent visions of outdated scenes by gathering key elements together in such ways that they end up looking too much in-place, and make the result out-of-place (if that makes sense). They often also end up looking flashy, boasting lots of bright colors and shiny details. __Kitsch__ can sometimes also be seen as a form of caricature of past or present situation/objects.
## Examples
[_Puppy_](Puppy.png) - By Jeff Koons
[Teapot and milk jug](Teapot.png)
Sort of anything taken out of gifcities or the Museum of modern gifs
## WordArt
__WordArt__ has become easily recognizable in it's primary uses (PowerPoint presentations and technically every Office suite program), to the point of becoming overused and associated to the fact that it was overused. This led to this feature slowly turning old-fashioned. If someone today was to use __WordArt__ in a presentation, it would be immediately noticed as being _cliché_, or _kitsch_.
In case you had never heard about **WordArt**, it's a feature that's been present in PowerPoint for a while now (1991), which allows you to make some cool-ahh text effects. Rather than installing some unnecessary bloatware on my computer, I'm using a [web editor](https://makewordart.com) as well as some css snippets I ~~stole~~ found [here](https://www.designpieces.com/2017/03/wordart-css3-text-effects) and [there](https://codepen.io/front-end-developer/pen/omYJax) to style this article. These showcase some features of **WordArt**, but feel free to try out what PowerPoint has to offer, as the full power of **WordArt** won't be covered in the span of this article.
# Playing with the features
# [Dr. Kleiner sings or something](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9J6DKJXoKk)
Overall, I believe that kitsch isn't (or at least shouldn't be) a pejorative term. The "decay" of __WordArt__ (or anything considered as kitsch) is a chance for a return marked by nostalgia and remembrance.
- Written by Marcellus, a bit short this time but the compiler project isn't going to finish on it's own.
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