Initials are so BS
You know what really put me over the edge? Driving to work, I’m on the not so nice side of town. One morning I had to stop and get some coffee at a Starbucks along the way, and across the street there’s a McDonalds. I looked over at just the right time to see this guy getting into his rusted, dented, minivan… He looked like a strung out Chris Elliot wearing sweat shorts, a zip up hoodie not zipped… And… A CK shirt.
It’s been something that’s been growing for awhile, but it really came out in the recent trip to Vegas when seeing everyone and their supposed fashion accessories. CK – LV – MK – D & G
You know what I’m talking about? You may not care, and it’s not that big a deal. I would just think that after a point someone would figure out that these fashion designers are relying too heavily on unoriginal things.
I’ve tried to think about where this may have come from, and I guess Chanel – but that was more of a logotype and not a literal initial since one of the C’s is a horizontal reflection. But after that? I can’t think of another major fashion initial coming along until CK… Then recently it’s just gotten out of freakin’ control.
I’m not sure who was next… Louis Vuitton… Dolce & Gabbana… Some other fashion people… I don’t really care.
While the CK incident may have pushed me over the blogging edge, it was Michael Kors that pushed me over the initial edge. I’ve only seen a few things here and there, and i never thought much about them. But when I went into the Kors store in Vegas, so much had this really bad MK logo that really, really annoyed me. It rubbed me in completely the wrong way. Now when I hear his name, I have an initial bad thought because of poor style choice and unoriginality.
Having a logo consisting of initials is one thing, but overusing it on many products not only devalues your brand, but your long term name in a field that is supposed to value innovation, quality, and originality.
So yeah. Yet another post that really has no audience and is quite inconsequential… So be it.
east and back
We got back from out jaunt to Maine. It was a much needed break for both of us.
The Cliff Notes… Drove out to Chamberlain, Maine (also near New Harbor and Pemaquid). Spent most time there. Spent a day in Rockland. Spend half day in Freeport – I didn’t buy a thing. Got to spend time with Mom, Wayne, Carrie, Rick, Noah, Charlotte, and Baxter (the new nephew). Stopped off in Cleveland on the way home to see a Gehry building and hit the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame.
I’ll be posting pimctures soon on Flickr. So far, the only good ones are family and the Gehry building. I’ll definately be posting about the Rock ‘n Roll HOF. We talked about it a lot on our way home. Anyway, work time…
know your enemy
beating mr bay
yeah, I’m hoping this next transformers movie is the last
beating mr. freeze
zoom zoom
King Watching
I hated this ad campaign when it started, but now I love it… But I never go to BK, so how effective could it be?
Shadowy Flight
A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist
a great saturday
So last saturday was a big day. We got up and motored up to West Lafayette for a Mid-Century Home Tour before heading back to hit the NIN/JA concert back here in Indy.
But first, there’s the first image. Don’t mean to rub it into one of my more loyal readers, but it was good. It’s only something that happens every few years, but a drive-up root beer stand is such a nice piece of Americana… This is a newer one that has popped up since my time in West Lafayette at Purdue. And this would have been pretty close to where I lived. Too bad…
The Mid-Century Architecture tour was put on by two Indiana organizations centering around Historic Preservation – an issue near and dear to our hearts. That and we’ve been fostering a love for Mid-Century Modern for the past many years. It was a pretty good tour, but it’s transportation system was not well done, and photography policy should have been part of the literature leading up to it. I may or may not blog about this specific tour. I’m leaning towards not because none of the photos really came out as I hoped.
We made a few stops on the way back to Indy, and the NIN/JA show was very great that I’ll dedicate a full blog to soon. A few quick things:
- Trent is even more awesome than usual for allowing cameras
- Street Sweeper Social Club is really, really good live (the recordings I’ve heard don’t really do them justice)
- The NIN set was great, but I’m increasingly sad that he’s claiming it’s going to be the last tour
- Jane’s Addiction was a little disappointing… But not completely…
I do have a set of photos on Flickr for the images I took just that day (here’s a link to the set)… I have something like 7-8 gb of images from that day… Mostly in RAW format, so it’s not like I have thousands of images… just hundreds. At first pass, I think I have at least 20 images I’ll post over time.
for my sister
if only it was a midget on top of it…
