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- Gorbie0
whatever... i bought it before it was on the radio.
- zedvox0
i agree ad1
fuck the hipsters.
- zedvox0
haha
ok boys i am gonna get off work now.
gonna have dinner and join you guys later in the eveningits been good.. keep the thread alive hehe
- johndiggity0
they are not related. i make my money by preying on the insecurities of people that feel they have to have their exsistence validated by their purchases of useless shit. if everyone woke up en masse and stopped buying material stuff because of some life changing experience, we'd all be broke and jobless. then, we would be artists. and i do not want to be an artist.
- zedvox0
john shit ii have to catch the bus in ten..but i shall reply later! sorry man! :)
- ad10
i don't know what i want.
- Gorbie0
"this is more geared toward the superficial fashion oriented aspects of design but there is surely a residual crossover into other areas."
there sure is and i think zed has a very valid point. design and advertising many times is just a superficial visual representation of a product or even a lifestyle.
his comparisons to india make sense in that they now can afford to have some of those things that we already had, and even grew tired of.
which makes rasko's original question remain unaswered, and more complex.
- zedvox0
well it is a neverending circle..as surely we as people are never gonna be on an equal footing.
but i think the bigger questionand challenge is ...how do we make the existing systems better?
Trends will come and go..thats how we evolve.
But can we put in place sustainable systems in terms of design and advertising which will evolve with the culture.One of the things that struck me after i started my job and talking to a lot of advertising people is that whenever a brief is given the solution they all seek for is a funny one. ( or sappy/doomsday, if it is an insurance company)
Everyone shys away from really taking a risk and making an advert which will try and make an honest connection or touch a sentiment other than cheap humour or sappiness.
Of course there are a few exceptions but overall. Funnier the Better. It's always about tricking the consumer rather than "baring your soul" and making an conscious effort to make a connection.
I know it sounds impossible but i truly believe we can find a common ground and through design build a real relationship between corporations and consumers.
Consumers are becoming aware, they are questioning where there food and sneakers come from. Surely it is TREND right now but so was the idea of supermarkets or wholesale foods. Only the rich coudl afford "imported" clothes and now people are sorting thru thrift stores and finding old tailors. So evne big corporations are having to rexamine themselves.
This is a wonderful time for us to really examine the corporate and consumer culture. Us designers have the power of how we want to make that connection and build a relationship. Perhaps it could even lead to making an actual funny advertisment.
* I know what i mentioned can seem very idealistic but it is not impossible.
- mowax0
Enter response:
i think as a designer. we're all just need to do our job from wht client needs. problem—solving.
- vburo0
*bizzzzzzzzzzmp!
- johndiggity0
did anyone read the paul rand interview i posted in the pbs? that man has all the answers.
- vburo0
relink for this hungry fatkid, pls!
- johndiggity0
it's long. like my johnson:
http://www.mkgraphic.com/paulran…
- fresnobob0
it means nothings happening and thtat graphic design at the moment sucks
- zedvox0
*bump for Mg33,blackspade and mr d.