A style dominant in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by repetitive, ornamental, and highly finished curvilinear and geometric designs, esp. in synthetic materials such as plastics.

In the run-up to Drupa 2008, the world’s printing and finishing experts agree that there are two major trends at work – highly finished packaging materials and packaging as well as security printing.

I recently finished reading Peter Miller's The Smart Swarm, and I highly recommend it.