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Define the design (90 & 91U)

Here we go with another "Define the Design" segment. To recap, I am looking for a descriptive title for each of the major baseball card sets produced by Topps, Upper Deck, Fleer, Donruss, etc. Some card designs are easy to describe. Others are difficult. I started with the 1968 Topps design, because it's a relatively well-known design, and I had heard various descriptions for it. Once I read through the comments, though, it became obvious that the '68 Topps cards should be called the "burlap set." And that is what I have called it in the sidebar under the "Define the Design" heading. I'm really looking for feedback on this. As we come up with a name for each set, I will add it to the sidebar. For some of these sets, I have an idea for what the design should be called. But I am perfectly willing to let the majority rule, as in the '68 Topps set. If the majority rules and it makes sense, then that's what I'll call the set. Or if one ...