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Recession

If we are really still in the middle of a recession why are retail numbers up and consumer savings at a 10 year high? Did it feel like a recession at the mall this year? Not to me. I know unemployment is high and under-employment even higher but could it be that both political parties feel it is in their interest to claim a lingering recession?

2012

Decent example of the evolution of style trends in graphics although the colors are off

Happy New Year

reproduction

This is a reproduction of the classic "Womb" chair designed by Saarinen and originally made by Knoll (I think). The reproduction is around $600 and the original is around $4000. Would be interesting to compare them side-by-side and see if the original is worth the extra cost.

Oakley 3

Another good example. I do not think that it is so much that they have good too far with their Giger-esque alien organic aesthetic. Maybe it just feels extreme because it is so contrary to what everyone else is doing and what their target audience is buying. At least it is distinctive.

over the top

Of course the "time bomb" style below is better than this over-the-top collage of Tissot + Oakley + Casio + megatron. They seem to be searching for relevance but aren't paying attention their core demographic.