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When Something Looks Easy


Vanessa Lemen

You know how someone will mention how an artist they admire can make what they’re creating look easy? It’s often meant as a compliment to the person they’re saying it about, as if the art just flew off the brush and landed in such a way, or that watching them work is like watching a wonderful dance in which the love for their craft is palpable. It's a beautiful thing! I love seeing artists work…

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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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