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Re: Color trends in industry
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:45:34 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Michael Huffman wrote:
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Here’s an interesting blog entry about color trends in industry:
Prophetable
colors
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Let me get this straight - a bunch of people pay money to join an organization
that tells me what colors I want?
Huh??
This is either the most brilliant science ever, or it’s a bunch of hooey.
I’m thinking it’s hooey!
This kind of stuff makes my brain hurt... “Let’s try to convince people that
they need to replace their (cloths / appliances / furniture / whatever) just
because we tell them that these new colors are better!”
If our favorite toy company believes this, we’re all in a world of hurt.
JohnG, GMLTC
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| (...) I'm thinking it's (URL) not> since I knew someone (friend of a friend) who did exactly this. Either that or I'm pretty gullible. Or both. (...) You seriously think that this sort of discussion doesn't happen? Planned Obsolescence has been (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Color is big business, so it's no real suprise. And color plays a important part in the appeal of a product. I've had friends go through art school and within the first two years, you take several color theory classes; to the point where (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.color, FTX)
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