Sentence examples for decorative type from inspiring English sources

Yet he's not one of the decorative type designers, slapping frills or pointless details on clothes.

The Romans developed a decorative type of stool, often made in bronze.

In addition to the above types, the Romans developed the nymphaeum, a purely decorative type of fountain that originated in Hellenistic times.

He was by far the most celebrated of Japanese composers, although his position in the firmament of modern music was not exactly dominant; some Western commentators condescendingly described him as an artist of a decorative type, a purveyor of atmospheric wisps of sound.

Photographs and paintings remain the most decorative type of travel-related collectibles, and their value has increased in recent years.

In recent months, decorative types (and the rest of us who cannot keep from studying their migratory patterns) have seen a 60th blowout for Dior at Versailles, a 45th for Valentino in Rome, a 40th for Rolling Stone, a 30th for the New Museum and 20th celebrations for both Susan Blond's publicity company and the Discovery Channel's "Shark Week".

The scraper bikes were arrayed in car show fashion, as their proud owners recited the "specs" of each: parts used to construct the frame, wheel size and type, decorative theme and custom details.

This superb example of Rococo book design combined the ornamented types, decorative initials, elaborate frames and rules, and intricate illustrations typical of the genre.

Since it is very inexpensive to produce new typefaces for photographic typesetting, the widespread use of phototype systems set off a spate of new designs and reissues of long-unavailable typefaces, such as decorative Victorian wood types.

The selection of lighting fixtures is of two primary types: decorative and functional.

Bright-cut, type of decorative engraving used on metal objects, especially those made of silver.