Comments on: Generational Marketing, Converse and Shrinky Dinks

By: Toy art. Trash art. GenX art. « Jessie X

Toy art. Trash art. GenX art. « Jessie X — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:23:23 +0000

[...] the phenomenon of “nostalgia for one’s childhood” — if I understand it — doesn’t really emerge until one has crossed into [...]

By: jessiex

jessiex — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:34:42 +0000

Haha. I'm just noticing now, on this particular blog design for Grow Smart Biz, “that updated avocado green that has taken America by storm in the last few years.”

By: jessiex

jessiex — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:34:42 +0000

Haha. I'm just noticing now, on this particular blog design for Grow Smart Biz, “that updated avocado green that has taken America by storm in the last few years.”

By: DJ Waldow

DJ Waldow — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:12:07 +0000

Jessie -

Thanks for your kind words about Blue Sky Factory (and our "Geek-Crush-CEO" Greg). I personally don't wear Converse, but I know that a few of our crew does. In fact, I'm pretty sure Mel (the one in your Flickr pic above with her arms crossed) has a pair on now. Heck - I may not even been a GenX'er. Darn.

Seriously, though - we appreciate the shout out.

DJ Waldow
Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory
@djwaldow

By: One Fine Jay

One Fine Jay — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:31:20 +0000

Anything other than the 80s revival colors seen in 2008, which was marketed to a lot of youths (PacSun/AE/Aero/Justice etc), would be welcome. Interesting fact, though: the muted colors of the 70s are a result of deficiencies in the pigment and dye technologies of the time. It's very hard for some designers to pull off that look now.