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The Life of Chuck

Gregory Manchess

Lately I’ve been illustrating classic novels for special handmade editions. One publishing house I’ve worked with is Arete Editions in the UK. I’ve worked with the publisher, Marcelo Anciano, for twenty years and we love to discuss books and publishing and writing when working together. It’s from one of those conversations that he offered me the chance to illustrate Stephen King’s mild ghost story, The Life of Chuck. Marcelo also works on books and interior…

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TrendWatching Part 3: Same Trend, New Name

Lauren Panepinto

March 20, 2025 - Hello again, you're at Part 3 of my series on TrendWatching, so make sure you go back and read the previous parts first: TrendWatching Part 1: Philosophy TrendWatching Part 2: Castlecore, Pre-Raphaelites, and Feminist Nuns So we've talked a lot about the different levels of TrendWatching (in short, the deeper you go, the further ahead of a trend you can get) but there's also deeper currents in Trendwatching that affect what's happening on the surface level. Last post we talked a lot about the Collective Unconscious. Things will affect the Collective Unconscious of society as a whole, and that will influence trends. Fashion and Advertising keep a really close eye on these movements. Both industries rely on noticing trends early and adapting to them, but they also see the seed of a trend, then weaken…

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