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Silly Rabbit, Retro Design Trix Are For Nostalgic Adults

Posted by Abe Sauer on November 12, 2009 04:40 PM

Why don't we go back for a minute. Way back. Because everyone else is... including your favorite cereal, your hometown NFL team, and your elected government. But is it finally time to go back to the future?

For several years now design has been obsessed with paying homage to the past. From fashion, where Nike Dunks and Wayfarers rule, to breakfast cereal, where General Mills' Trix and Honey Nut Cheerios and Post's Grape-Nuts have received the time-machine treatment. Sports teams, with the NFL in the lead, have ramped up their promotion of throwback jerseys, creating a whole new market for the fan that has had everything.Continue reading...

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