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I 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

by philh 11y ago

I 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 ago
Yes, 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.