n. Mental exhaustion and stress caused by constantly trying to present oneself as perfect, or by constantly seeing images of perfection.
2014
I think we're collectively rebounding from perfection fatigue," said Pamela Grossman, the director of visual trends at Getty Images. "Everyone knows what Photoshop is now. Everyone's seen the wizard behind the curtain in advertising, in Hollywood. We know how the machine works. And so we're gravitating toward people, images and experiences that we deem to be authentic, unvarnished and real.
2012
Perfection fatigue
Chrissie Charlton, co-founder of letterpress print and design house Harrington & Squires, puts this attraction down to a desire for items that, due to "quirky spacing and the odd chipped letter", have more character and individuality.
"I think everybody’s becoming a little bit jaded by the flatness and, in a way, the high quality of print these days," she says. "It’s just too polished."
Chrissie Charlton, co-founder of letterpress print and design house Harrington & Squires, puts this attraction down to a desire for items that, due to "quirky spacing and the odd chipped letter", have more character and individuality.
"I think everybody’s becoming a little bit jaded by the flatness and, in a way, the high quality of print these days," she says. "It’s just too polished."
2007 (earliest)
And like I said, I think what's going to affect him is are people getting beat box fatigue from Blake. Are people getting perfection fatigue from Melinda or whatever the judges want to call it?