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Googling "hero image" yields the answer in less time than writing a comment on HN.
by vdaniuk 11y ago
Googling "hero image" yields the answer in less time than writing a comment on HN.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoI was asking for etymology, not for the meaning (which I know).
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- vdaniuk 11y agoThis google search: `"hero image" etymology ` provides results with a second link containing a thorough discussion on the origin of the word. https://www.designernews.co/stories/47337-why-is-the-hero-image-called-like-this https://www.designernews.co/stories/47337-why-is-the-hero-im...
- TeMPOraL 11y agoThanks! As you guessed, I missed it because lack of "" in search string. I've learned to assume Google is pretty much ignoring quotes nowadays. Apparently they're not.
- philh 11y agoI don't think that's true. Did you try googling that? It wouldn't have taken very long. I can't find a satisfactory answer. Wikipedia doesn't say. [1] says it comes from the print industry, but I can't find any indication that that's true (all the search results seem to be related to online, "hero image print industry" doesn't turn up anything useful). "Hero image etymology" isn't helpful either. [1] http://line25.com/articles/30-web-designs-that-fully-embrace-the-hero-image http://line25.com/articles/30-web-designs-that-fully-embrace...
- vdaniuk 11y agoYes, I did try googling that. I am not sure why you missed the result from the etymology search, perhaps you should have used "" for strict matching of the term. Anyway, "In theater and film, a hero prop (sometimes just "hero") is a prop that is intended to be seen close up so it's a lot more detailed than others. That's the oldest definition I know.". The source is in the reply to the sibling comment.