Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

[The Owl]

 

[Richland123]

 

[Richland123]

 

[Richland123]

 

[Joe Nerve]

Cars from the 60s and 70s looked SOOOO much cooler than cars of the past 20 years. People today are terrified of color, too.

 

[Winslow]

People today are terrified of color, too.

I think it's more a matter of vivid colors being expensive to produce, and appealing to a limited number of people. Black, white, and varying shades of grey and other "neutrals" are way cheaper to make, and easier to sell.

Aesthetics are an individual matter, but at the mega-corporate level, it's pretty much always about money and market share.

 

[Richland123]

I think it's more a matter of vivid colors being expensive to produce, and appealing to a limited number of people. Black, white, and varying shades of grey and other "neutrals" are way cheaper to make, and easier to sell.

Aesthetics are an individual matter, but at the mega-corporate level, it's pretty much always about money and market share.

Exactly. Anytime you are driving around, just count the number of dull color (silver, gray, tan, neutral shade, etc.) cars on the road. Not my thing but many people buy them.

 

[Joe Nerve]

I think it's more a matter of vivid colors being expensive to produce, and appealing to a limited number of people. Black, white, and varying shades of grey and other "neutrals" are way cheaper to make, and easier to sell.

Aesthetics are an individual matter, but at the mega-corporate level, it's pretty much always about money and market share.

Thanks for that. I often wondered how that happened.

 

[Winslow]

Exactly. Anytime you are driving around, just count the number of dull color (silver, gray, tan, neutral shade, etc.) cars on the road. Not my thing but many people buy them.

Boardrooms everywhere:

"We need to sell something that is the least off-putting to the largest number of people."

Beige. Tan. Taupe. "Champagne." "Harvest Wheat."

SSDC

(That's different car.)

 

[Winslow]

Exactly. Anytime you are driving around, just count the number of dull color (silver, gray, tan, neutral shade, etc.) cars on the road. Not my thing but many people buy them.

Thanks for that. I often wondered how that happened.

Take the consumer economics down ever so slightly, and think about all the contractor vans or work trucks you have ever seen.

Betcha they're mostly flat white. Because guess what the cheapest paint color also is?

 

[Richland123]

Boardrooms everywhere:

"We need to sell something that is the least off-putting to the largest number of people."

Beige. Tan. Taupe. "Champagne." "Harvest Wheat."

SSDC

(That's different car.)

Absolutely!

 

[Donna78]

These McDonald's glasses that randomly appeared in your family's kitchen.

 

[Winslow]

These McDonald's glasses that randomly appeared in your family's kitchen.

Random, nothing! Do you know how many times you'd have had to go to McDonald's to collect the whole set??

 

[FilterFunk]

Absolutely!


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At least they got creative with the names!

 

[Donna78]

Hahaha...that was my mom's job

 

[Winslow]

At least they got creative with the names!

If your "butterscotch" is that color, it's probably gone bad.

 

[Donna78]

Shoulder pads!! Ha!

 

[Winslow]

Shoulder pads!! Ha!

Yeah, some things about the '80s were awesome, but... those are not on the list.

 

[Richland123]

Yeah, some things about the '80s were awesome, but... those are not on the list.

80s tribute band name - The Shoulder Pads

 

[Donna78]

Yeah, some things about the '80s were awesome, but... those are not on the list.

I know right! Omg those were ridiculous!!

 

[Winslow]

80s tribute band name - The Shoulder Pads

I would just assume that the band was mostly about superficial image, and not very good.